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Tuesday, Se ptember 10, 19S4 PagaG Daily Nebraskan I r TTXTT Tl Tl jJWi iVew director has 'international perspective ' By Beth HioEspsea Daily Nebraskan SUflT Writer Rod Merta has "an interna tional perspective on life." That's how co-worker and international student adviser Judy Wendorff describes Merta, new program coordinator at UNL's International Education Services office. As coordinator since Jury 1, one realm of Merta's IES re sponsibilities is at the Over seas Opportunities Center. Merta said the center, at Neb raska Union 345, provides a wealth of information for all students planning or hoping to travel, work or study abroad. Because IES works closely with international students, Merta said most American students do not realize the gold mine of information IES offers in expensive travel ideas and fan tastic educational opportuni ties. "'Profile Merta's second job is to coordinate various social activi ties and programs that help.ac quaint and involve interna tional students with university life. Does Merta's interest in in ternational cultures end at work? No way. Merta, an extensive traveler himself, said many people who travel collect souvenirs while traveling that "dont have too much to do with themselves." I'd rather talk to people and see things," he said. " -That's not to gay Merta does not collect some international memorabilia. He treasures a black marble cube he got while visiting Taiwan. wTo me,, it represents Taiwan," he said. He also keeps it sea shell he discovered off the cost of Guam a shell that was still the home of a live animal. Merta's wife, Aggie, a native of the Micronesian island of Yap, keeps a hand-woven basket and a pair of used moccasins given to her by a dying Hopi Indian woman. These trinkets, Merta said, are special to them. They're personal," he said. Merta, who has traveled out of the United States to Guam, Taiwan, Yap and Canada, could have an impressive list of fav orite tourism sites. But, he ad mits, his favorite thing to see is simple a desert or island sunset. Merta's extensive travel began his senior year in high school. Then, and for the next few summers, Merta and his friends quit their jobs two weeks before fall semester and began to travel cross-country. From 1971 to 1974, Merta worked with the Peace Corps in Micronesia, specifically on the outer island of Yap, east of the Philippines. During these four years in the United Nations Trust Ter ritory of the Pacific, which was and still is overseen by the Uni ted States, Merta taught Eng lish to first through sixth grades. He then moved to the island of Palau, where he worked with natives through community development and recreation. In 1974 the Mertas moved to San Francisco, where he had previously earned his degree 1 ,,, , . H 1 - I I in political science, history and psychology from San Francisco University. For the next two years, Merta worked as an educational director in a psy chiatric center during the day, and with juveniles in a county detention hall at night. From San Francisco the Mertas moved to northern Arizona. From 1976 to 1978 they lived with Hopi Indians. As director of a special servi ces program, Merta counseled high school and college Hopi students. He also helped find Hopis who were not aware of or had never been to a Hopi reservation, and shared with them the educational oppor tunities available through the Hopi culture. In 1978 Merta retraced his steps to Microneisa. After two years he returned to Arizona to work with Mic ronesian students on Ameri can soil Earlier this year the Mertas moved to Lincoln to attend UNL. Aggie now Is pursuing an art degree, and Merta, while coordinating programs for IES, plans to study for his docto rate in counseling psychology. Fail tuition no later tha The following lists important information and instructions regarding payment of fail semes ter tuition: Payment must be received in the Office of the Bursar no later than 4 p.m., Sept. 26. Mail it no later than Sept. 24, or bring it to the Bursar's Office, first floor in the Administration Building. A $20 service charge will be added to your account if it is unpaid. Payment of the balance of your account, which must include the $20 service charge, must be ayment due .WW received in the Office of t he Bur sar no later than 4 p.m. Oct. 3. Check your statement care fully and return the top portion with your payment If the address pre-printed on your tuition state ment is not your current local, campus or commuting address, or i3 incomplete, file an address changed form at Information Win dow 2 in the Administration Build ing. If you have further questions, contact the Office of Student Accounts, Administration 204 at 472-2SS7 and they can direct your call Police leport UNL police received three re ports of alleged vandalism to five cars in Parking Area 1 at 17th and R streets. Taillights were reported broken on one car, the rear-view mirror broken on another car and the antennas on three cars were re- ported bent or broken. The following incidents were reported to UNL police between , 12:17 a.m. and 10:14 p.m. Sunday. 12:17am. UNL police assisted the Lincoln Police Department with a car and motorcycle acci dent at lCth and R streets. 1 am. Noise disturbance reported near the University Health Center. Persons were gone when officers arrived. 2:04 am. Noise complaint reported at 1510 Vine St 2:11 am. Window reported broken at Neihardt Residence Cen ter. 2:27 am. Glass door reported broken at Nebraska Union. 9:19 am. Vandalism reported at 10th Street from R to T streets. Poles used to block off grass re portedly were dislodged. 9:48 am. Three reports of alleged vandalism in Parking Area 1 at 17th and R streets. Taillights reported broken on one car, rear view mirror reported broken on another and the antennas on three cars were reported bent or broken. 1:07 p.m. Person reported trespassing on the softball field near Mable Lee HaU. 2:07 p.m. Security alarm re ported sounding at Low Library. 5:16 p.m. Injury reported at the playing field near 19th and Vine streets. Person was taken to hospital 6:36 p.m. Disturbance re ported on the north side of Abel HalL 8:49 p.m. Noise disturbance reported on U Street between 15th and 16th streets. 10:14 p.m. Officers assisted; LPD in looking for a burglary; suspect in the campus area No! -one was located. - I r Wa'J FR i WW I EE Cokes On Us! Carry out any small, medium, or large pizza and the Coke's on us! 1 i I f (S3iELLEl3?S i t r r u l i-f t l a n mm u dui Qk ! -i.H -Bt"Ti . -IB i'$ --T-'Of rnra fBSp t atM . 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