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Tuesday, March 20, 1834 Daily Nebraskan Paqo 8 Writing, storytelling festival unique Older Nebraskoms relate life eocpertences Dy Bill Casari The UNL Writing and Storytelling Festival encourages older Nebraskans to write down their ideas and life experiences. Joy Ritchie, the writing and story telling coordinator said the May 19 fes tival, in its fourth year, is not a contest. A committee, not a judge, selects which works will be published. The festival is sponsored by the UNL Division of Con tinuing Studies and b funded by a grant from the Nebraska Committee for the Humanities. People of all ages, including those who have no prior writing experience, may submit original works by April 1. Authors receive no money and do not have to attend the festival in order to be published, Ritchie said. Ritchie said the committee tries to find one selection from each person to print. She said GO percent of the en tries come from people more than 60 years of age. The rest are from 45-G0 years-old. However,' a few entries are from children and young adults, Rit chie said. Last year, 300 people submitted works. Ritchie said she expects 400 entires this year. Topics are broad, she said, ranging from serious or humor ous to stories about children and grand children. One 83-year-old woman wrote about her family ranch near Maxwell. "I wanted to put my thoughts on paper," she said. ' v- Ritchie said the festival is important Spring thaw t , naAi rA-inir ran benefit from the experience of older Nebraskans. She said getting published makes auth ors "feel their writing has been cele brated." "It is like having a hundred grand mothers," Ritchie said of the festival. She said she enjoys coordinating the festival, which is fun and work at the same time. Ritchie said authors usually are eager and appreciative to see their works in the book. She gets letters all year in anticipation of the festival, she said. The statewide festival features writ ing workshops, speakers and other events. Ritchie said she knows of no other state that has a festival like Nebraska's. The festival will be May 1 9 in Lincoln, June 2 in North Platte and May 12 in Scottsbluff at the UNL Learning Center. The deadline for entires is April 1. Authors may submit one story and or three poems with the total not to exceed 1,200 words. Manuscripts must 1) have not been previously published, 2) be typed or clearly written, and 3) have the auth or's name on the top of each page. A self-addressed stamped envelope must be included for the return of the origi nal manuscript. Manuscripts or requests for infor mation should be sent to Joy Ritchie, Writing and Storytelling Festival, 205 Nebraska Center, UNL, Lincoln, Neb. 68583-0900. For more information, call 472-2814. tune -uro sroecsa, u u , (fi' 7 c f") c?, Bring your bike, out of storage now and tune it up for only $15.95. Be. ready for the warmer weather ahead! New president says Upward to broaden RHA's influence i ft 27ih Ci jhio L7 '-7 r j n sr;-rir 7 " n: ' i u , i t i ro 10111 By Jonathon Taylor Running unopposed in his bid for Residence Hall Association executive office, Upward Party candidate John Christian was elected president Wed nesday. Christian, a freshman computer science major, said he was honored to be elected. "I can make a difference within the organization and in the halls," he said. Given increased recognition, Chris tian said, RHA "would use that to our advantage to increase the standard of living in the residence halls." Christian said he plans to concentrate on in creased communication between stu dents and the RHA council through surveys. The possibility of cable televi sion installation and more quality in food service are also goals of Upward. As mediator between residence hall students and housing officials, Chris tian said, he will suggest changes such as a special floor with 24-hour visitat ion. . Christian said if a survey of resi dence hall students showed that, for example "87 percent" of RHA students were willing to pay about $30 for cable TV, RHA should push for cable. ' Upward received a total of 474 votes from the five residence complexes. Christian said lack of voter turnout was because election notices were dis played only a week before polls open ed. Christian said RHA plans to give their organization more visibility by putting more effort into the publica tion of "Hallways," the RHA newsletter. Other RHA executives were concern ed about the organization's lack of vis ibility in student publications. "Some of us were upset over the lack of coverage in the Daily Nebraskan," said RHA Vice President Lisa Bredt hauer. , "My personal goal is to make sure everything that goes on in the RHA office is typed and sent to the Daily Nebraskan," Bredthauer said. She said the press releases would keep people abreast of issues and events RHA must deal with. Christian said RHA is preparing now for the first state convention of the Nebraska Association of Residence Halls scheduled for April 6 and 7 at UNL He said 40 to 50 students from five to 1 1 schools across the state will partic ipate in business meetings and pro grams. Activities include a lecture on leadership and communication skills presented by Richard Fleming, direc tor of agricultural communications. A program on how to add more RHA staff members and increase RHA activ ity will be presented by Christian and Convention Committee Chairman, Dave Edwards. Bon't let i break you! Become a plasma donor! $10 is paid for each donation and you can donate twice weekly (but please wait 72 hours between donations). That's up to $100 a month! New donors bring this ad for an extra $2 for your first donation. 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