Wednesday, august 19, 193
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daily nebraskan
$450,000 spent for residence hall improvements
By Ward Triplett III
The UNL residence halls should be safer this fall be
cause of $450,000 spent for renovations and ample living
space, according to the university housing director.
There will be no one assigned to lounges this fall,"
Doug Zatecha said. "Although we'll have more students
than 4 last year, we believe that the triple rooms will
provide adequate room for everyone." Zatecha said
about 5,273 persons are expected to live in residence halls
when school begins. In case of overflow, temporary
barracks in the Abel Hall basement and rooms on the
Heppner Garden level will be used.
"I don't expect any student to be living there for more
than a few days, Zatecha said. 4Those are obviously not
good places to live, and we don't want to keep anyone in
that situation.'
Zatecha added that each year about 100 students
assigned rooms don't show up and students in temporary
housing can be placed in those rooms. He also said only
those students with health problems will be able to move
by choice early in the semester.
Harper, Selleck, and Neihardt halls all underwent
lighting and firc-safcty renovations, along with cosmetic
changes such as painting anu remuueuns.
Good shape
"In all, we should be in pretty good shape in Sept
ember, Zatecha said. "There shouldn't be any - mow
water leaks, which was a big problem last year. We should
have an emergency generator ready to go in Harper in a
few weeks, and there was a lot of work done on stairwells
to eliminate drafts coming in."
Food service will see more minor changes, including
the installation of conduction cookery, a process of cook
ing beef and pork that reduces shrinkage, and keeps meat
more tender. Zatecha said it will save $30,000 to $40,000
this year.
If equipment comes in as scheduled, a fast food lunch
program similar to the one used exclusively at Selleck last
year, will be started at the Cather-Pound-Neihardt
complex food service as well. That complex will maintain
its format of offering a dessert bar at lunch and dinner,
but that has come under some scrutiny, Zatecha said.
Canned soft drinks will be served in each complex for the
first time, and all food services will continue to offer
vegetarian entrees.
Less jobs
Because of efforts to keep housing costs down, the
housing office may not be able to offer the number of
jobs it did last year.
"A student looking for a job should contact main
tenance or food services, Zatecha said. "Unfortunately,
where we used to be able to offer a job to any student
who wanted one, our budget cuts won't permit that again.
It's a tough year to do that, because with the anticipated
financial aid cutbacks, I think there will be increasing re
quests for jobs within the residence halls.
Zatecha suggested that roommates talk at the start of
the school year about what it will take for them to get
along.
"We always find that most of the roommate problems
occur when the two people don't attempt to say much to
each other. It is important that students anticipate
problems that might come along and work out a
compatible agreement with their roommate to help their
getting along," he said.
Parking permits on sale
Parking permits will go on sale today at
the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The $35
permits will be sold from 8:30 a.m. to 4
pjn. through Friday.
Students must present their student ID
or registration receipt and their vehicle
registration. UNL faculty and staff must
provide proof of employment in addition
to their vehicle registration.
This year's permits will differ from
those of past years. There will be a small
identifying decal for the rear window, but
the actual permit will hang from the mir
row, allowing use of the permit in more
than one car. The buyer can register each
car that might be used during the year,
obtain extra decals free and transfer the
permit from car to car.
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The University Police jurisdication is
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cludes Lincoln.
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building where you think you lost it.
Most buildings have an office or room
where they keep found items for a few
days, he said. If you don't find it there
go to the university police office.
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