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daily nebraskan
tuesday, january 13, 1981
Owners say party room damage not problem
By D. Eric Kircher
Destruction of party rooms rented by UNL fraternity
members isn't considered a problem in Lincoln, according
to local party-room managers.
Although broken chairs at a Crete hall rented Nov. 29
by a UNL fraternity promoted Elmer 0. Pomajzl, maint
enance engineer of Sokal Hall, to write a letter to the
Lincoln Journal, managers of some rooms in Lincoln rent
ed for student parties reported no serious damage by UNL
students.
"To tell you the truth, we don't have any trouble," in
Survey results . . .
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According to the survey, at least 4- percent of those
aware of ASUN's efforts said they were satisfied with
all the services as presently provided. Most services were
given a higher rating.
Nearly 44 percent of those polled did not favor salar
ies for ASUN executives, but 35 percent did favor them,
and 20 percent had no comment.
More than 75 percent said they agreed with spending
fee money to provide for free legal services.
Nearly 79 percent of those polled said they thought
the Daily Nebraskan should receive student fee support.
Sixty-eight percent said they read the Daily Nebraskan
often, and 8.5 percent rated the Daily Nebraskan as
excellant, 64 percent as good, 20.1 percent as fair and
4.9 percent as poor.
Forty-two percent of those polled said the Daily Ne
braskan often reports student issues and 45.1 percent
said it sometimes covers student issues.
The UPC speakers programs received the most sup
port from those polled with 81 .7 percent saying the pro
gram should be emphasized by UPC. Films, music pro
grams and performing and visual arts also were support
ed. Seventy-six percent favored a 30-cent-per-semester
increase in fees specifically to pay for bringing major
concerts to UNL.
Although 38 percent of those polled said they never
used the University Health Center, 5 1 percent said they
favor an increase in fees to maintain present services.
The students were asked to rate the necessity of nine
services provided at the Health Center, and all were rated
by a majority as necessary.
Most use Nebraska Unions
Nearly 95 percent of those polled said they used eith
er the City or Hast Campus unions regularly, although
the majority, 54.1 percent said they used either union
less than two hours per week.
Exchange program
initiated at UNL
UNL will be one of 80 colleges and universities to
participate in a program to encourage cxhange of students
between academic institutions throughout the world.
Professor Roberto Esquenazi-May, serving as coordinat
or of the International Students Exchange Program at
UNL, said UNL already is involved in exchange programs
with colleges and universities in other countries, but
"ISEP will open new geographic areas for students at UNL
and will ultimately bring many more new students to
UNL from abroad."
He said the program includes member institutions in
Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe and Latin
America.
Esquenazi-Mayo said that at the institutional level,
participating colleges and universities have dual roles as
hosting and sendina institutions.
ISEP institutions in the United States send their stu
dents to study at an ISEP institution abroad, and receive
students from ISEP institutions outside of the United
States.
Students pay f JEP fee, based on their regular
tuition, fees and room and board, to their home institut
ions and exchange places for a year with students from in
stitutions from outside the United States who have paid
similar fees.
Esquenazi-Mayo said ISEP began in 1979 when Con
gress provided a grant to Georgetown University to
develop the program.
Students interested in the program must file appli
cations available in Esquenazi-Mayo's office in 1033 Old
father Hall. The deadline for applications is Feb. 9.
Esquenazi-Mayo said a meeting for interested students
will be at Monday Jan. 19 at 3:30 p.m. in the Nebraska
Union.
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Melanie M. Spiratos said.
"But we recognize that there might be a problem," she
said, and the sales department screens groups that ask to
use the motel's party rooms. Renters also must pay for
private security forces hired by the motel.
Peter Wartell, general manager of the Ramada Inn, said
UNL students do no more damage than other groups.
"We've had some older groups that will break a chair or
rip upholstery, that have no respect for other people's
property," Wartell said.
Lack of parking was cited by 42.5 percent of those
polled as a major deterrent to using either union to eat,
but almost 59 percent said the existance of off-campus
restaurants discouraged them from using the unions.
Other discouraging factors included prices, menu select
ion, hours and lack of alcohol.
Of the 46.3 percent who said they participated in
intramural sports, 50 percent did not feel more fee
money should be used on intramural programs.
But 48.9 percent of all those polled said they fell
there is a need for a new multi-purpose indoor recreat
ion centei, and of those, 69 percent were willing to fin
ance such a center through increased student fees.
Some requested items included new basketball courts,
an indoor track, weight rooms and racquetball courts,
all supported by at least u4 percent of those responding.
The survey participants were 56.1 percent male and
43.') percent female.
They were almost evenly split between class years.
Sixty percent were off-campus students, 28 percent lived
in residence halls and II percent were Greek.
The Ramada Inn requires security guards and a damage
deposit, Wartell said.
Managers of rooms with liquor licenses reported less
damage than managers of places that operate with a
"bring-your-own" arrangement.
"There are a lot of fists that go through the dry rock
walls, and many broken windows," Jason's manager Tom
Lintz said.
Although he collects a damage deposit, Lintz said, the
deposit is usually returned, even after damage to the room
above Jason's, because remodeling is planned in the
future.
He prevented future broken glass by nailing plywood
over the windows.
Young college students tasting freedom from parential
restraint for the first time cause more damage to Our
Place Restaurant's party room, part-owner Allen Hughes
said. But the restaurant has kept part of the $50 damage
deposit only four or five times in the past two years, he
added.
"Overall, we are nunc than satisfied with the univer
sity students," Hughes said.
Neither Jason's nor Our Place Rest lira nt have a liquor
license, nor do they police parties in their rooms.
The Crete incident appears to be settled, with both
Pomaj.l and the Theta Xi fraternity claiming the matter
is over.
The four members responsible for the damage paid the
hall $80, Theta Xi member John Nelson said.
Theta Xi officers offered to pay for damages before
leaving that night. Nelson said. Pomajzl didn't mention an
offer to pay for damages in his letter to the Lincoln
Journal.
Although the hall needs the rental fees from students,
Pomajzl said. Sokal's lawyer advised them to collect a
damage deposit. The hall required no deposit before the
party.
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