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thursday, november 1, 1979
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Gay crisis line
offers a choice
By Wayde Wrich
Ihe Cay Crisis and Referral Line, takes calls every
night ranging from possible suicides to questions about
where to meet other homosexuals.
A' coordinator for the line said most of the calls
they receive are usually referred to other groups such
as the Lesbian Rap Group, the Cay Action Group, the
Lincoln Gay A.A. and the Gay Christian Community,
munity.
The coordinator, who wished to remain anonymous
for reasons of job security, said they receive about five
calls a night.
"The calis are totally confidential, we don't use last
names and we don't meet with the callers," the coordi
nator said. "We either talk with them on the phone or
refer them to other groups."
The coordinator said the volunteers usually let the
callers decide how to deal with their problems.
"What we try to do is talk to the people about the
possible options they may have to solve their prob
lems, he said. -
Starting in November, the line will be answered by
women on Thursday and Friday nights.
"We did this to allow women to talk to other
women about their problems," he said.
ITie line currently has 20 volunteers, eight women
and 12 men.
The coordinator said they currently are trying to set
up a speaker bureau.
"The bureau would be a group of individuals who
would talk to organizations about being gay," he said.
The coordinator said that people should not get the
wrong impression from the Gay Crisis and Referral
line.
"Most gays that I know are very happy and living
the life they want to," he said. "Most of the calls we
get are from gays who wish to meet other gays."
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Selleck residents voice complaints
By Alice Hrnicek
Five students in the graduate section of Selleck Quad
rangle voiced complaints about the condition and policies
of the building; but officials deny that the complex is
treated differently than other UNL residence halls.
The students, who asked to remain anonymous, said
they were concerned about fire hazards, noise caused by
the proximity of fraternities, the danger, of intruders,
cafeteria policies, sanitation and discrimination against
handicapped students. .
"You talk to anyone around here and they accept
these things," said .one of the students,,
"As graduates and residents of Selleck, we feel we are
discriminated against compared to other dorms," said a
graduate music major.
The major fire hazards, the music student said, are a
locked door, which would trap students on the second
and third floors of the graduate section, and a lack of fire
resistant doors on individual rooms,
Another student, a human development major, said
that fire extinguishers are located too high on the walls to
be reached by most students,
"IT SHOULD BE down inSn "area where you can just ;
grab it and go," she said,'
Chuck Zimmerman, plans examiner for the state fire
marshal, said that residence halls must follow a life safety
code. Doors to each room must by l3A inches thick and be
hollow, metal or solid-core to be fireproof .for 20 minutes.
Zimmerman said he did not know of violations in
Selleck, ,
Selleck Residence Director Doug Oblander said the fire
inspector indicated the graduate section was in compli
ance with fire codes.
"The fire inspector said we didn't need to add fire
doors or unlock the door between the floors," he said.
The human development major said she also was upset
by the noise from fraternities surrounding the complex.
"Our graduate section is near the noisiest part of the
whole place" she said. "This is the first university I've
seen that has no control over frats "
STUDENTS ARE ASKED to first contact their student
aide with complaints, she said, but the student aide is not
always available.
Fraternity members have broken the windows of sever
al Selleck rooms, but administrators won't take action
. against them, she claimed,
"Our residence director does everything to keep peace
with, the frats,, BMt there is no peace with the fratsshe
said, '. . .... - ; ...
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