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By Lauri Hopple
Bob, Don, Christine and Gloria Thies
have two things in common: they come
from the same family and have been or
will be student assistants in a UNL
residence hall. Nepotism? Coincidence?
No. Personal challenge and exposure to
the SA program are why four of the eight
Thies children, of Beatrice, have become
SAs at UNL.
The SA, once hired after a qualifying
and interviewing process, works to enforce
university rules on the residence hall floor
he or she is assigned. He answers students'
questions, participates in floor activities
and counsels lloormates with any personal
problems they may encounter while at
UNL.
Bob Thies, a UNL graduate, was an SA
in Harper Hall.
"He kind of started the whole thing,"
Gloria Thies said.
She is the youngest child, a freshman
who will be an SA in Abel Hall next year.
Don Thies, a senior physical education
major and an SA for three years, said an
older brother and sister also were offered
jobs as SAs at UNL but declined the
positions.
Bob Brandt, complex program
director for Selleck Quadrangle, said he
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The department of Community and
Regional Planning will have an open
house for persons interested in the field
of planning on Wednesday, April 13, from
1:30-5:30 PM on the 2nd floor of the
Former Law Building. Faculty, students,
and former students will be available to
discuss job opportunities, program
philosophy, financial aid and curriculum
with the department.
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has known several SAs who were related.
Don Thies said the personal challenge of
the job was one thing that appealed to him
and his siblings.
"We seem to kind of all be like that -we
enjoy a personal challenge;' he said.
Gloria agreed, saying, "I guess I don't
know what it was that tripped my trigger,
but it probably was the total description
(of the job) and like I said, I like a
challenge, which it is."
Christine Thies is a first-year SA in
Fedde Mall on East Campus. She is a junior
majoring in nursing. She said she views the
job as a challenge, but "I view the SA
position as a helping job." Being an SA will
prepare her for her career, she said, since
nursing is also a "helping job."
What kind of influence do SA brothers
and sisters have on other college-age family
members? Brandt said, "Once a person in
the family gets it (an SA position), the rest
of the family is more aware, they know the
advantages of it."
Family exposure influenced her decision
to apply, Gloria said. She said their
accounts of the pros and cons of the job
gave her a clearer idea of what the job
would entail. This exposure helped her
decide, but did not make her feel pressured
into it, she said.
"I got more exposure and got more of
what it really involves more than other
people might have . . . the influence 1 had
was more the kind that made me want to
go through it, not the kind that made me
feel like I had to," Gloria said.
Christine said although her father
encouraged her to apply for the job, "it
was more support than pressure. ! mostly
talked with Don and he helped me a lot by
giving me an inside view of the job and
telling me about the pressures."
She said that having an SA for a very
close friend would have the same influence
as a brother or sister.
"I tried to help Gloria do some self
exploration before she got to the
interviews," Christine said. Whether the SA
relationship is family-oriented or just a
close friendship, "you get ideas of the good
and bad parts of the job."
Family experience "definitely had an
influence on mc," Don said. It sounded
like an interesting job when his older
brother Bob told him what being an SA
was like, he said.
One thing that interested Don, as well
as Christine and Gloria, was the free room
and board that comes along with the SA
position.
"If it weren't for that, a couple of times
I wouldn't have made it! But it (being an
SA) docs have its payoffs," Don said.
He said one drawback is that an SA is
unofficially on-duty 24 hours a day.
Everyone in the hall knows who the SAs
are and they are treated differently than
the other residents, he said.
Christine said the main disadvantage to
being an SA is the stress that accompanies
the job.
"The stress is very high and the ability
to cope with it is what makes or breaks
you. It's not a negative aspect, but it's an
aspect that's not pleasant ... it also
teaches you a lot of self-help," she said.
Don said he enjoys the personal
challenge.
Christine said, "Eve had a really good
experience being an SA and 1 love the job."
Gloria said she looks forward to next
year, and feels her brothers' and sister's
experiences, good and bad, will help her in
her job.
IrateiriniatEonal banquet offer
cosmopolitan culture sample
This year's International Banquet will
feature foods and cultural shows from
more countries than were represented
last year.
The banquet, sponsored by the
International Students Organization, will
be at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the Centennial
Room of the Nebraska Union.
Susie Peter Menon Jitab, social
of the group, said more countries will be
represented, including some smaller or
less well-known countries. Thirteen food
items from seven countries will be
prepared and served by students, including
dishes like egg rolls, spiced rice, garbanzo
beans and curry and baklava.
The cultural show will include fashions
from throughout the world and dances
and songs from seven countries. A group
of Malaysian students will perform a
traditional wedding on stage, complete
with dances. A martial arts demonstration
will also be given, Peter said.
Special awards will be presented to
UNL administrators, professors or others
in the community who have contributed
to the welfare of international students,
said Soala Ariweriokuma, the
organization's president. International
students are encouraged to nominate
anyone they believe deserves this kind of
award.
Although there seems to be a glut of
banquets tliis time of year, Ariweriokuma
said the international banquet will be
worth attending because of the variety of
foods and cultural shows.
Tickets are $7 and can be purchased
at a booth in the Nebraska Union lobby
or in the International Educational Services
Office.
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