Wednesday, decembcr 9, 1981
daily nebraskan
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Director says restaurant will revive union budget
y Ward W. Triplctl III
The Union Square, a unique college
fast food operation, is set to open Jan. o,
saiil the Nebraska Union's food service di
rector. "The project has run under our budget,
and we're very excited about its opening
up," Uon Kishcar, said, ftishear said the
Union Square is a new concept in college
food services, adding he would not be sur
prised to see many colleges coming in to
see how the Union Square operates.
The Union Square is a renovation of
what use to be the Ciib, an alternative fo
od service that served a variety of foods
but tended to make little money. As part
of a plan to change service in the union,
the Ciib was closed last spring, and plans
for the Union Square were given the go
ahead. Seven months later, the Square looks as
though much still needs to be done, but
Pushcar said the square should open close
to the scheduled date. The iron that will
be used to create an outside gate along the
entrance hasn't arrived yet.
"We've run into a problem with the ste
el so we're telling people early January
now," Pushcar said. "We'd still like to say
the sixth, but now we're kind of having to
hold that off."
The concept behind the Union Square is to
quicken the service, something the Crib ne
ver did, Pushcar said.
The square plans to serve the normal
fast food fare, such as hamburgers and lie
nch fries, and will include the anient me
nu of the Taco Crib as well.
Pushcar said it will have a modern appe
arance. Part of that appearance will be the false
skylights inside, and the lighted memiboaid
behind the counter. The chairs will be
similar in design to those owned by
McDonald's so students will "not feel un
comfortable" with a totally new surround
ing, Pushcar said.
The square's construction will cost ab
out SIOo.OOO, including a new conveyor
belt that will cost about $40,160. The cost
of the food service equipment will be ab
out SSI.000. including S7,.?4,S I'oi a broiler.
The broiler cooks both sides of a liamburgei
pally simultaneously, which will make I'oi
a mote consistent hamburger and save
time, Pushcar said, liinger King is the only
other Lincoln fast food service that uses
the broiler, Pushcar said.
Pushcai, who came to UNI. just last
fall, guesses that the Union Square will
make back the money spent on it within
three years.
The Union Square will be open from
8 a.m. to S p.m. an increase of the Crib's
working hours which were 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Law grads placed
despite hard times
Hy Susan MacDonakl
Although the job outlook for UNL College of Law
graduates is generally good, the impact of Rcaganomics on
job searches remains to be seen, according to an acting
assistant dean of the college.
Janet K rau.se, placement coordinator for the law
college, said that out of 143 graduates in last spring's
class, 125 arc now employed in the legal field.
Of that 125, Krause said 2 went into federal, state or
local government work. With all of the government cut
backs now taking place, Krause said many government
departments aren't adding on. This creates an uncertain
future for those law students who wish o go into govern
mental work.
Private practice seems to attract more graduates. Fifty
six of last spring's graduates are in private practices,
Krause said. .She said students arc not interested so much
in tire money that firms offer, as in the chance to practice
law in a general sense.
Krause said starting salaries for lawyers are generally
$28,000 to $32,000, although the figures vary depending
on the region of the country. In New York, she said, the
average starting salary is $40,000, while in Lincoln it
ranges from $15,000 to $20,000. Metropolitan areas pay
more than rural areas, she said, but rural areas arc in need
of lawyers.
While it's been said that there is a glut of lawyers on
the market, and the number of law school graduates is
expected to be high throughout the 1980s, Krause said
she doesn't hear that students are worried about finding a
job.
"If anything, they worry about how to keep their
grades up while going through the job hunt," she said.
"Some aren't even looking yet."
UNL law school alumni can be important contacts for
graduates who wish to practice in a certain region. If a stu
dent wishes to work in a particular city, Krause said, he or
she is given a list of alumni who are practicing there.
There may be an open position in the firm the alumnus is
with, or they may know of a firm that does have an open
ing, Krause said.
Krause said UNL law students are competitive and
achievement oriented, and she is confident the majority of
them will succeed in getting a job.
"They will find employment, although it may not be
exactly what they want. If times are hard for everyone
these people will do as well as most," she said.
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The final touches are being added in preparation for Union Square's
grand opening early January, thatch this space the first week of second
semester for details on our menu.
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