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MeaEiiC EyJudlNygrea Last week's, ground breaking for the University Health Center addition turned 20 years of planning into reality, the center's administrator said. "We have been cramped for space for many years," Steve Blom said. "We're very pleased with what we're getting." Space became limited at the. center a few years after the building's completion in 1C5S and expan sion plans began, Blom said. When the center was built, he said, UNL administrators expected the campus to reach a maximum population of 10,000 students. But by 1965, campus population had reached 15,000. Today, more than 24,000 students attend UNL. This is more than triple the number of students the center was designed to serve. But $3 million in bonds and center reserves will enable the center to meet UNL's needs by 1986, Blom said. "We are designing a building that is right for the times," Blom said. The new design includes an addition, renovations to the existing building and updated equipment. The addition, which is being built by. Lincoln's Olson Construction Company, will increase the cen ter's space by about 20,000 square feet. The existing building is about 25,000 square feet. The addition should be finished by May 11, 1985. Once construction ends, Blom said, the center will be moved into the addition and renovations will begin on the existing building. The basement will house physical therapy, com munity health, laundry, kitchen and central service facilities. First floor renovations will include creating space for an x-ray room and designing the interior to blend with the addition. The mental health care clinic, presently on first floor, will move to second floor to give patients more privacy, Blom said. Room for the mental health care center comes from the elimination of eight of the 14 existing hos pital beds, redesigning the offices and the lab oratory. The entire renovation project is designed to meet today's health care trends, Blom said. For instance, when the center was built it housed 30 hospital beds and an average of 20 beds were used every week, he said. Today's trend toward out-patient treatment means that two to four beds are used weekly so less hospital space is needed, he said. Administrators also hope the renovations better enable them to educate patients by allowing more space for educational programs, Blom said. "Our mission ha3 changed," he said, "and we're more concerned with educating patients." The entire project should be completed in Janu ary 1986. lVm -It.- V Cj J 4 475-5741 25 ?0 O, 6Wt Lincoln, TJ WWO Jrhin in htu Athletic project tears up turf By George Davis Where's the turf? Until recently, the Astroturf was at UNL's Memor ial Stadium. But not any more. The UNL athletic department has just completed the first stage of replacing the old Astroturf at the stadium. All the turf was removed after high school football camps ended. Gary Fouraker, business and concessions man ager for the athletic department, said the next step is to scrape off the asphalt base. The All Pro Turf Company of Oklahoma City is in charge $380,000 project and plans to finish the resurfacing by the end of July. There have been many advances in the safety of Astroturf, since 1977, when the old turf was installed, "Fouraker said. He said the present Astroturf was "laid down" when wet and became very slippery. Fou--fakcr also said compression readings were taken and 8 to 10 percent of the field was found to be dangerous. "We're basically very concerned with the safety of the athletes," Fouraker said. The new field will be very similar to the turf used by professipnal football teams and. is also like the turf at Oklahoma Univer sity and Kansas State University, he said. As far as the 'old turf goes, Fouraker said the university will use it to replace spots in Schultz Field House. The Office of Campus Recreation will also use it to resurface some indoor weight rooms. Many high schools and state agencies have shown an inter est in using the old turf, Fouraker said. Many people even want to recover their patios with UNL Astro turf, he said. ' Besides the resurfacing project, Fouraker said, the athletic department is also preparing the space under the west stadium for the new athletic training t?ble and study area. 1 M I I is.. '. TH'I U nn n i- 1 ti U U3 We can help you with summer union expenwi! The sooner you see us, the less time you hre to spend worrying about finances. Our friendly staff is available Monday thru Saturday to serve you at either location. Convenient drive-ins open at 7:30 am daily for all your regular transactions. Inside, or by mail, we can process your student loan quickly and conveniently. Ideal for any situation or location. 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