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Tuesday, April 13, 1982
Vol. 109 No. 61
Lincoln, Nebraska
Copyright 1982 Daily Nebraskan
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Photo by Dave Bentz
Lori Pearman (left foreground) and Greg Ford (right ) take advantage of the warm weather to get in some fun with
the Hackey Sack outside the Nebraska Union. Observing the action are, left to right: Kathy Lehn, Scott Tittering
ton and Dave McCune.
City Council denies
liquor license request
for Johnny's Lounge
By Jeff Goodwin
The Lincoln City Council voted Monday to deny a
Class C liquor license to Johnny's Lounge, 2604 Park
Blvd.
The vote was 6-0. Council President Joe Hampton was
absent.
Robert Gibson, an attorney for Nosnera, Inc., which
operates Johnny's, had asked the council to approve the
license. He cited the fact that Johnny's has drawn large
crowds as proof that Lincoln would support another bar.
"We think this newly established base in southwest
Lincoln will support another license," Gibson said. "No
other establishment offers the same combination of ser
vices that this one docs."
Gibson said Johnny's would offer food on a catered
basis, video games, pinball machines and live entertain
ment. "It would primarily be a lounge and entertainment fac
ility for the entire family," Gibson said. "We're basically
trying to attract the same people who go to Lee's."
Beverage Association opposed
Chris Wilkcn of the Lincoln Lancaster Retail Beverage
Association opposed granting the license.
Wilkcn said Johnny's currently is operating without a
liquor license and is only able to operate by renting out
its premises to non-profit organizations and splitting the
profits with them.
Wilkcn noted that Johnny's advertisements do not
mention the sponsoring organizations, lie cited an ad that
appeared in Monday's Daily Nebraskan.
Wilkcn also said Johnny's has not met the guidelines
outlined in the statute for granting liquor licenses, which
say there must be "need and convenience."
"I don't think they've proven a need," Wilken said. He
pointed out that other establishments, such as Dutton's
Den, offer the same benefits as Johnny's would.
More licenses unnecessary
Wilken said there are 174 liquor outlets in Lincoln.
"1 just don't think there's a need for any more licen
ses," Wilken said. "We already know about all the pro
blems that alcohol can cause. And all we're doing here is
adding to the problem by giving out more licenses."
In other business, the council approved the reappoint
ment of Jim Miller and Dennis Roether to three-year
terms on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and
the reappointment of Maureen McGinn to a one-year term
on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board as a student
representative. The council also approved the appoint
ment of Craig Cormack to replace Richard Rye on the
Community Development Task Force.
Survey shows benefits of health aide experience
By David Creamer
UNL's health aide program, started 25 years ago to
help combat the Asian influenza epidemic, is considered
"rewarding" by campus health aides.
In an informal survey conducted for a journalism class,
80.7 percent of first-year health aides said the program
was rewarding. Of the 57 students surveyed, 15.8 percent
said the experience was "very rewarding."
Less than four percent classified the work as "a bo
ther" or as "just another class."
In 1957, when the program was begun, those chosen as
health aides cared for ill students in their living units.
Now, students chosen to be health aides take on many .
other responsibilities. In addition to providing first aid,
handling minor health problems (both mental and physi
cal), assisting in the identification of health problems,
making referrals and attempting to educate peers on
health matters, aides must work as a communication link
between the students and the University Health Center.
According to the survey, the health aides think their
work makes them better able to handle emergencies and
is good practice in dealing with responsibilities involving
others.
The survey showed that health aides have been in
volved in helping diabetics with insulin reactions, giving
CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), helping in emergen
cy situations and, in a lew instances, death.
Part-time employees
When the program began, the health aides were not
paid.
Now, however, health aides are part-time employees of
the health center and receive training in a wide range of
areas. As prerequisites, the health aide must take a course
in CPR and first aid either before or during the health
aide training program.
The course, Public Health 230, meets once a week tor
two consecutive semesters and is the basis of the training
program.
Since the beginning of the program, the training has
intensified, titles have changed, the number of health
aides has increased, health aides have earned pay and
students have become more receptive to the program.
Last year, health aides had 1256 contacts with their
peers. This year, there are about 100 health aides at UNL,
a total consistent with the last two years.
A health aide position is not limited only to those en
tering a medical-related field. In fact, only 38.6 percent of
the students in the program are definitely planning to en
ter medical-related fields and almost 5 1 percent said they
are not entering a health-related career. There were 10 5
percent that said they were considering a medical field.
Selection
Ten factors are involved in selecting health aides. A
candidate must have an interest in health and health
education, a desire to help others, a sensitivity to the
needs of others, enthusiasm and imagination, competency
in making sound judgments, confidence in his or her own
decisions, past participation in other university activities,
an ability to communicate ideas clearly, social poise and
availability to students.
The health aide survey showed that students become
aides for many reasons. The health aides said the position
helps to improve their "people" skills. They also said they
are chosen by the people in their living units to represent
the health center or are recruited.
The health aides said the information they.receive in
their positions is practical, and also said peer gratification
is a benefit of the job.
The turnover rate of health aides from year to year is
high. The survey revealed that of those eligible to return
next year, only 18.75 percent plan to stay with the pro
gram another year. There were 12.5 percent that were
undecided. Of those able to return, 68.75 percent said
they did not plan to stay with the program.