The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, February 25, 1980, Page page 10, Image 10
page 10 daily nebraskan monday, february 25, 1980 opring breakinto the 003 spring breakinto the 005 spring breakinto the 00s Vacation plans: catching up on sleep, work, tun By Kathy Sjulin favorite skiing spots, according to students planning to take time from their studies Skiing, studying, sleeping and working and jobs for outdoor recreation, are the most important items on the agenda for 30 UNL students and professors Julie Naaf, 20, a sophomore majoring in when asked about their plans for spring , speech pathology, said she and some break. friends plan to ski at Winter Park during Many of the students said they plan to vacation, use spring break as a "catch up time' for For many students and professors, how- their long neglected studies. ever, spring break won't be different from Tim Rinne, a graduate student in a normal school week. Seven students said English and an ASUN senator, said he plans they plan to work full time during break, to "do all of the studying I haven't done Several said their jobs in Lincoln prevent now' during vacation. This seems to be the them from going home to visit their consensus among UNL students. However, parents and friends, six said they will be skiing in Colorado during break. , Vacation work Winter Park, and Vail, Colo., are two Becky Larsen, 21, a senior majoring in Spring break offers relief for university community By Mary Jo Pitzl Research papers, exams and finals have been standard elements of UNL since Day system. One, but so, thank God, has spring break. vacation periods for UNL, UNO, the College of Nursing and those sections of the Medical Center running on a semester Where would students (and faculty) be without that one-week vacation during which they can catch up or fall behind in their academic duties and get in one final breather before the home-stretch run into finals week? Spring break has existed since the first v ccoc trtA in i RQ uith nrw nninhU r acuity aenaie. The guidelines state that the break will run from Sunday to Sunday, start after the end of the 10th week of classes and will be followed by five full weeks of classes be fore final exams start. 'This year the calendar is in violation of the guidelines that were established," said Roscoe Shields, a member of the Calendar and Examinations Committee of the UNL classes started in exception. Spring break this year falls after eleven , weeks of classes, and will be followed by During World War II, spring break was four weeks, plus finals week, Shields said, abolished, according to Shirley Thomsen, ' He added that spring break is not pur posely tied to Easter (this year, spring break ends on Easter Sunday). assistant director of Registration and Records and a 1946 NU alumna. ; "Everything was accelerated," Thomsen said. "They tried to end the semester earlier so everybody could go home and get jobs." She said that the break vas re-established around 1947, - Since that time, spring break varied The UNL campus will remain open dur ing the 10-day vacation, according to Helen Glover, secretary to Ronald Wright, vice chancellor of business and finance. No plans were discussed to close campus operations to conserve energy, she said. During the winter break, a two-week shut- yearly until 1978, when the NU Board of down of university operations resulted in a Regents adopted the University-wide Com- savings of about $100,000, according to Calendar. The guidelines defined wngnt. mon Nebraska last . Continued from Page 9 Dallam, associate iiauuivuui, ,, j !-.. With a laugh; he said students, faculty and staff all need a break. '' The University of Colorado thinks it has found the most likely time for spring break, March 22-30. Steve Ready, student government co president, said the fact that 20 to 30 groups have planned a national draft pro test for that week indicates that is a popular time. Ready said student groups take informal registrar, said is trips to the Texas Gulf and ski slopes but nothing is organized. Suzanne Holland, assistant to the vice chancellor for student services, said the University of Missouri student govern ment is sponsoring a trip to Washington D.C. for their spring break, March 22-31. Holland said spring break provides an opportunity: for, students to escape academic and extracurricular activities. SPEMUG D3EAK AT uAYTOrJA U5ACH . SJf 6 days5 nights luxurious lodging at the Whitehall Inn on the beach near the pierl Oceanfront Hotel Parties & Activities Optional Extra Nights of Lodging Group bus possible call for more information. winter vtimv. N MARCH 30 APRIL 4 6 days5 nights in a deluxe condo; wkitchen' and fire place. ; - 3 days lifts and ski rental. SD iscounted - additional days. Free ski party. fill f Free shuttle service, J6-Y CALL TOM AT 477-C33p for more informatics. fashion merchandising, said she will work at Miller and Paine during vacation. Rick Tank, 22, a member of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity, said he, too, plans to work.but af a gas station in North Bend, Neb. All 15 professors said they will use their free time during spnng breaK tor worn-re politics, said, HI spend spring urwN sitting in my office working on a paper for a convention. Research work Manv of the professors said they spend their spring breaks doing research work that takes a back seat during the school tree time during spnng orea iui wui-.v - - r . - . search work, reative writing and paper year, when they are busy with classes ana presentations. A Syeir-oM graduate student in .Ralph H. Vigil, associate professor of history history, said he will be discussing a paper parent n fe ; Uiai I1C WW uavs inuv. ivv - - will be correcting blue books from a history test given during the week before break. At least one student interviewed said he isn't looking forward to spring break. Matt Williams ,: an economics major, said he has to have his wisdom teeth pulled during vacation. on mn-century New Mexico ai a conference in Santa Fe, N.M. Three political science professors and two speech communication professors said they will spend their vacations in their offices in Oldfather Hall. 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