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Vol. 03, No. 9
By Gens Gcntrup
US. Rep. Douglas Bereuter told par
ticipants at Thursday's session of the
National Symposium of Information
Needs for Modern Agriculture that a
strong emphasis on planning
techniques is needed before investing
in items such as computers and other
information-related data machines.
The state of Nebraska use of irriga
tion computers for irrigation schedul
ing is becoming more and more rou
tine " Bereuter said. "The potential for
the effect of computers as a marketing
tool is tremendous."
Bereuter's remarks were part of a
three-day symposium at the Nebraska
Center for Continuing Education. The
symposium, sponsored by AGNET, was
organized to discuss possibilities of
new informational technologies in
agriculture.
AGNET is a UNL-based computer
network that provides agricultural
information to individuals and organi
zations throughout the United States.
Bereuter said it is essential for
fanners to have the best data to make
the best production decisions and that
the American industry can help pro
vide that data. -
The capability of American agricul
tural producers is unparallel to the
rest of the world " he said. "If we can
combine America's two greatest
strengths of industry and agriculture,
we could produce enough food and
materials for the entire world."
Bereuter said the United States
must concentrate its best efforts on
the things that will benefit the country
the most. That includes our . vast
American industry as well as protect
ing labor and capital investment," he
said
He praised the members of AGNET
for stressing the need for more agricul
tural informational outlets and its
effect on industry.
"More AGNET-like tools are needed
in American industry," he said.
Producers, bankers, university spe
cialists, government personnel, agri
cultural association representatives,
exporters, consultants and media and
technology vendors from across the
country are attending the symposium.
Areas of discussion at the sympo
sium include rural community needs,
production management models and
public policy issues. The symposium
concludes today at noon. : ' . . '
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Shear delight
Shear speed was the key to Brent Schrick's strategy in Thursday's sheep
shearing contest at the Nebraska State Fair. Brent's Official time: two
shakes of a lamb's tail. Not fca-a-a-a-d.
For more photos and story on the Fair, see page 9
Regents expected to vote
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If you planned on partying up and
generally "getting radical" at the
upcoming Nebraska football games,
you'd best beware of watchful eyes.
A television-type video camera, to be
installed in the Memorial Stadium
pressbox this season by the UNL Police
Department, will scan the crowd for
people drinking alchohol or throwing
things onto the field.
Lt John Burke of the UNL police
said the camera will do most of its
panning on people sitting in the nor
theast and south stadium seats,
because they generally are the most
active.;
Tightened security resulted in part .
from the injury a UNL police sergeant
sustained when hit by a frozen orange
at the 1932 Nebraska-Oklahoma game.
Burke said the officer was forced to
take early disability retirement as a
result of the injury.
Once an illegal or mischievous
action is spotted by the camera, police
in the offenders' area will be notified by
radio so they can make contact with
the offender. Burke said offenders
could be apprehended by replaying
the video tape, and they could be sus
pended from one or more games.
Burke said the camera has a good
chance of identifying offenders in the
stadium. He cited the success the Uni
versity of Colorado has had with a sim
ilar camera at Folsom Field in Boulder.
Burke said if a person is caught
throwing things onto the field, the per
son could be arrested for criminal
mischief or assault if an injury occurrs.
Tightened security also plans to stop
illegal alcohol consumption and vend
ing without a legal permit, he said. The
Lincoln Police Department will com
bine forces with the campus police at
this year's games for the first time.
Burke said this season's security
plan is the strongest ever in Cbrn
husker game history.
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Plans to renovate and expand the
University Health Center are expected
to be approved today at the NU Board
of Regents meeting.
Richard Armstrong, vice chancellor
of student affairs, said the Health Cen
ter plan was presented to a student
affairs subcommittee for review. Be
cause the subcommittee found the
plan acceptable, they recommended
that the regents vote on the project at
today's meeting rather than waiting a
month as is usual procedure, Arm
strong said.
The 25-year-old Health Center was
designed to serve 10,000 students, but
t current UNL enrollment is 24,000 stu
dents. The project calls for renovation of
about 22,000 square feet of the exist
ing building at 15th and U streets and
construction of an 1 1,600 square foot
addition.
Cost estimates for the project total
$2.75 million. The funds will come
mainly from excess bond money.
Armstrong said the cost to students
will be "very negligible." The construc
tion plan estimate would mean a 49
cent fee increase per student per
. semester, he said.
If the plan is approved by the re
gents, an architect will be selected in
October, and construction bids will be
solicited in April 10S4. Completion of
' the project would be in January 1988.
"We think this is a very timely pro
ject," Armstrong said. "More and more
students are using the Health Center
for illnesses, as well as for the pro
grams they offer . . . The current facility
is not serving the needs of our stu
dents." .
- ASUN President and student Regent
Matt Wallace said the renovation pro
ject i3 definitely needed.
"It's been in the works for some time
now," Wallace said. "I think it will
benefit all students who use the facil
ity." Wallace said the cost to students
could possibly be less than the esti
ir.ctcu 43 cents.
The regents will also review alterna
tives for UNO budget cuts, and capital
construction and operating budget re
quests for 1984-85.
Construction projects under con
struction include completion of the
animal science project, renovation of
the Swanson Center, modernization of
classrooms and teaching labs, and the
addition of a lecture hall to Manter
HalL
The regents will have committee
meeting at 8 a.m. today at Regents
Hall, 3835 Holdrege St. The full board
will meet at 11 a.m.
Inside
City and state officials lauded
the merits of group homes for
the mentally retarded at a
ground-breaking ceremony Thurs
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Football fever returns to Lin
coln Saturday as the Nebraska -Cornhuskers
meet the Wyoming
Cowboys in Memorial Sta
dium;.......... Paja 12
Are you sure Garry Trudeau
got started this way? The new
Daily Ncbrsskan comic strip, Mad
men & Englishdogs, debuts to
day .................. PC23 17
Index
Arts and Entertainment..... 13
Classified 13
Crossword
Editorial...
Sports ....
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