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Tuesday, March 20, 1934 t. University of Nebraska-Lincoln Vol. 83 No. 124 Speech team wins award By Donna Sisson UNL's speech and debate team won the sweep stakes award at the Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha National Conference Sunday. The sweepstakes award is given to the team with the highest overall performance points, said Jack Kay, UNL Director of Forensics. Points are assessed for performance in debate, student congress and individual speaking events, Kay said. The award represents all 14 UNL competi tors involved, he said. i The most impressive aspect of winning the award, Kay said, was that UNL students not only competed in the tournament but hosted it. They helped the administration and hospitality of the tournament, Kay said. Individual awards won by UNL students include: Chris Wallace, a junior broadcasting major, won first place in persuasive speaking. Roger Aden, a senior broadcasting major, placed second in persuasive speaking and impromptu speaking, third in communication analysis and fourth place in extemporaneous speaking. Continued on Page 3 TV: ,V1 If i 7 1 T" j; vt, , r'n ivsM "si O 1 w 1 i J - 1 Dave TroubaUaily Nebraskan Lincoln city maintenance crews remove snow on 12th and O streets Monday. on idols encouraae tornado vrevaredness ByLfikeWeibel- Spring approaches belieyf it or not and. Lancaster County officials have declared this Tor nado Awareness Week. m ' According to the Lincoln-Lancaster County Emer gency Services, most tornadoes occur in Nebraska between early April and the middle of August. Peak activity occurs in May and June. Most tornadoes develop in the late afternoon and evening, but they can occur at any time of the year or any time of the day, and can move in any direction. '"Lincoln has never had a full damaging tornado," said Norman Francis, emergency services coordina tor. "But we're just as liable as anywhere else." Myths exist that Lincoln is "immune" from torna does. Myths stem from Indian legends and special land features of the city, Fancis said. Emergency Services said the terrain has no effect on a tornado's direction or length of time on the ground. A tornado's moves are determined by the rest of the storm cloud as well as the entire storm system. The last "close call" took place June 14, 1982, when a small tornado touched down about one mile east of Branched Oak Lake, Francis said. There have also been radar tracks of funnels passing directly over Lincoln, he said, but they did not touch down. Artwork by Nita MickelsonDaily Nebraskan Skywarn symbol Nebraska has averaged 31.4 tornadoes per year since 1950, the fifth highest total in the United States. Tornadoes that people actually spot cause tor nado warnings to be issues, Francis said. A tornado watch is issued when a storm with tornado poten tial is predicted. , Emergency Services recommends the following lictldhs'duriiig the tornado 'season: - 1 " ' , Plan ahead during a tornado watch. Find out what to do and where to go for shelter in case the watch becomes a warning. Listen to local radio stations during a watch for up-to-date information on the approaching storm. Take a battery-operated radio and flashlight to the shelter to know when danger has passed. If the power fails, use the flashlight. Use an interior bathroom for shelter in a base mentless house, or use an interior hallway. Use chair cushions, pillows, folded blankets, folded coats, hard hats or helmets to protect your head. ,f More than 90 percent of all serious injuries in tornadoes are head injuries inflicted by flying debris, Francis said. UNL Risk Manager Roy Loudon said the $1 billion worth of university property on all campuses, includ ing buildings and their contents, are covered by Royal Insurance of New York in the event of a tornado. "We are covered for most everything except animals and crops," Loudon said. To report a tornado, call-91 1. Inside How will UNL students get home for spring break now that Frontier Airlines has canceled some of its Nebraska services? . . . Page 7 Two films showing in the Nebraska Union show the politics and the human toll of the conflict in Nicaragua Pa3e 10 Husker women's basketball Coach Kelly Hill promises to beef up Nebraska's recruiting v Psga 13 Index Arts and Entertainment..'.. 10 Classified Crossword .15 Editorial J OffTheWiro Crrt. 1 Latin American Week .aalivMes MdMecaM By John Meissner Rosters, films, discussions and a rally calling for an end to U.S. intervention in Central-America are highlights of Lincoln's first Central American Week. The seven-day seminar, which opened Sunday afternoon and ends with the rally March 24, gives people the opportunity to join together and voice their opposiion to U.S. policy, LASCO member Ann Aldrich said. LASCO, the Latin American Solidarity Commit tee, and Nebraskans for Peace, a human rights group composed of clergy and lay people, are spon soring the event. The week of activities is part of a nation-wide drive to introduce North Americans to Central American society. A LASCO spokesman said impe tus for the seminar came from church organizations. A poster exhibit will be displayed in the Nebraska Union during the week, and a "lunch and learn" series featuring mini-courses on Central American countries runs during the noon hour today through Friday. Tonight, two films on the Nicaraguan struggle are scheduled to "begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Union. An ecumenical service will be Friday evening to commemorate the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador. The Witness for Peace dele gation will be commissioned at the service. The delegation is traveling to the Nicaraguan border next week to keep a peace watch. Sasul Antonio Solorzano, a Salvadoran refugee, will speak at the service. An 1 1 a.m. march from the Federal Building to Centennial Mall,, followed by a rally featuring Solor zano, will cap the week's activities. We want people to become more knowledgeable about what's going on in the world," Aldrich said. "The issue is not just helping poor people in Central America; it's bettering our society by opposing injustice. "Present U.S. involvement affects the political, economic, and social welfare of the Central Ameri can society, and that's wrong," Aldrich said. "We're working for more understanding between the coun upui u
