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vi Daily c t i r i 1 j r7 c. t 1 1 ...3 FV ) I) s Tuesday, September 0, 1D3 University of HcfarcGka-Lincoln Vol. 03 No. 16 UNL considering installing computers in residence halls 'The computer ae has arrived and ; UNL, hopping on the computer band wagon, is considering Installing termi nals in selected UNL residence halls by the cad of this academic year. "We ere in the middle of talking about it right now," said Doug Zatechka, director of the UNL Housing Ofiice. . ..... ... - We have to buy terminals and select the halls which haw the grea test possibility of us&ge " Zatechka . said. "Abel Hall h one possibility. The usae would be hih there. The resi dence hall government also has men-' tioned an interest in having them placed there." Roy Eeller, chairman of the compu ter science department, said putting terminals in residence halls would require a central computer which "One would like to have terminals hooked up all over campus," he said. "To do this, small central computers must be put up to caver a rclen. If a r.rM-.'rrtan n cnvcr?n. trim revrrrrm- tcrs can be placed in the dorms," he Sir t - Zatechka said after choosing which halls will get the terminals, the next steps will be room selection and run ning phone lines from the terminals to the central computers. "Locating a room (for the computer) will not be that difficult," he said. "It has to be one with a good climate, and quiet' - . , Thi3 is hopeful, not a promise," Zatechka said. "We will know more in late November or early December." . Keller said new central computers (VACS) now are being installed around campus. This would be the first step in getting the terminals placed in the halls. "It (the central computer) will be operating in sis months," he said. "After it's connected, 600 to 700 termi nals will be able to operate from it" Union College in Lincoln is the first liberal arts college in the country to install computer terminals in every residence hall room on campus, according to the October 1C23 fcsue cf . W .- - V , . - i u 11 " i . i It 'V.. yr " i r - "'"V Stsff photo by Cri3 Andrtten Travel treats Jill Grcnseman, a member cf UIJL'o Alpha Delta Pi Eerority, serves a sandwich to Hick Uouck cn an LTS bus llonday. Passenera cn select L;:-:c3 will be treated to tite-sixe sandwich camples this week, compli xaciits cfLTG and Lincoln little Restaurants. CafTsir.e prcbtly wO net' carry you off to the :cffin they carry you off in according to an assistant ' ;Fcfsor of Human Nutrition and Food Manae Aent Service at UNL. -; . ' ' : Nancy Betts said caffeine tent a sesfcus problem br most moderate users, but could be a problem for hesai who consume mass quantities.. , ' .'. ; Eased on her information, .300 roiU'rcna of caf- ';ine per day is a moderate amount This equals- .. .ree cups cf brewed coffee, four or five cups Gf :stant ccfTse, eiht to 10 cups of tea, five or six " 2-ounce scrtes of some 'colas or three tablets cf sme over-the-counter dru. Those who invest G00 :iHirams cf caffeine or mere may be consuming jo much cse!ne, she said. ' . . '' . . ; Eetts said on the awrae caffeine 'reaches the rain 1 5 seconds cfier ingestion and shows up in all 'isues within five' n!riutes. Che. said caffeine's ,Teets can be seen fcr' three to five hours after -snsumption. -. . ; ' ; ; - - Although -the - Food and Drug Adsinlstrativn !ass!5es cafTelne as a "afe" food additive, it does . roduee phj'siclcScsl efTacts, Betts said. Host peo le experience, these as, "caffeine jitters" or "coilse is&es." She said it h also considered a diuretic xause it causes waterless. ;':;.:': . : r . . While these .side efTccts may be- inconvenient, ztts said there is no confirmed evidence that caf-" ine causes long-lasting physical prctlcms. She did y that people who have gastro-intestinal prob- f&5 4 A IN') f li W- ' ritiohist reveals-,; ., " ' - i .. lems such as ulcers, who are nervous in nature, or suffer from insomnia, should probably limit caffeine intake. She said there are tests pending as to the effect of caffeine on pregnant women and the elderly. ";: ' -: " . .'-.' ' "I really don't understand why there is so much talk about caffeine," Betts said. "I really don't think there's that much cf a problem." A wmii9P.TB rf!fetfT.jS'Bwaja 3'''B amis yfcB'nwwrf Even so, Americans consume 35 million pounds of caffeine a year. They receive about 60 percent in beverage form and about 10 percent from over-the-counter drus. People in the 'United States drink half of the world's cofTee, or 160 billion cups a year. But, colas' :" have replaced coffee as the nation's number 'one . drink and most also contain caffeine. The difference beween the' two beverages is that the caffeine in coffee is naturally present while, according to Betts' data, 95 percent of the caffeine in colas and peppers" is added. ..' ; Betts said caffeine is added to colas for flavor and as a. stimulant Her information states that Coca Cola originally included cocaine until it was out lawed 'as a narcotic. The company switched to caf feine in order to retain sales and stimulation for customers. . The October 1G31 Consumer Reports shows the number of milligrams of caffeine per 12-ounce can of many leading soft drinks. Sugar Free Mr. Plbb and Mountain Dew contain the most caffeine, 52 milli-- grams. Mellow Yellow contains 51 milligrams. The , magazine lists regular and Diet 7-Up, Sprite, RC-100, Diet SunMst Orange, Patio Orange, .Fanta Orange, Fresca and Hires Rootbeer as containing no (JyMure Centermovs, DyTcriSpeny Student input is essential to the success of the Culture Center relocation task force, mem bers cf the Mexican-American Students Asso ciation were told Monday night. MASA held a special meeting to discuss con cerns about the center with members of the task force and other UNL students and per sonnel Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Richard Armstrong, Dean of Students David DeCcster and Ennio Quevedo, director of the task force, were present Quevedo said the main option being consi dered is to buy the building at 1630 Q St and renovate it to accommodate the Culture Cen ter on the first floor and two or three UNL service agencies upstairs. The Office of Multi Cultural Affairs, the Learning Center and pos sibly the Counseling Center will be moved from Seaton Hall to the new Culture Center build ing, should the NU Board of Regents decide to make the purchase, he said. Continued ca Pae 2 In the test few months seme new caffeine-free colas have entered the market Dick Hudson, president cf Pepsi Cola in Lincoln, said - the. company's two" new ; caffeine-free colas make up about 10 percent of their business.' "I think it's.. neat that. the American" pubic .is becomfeg health -''conscious," Hudssa ssii, "but I don't think you should run seared (after every - Had:. ; a sell traces of arssnk are found in pota toes ar.i citzn bc.:r.3 but no one wcrrbs about it !. . y a ? i" -v-j if rsj 15 --f 91 -'v 13) e"' ''f V 4-1 f 5 v rf'k'BW . Inside Charles Cato, a lawyer from Now Zealand, lectures on legal topics at UNL Pcja 6 ' Lincoln's Capitol Punishment magazine grossed more than $300 at a rally Friday. Nebraska f ootbs! I cozch Jem Osborne says the Buskers' f i rst red test cf the season win corns Saturday against UCLA ........... Pzzs 10 Index - V- : - - Arts and Entertainment .. .'. 0 Classified 13 Crossword. 11 Editorial 4 C.:f Tho Vifo i.... 2 r kvlU ....... i J I f " . : r