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Wednesday, September 19, 1934 Pago 8 Daily Nebraskan Citizens commend reporting J(Dtoto!Msm cMm tallies dDveir bpmeinise psvpei? By Kevin Yexneke D&i!y Nebraskan Staff Editor After nine years, Francis and Max ine Moul of Syracuse finally got a vaca tion thanks to eight UNL School of Journalism students and their two instructors. The Mouls, who own Maverick Media, a publication house in Syracuse that publishes the Johnson County Courier and the Syracuse Journal-Democrat, turned over the responsibilities of the two newspapers to eight students who were part of an advanced news report ing class at UNL. So while the Mouls vacationed in Maine for two weeks in July, the stu dents were responsible for the report ing, photography and layout of the newspapers. The advanced reporting class usu ally publishes the Summer Nebraskan, but according to Al Pagel, an instruc tor of the class, the responsibilities had to be relinquished because of high pub lication costs. The m&tchup of the journalism students and the Mouls' newspapers happened because of a "chance con versation," Maxine Mo-1 said. While attending a journalism alumni reunion, Moul came up with the idea of bringing the students to Syracuse. "It occurred to me that it would be a good way to give the students some experience," Moule said. "I have an awful lot cf confidence in the profes sors at the journalism school. They know the ropes." Pagel, who was assisted in teaching the class by news-editorial department chairman Jack Botts, said hewasappre hensive at first. "I thought it was a great idea," he said, "but I thought it was going to be a disaster." The class spent two weeks preparing for the two-week assignment and another week writing backup stories before going to Syracuse, Pagel said. The results of two week assignment, in which each newspaper was pub lished twice, were favorable except for a few minor problems. "The students said it was the best hands-on experience they had in college," Pagel said. "They did every thing." Journalism students Jack Denker and Carol Wincheil said they enjoyed the challenging experience. "I liked it because it was a real news paper that affected real people in a real community" Wincheil, a senior journalism major, said. Denker, a senior journalism and Eng lish major, said he enjoyed working in Syracuse, but the class had some prob lems meeting the demands of the news papers' readers. '"It's difficult walking into a different environment and putting out a news paper for people we didn't know," he said. "It was also difficult to come up with story ideas." Moul said some difficulty arose because the students weren't fully ex plained the functions of the two news papers, she said. The two newspapers serve two sep arate communities and have two sep arate identities, she said. According to Moul, the students included "too much" Syracuse news in the Johnson County Courier, which serves the Adams and Sterling area3. Yhile Moul esid she noticed a few errors, two Syracuse residents said they thought the students did a good job. Mrs. William Effken. an English and speech intstructor at Nemaha Valley High School in Cook, said the students' work was accurate and good. "If there had been errors a real boo boo then everybody would have been talking about it," she said. Ron Anderson, administrator at the Community Memorial Hospital in Syr acuse and a former editor and produc tion manager for the Syracuse news paper, said that although the students took a different approach it was basi cally good writing. Moul said she was pleased with the number of pictures and local stories in the papers. "They came up with some pretty darn good feature stories," she said. As next summer approaches, Pagel said, the advanced reporting class could find itself taking over a different news paper for two weeks. Pagel said the David City and West Point newspapers have shown interest in surrendering their newspapers to the class. "We can do it better next time," he said. Shorts Career workshops for arts and science majors on resume writ ing, interview techniques and job search skills will be offered in Andrews Hall 146 at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 27 and Oct. 4. The work shops will be presented by Anne Kopera, coordinator of advising. For more information call the College of Arts and Science office at 472-2891. day in the Nebraska Union. A non-alcoholic bar will be opened at 6:30 p.m. At 7:30 p.m.. Dr. Tom Goodale will present "A New Lock at the Old Sauce," a slide show and discussion of the effects and use of alcohol and other drugs on campuses around the country. Comedian Roliin'Ray Dietzel will follow with a comedy routine. Plattsmouth off U.S. Highways 73-75, is a 240-acre farm be queathed to UNL in 1950 for forestry purposes. The Forestry t'ield Days program will include 90-minute hayrack tours, begin ning at 11 a.m. both days. The public is invited. For more information call Dennis Adams, UNL associate forester, at 472-3674. Those wishing to volunteer can call the council office at 476-7539 between 8:30 am. and 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. mation, call the RapeSpouse Abuse Crisis Center at 476-3327. The Lincoln Council on Alcoho- The NU Horning State Farm lism and Drugs and Sigma Alpha will celebrate 25 years of forestry Epsilon fraternity will be the hosts research at its annual Forestry of "Do It Sober II," an evening of Field Days Sept. 28 and 29. entertainment and education Mon- The Horning Farm, south of The Girl Scout Council in Lin coln is looking for student volun teers to assist as troop leaders or as assistant troop leaders. The RapeSpouse Abuse Crisis Center is offering a support group for victims of sexual assault and attempted sexual assault. The group will meet Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. and will continue for seven weeks. There is no charge. For location and more infor- The annual dinner for the Indian Center, 1100 Military Road, will be Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. The potluck dinner will be served by the center staff and individuals will be recognised who have assisted with the center. Members of the Indian com munity, board members, advisory board members, program volun teers and media representatives are invited. DON'T LET AN ACCIDENT TRIP YOU UP BUY KEYSTONE STUDENT INSURANCE Are you willing to gamble that you won't have any medical biils during the school year? Why not buy Student Health Insurance and decrease your odds for financial disaster to illness or accident. After Oct. 1, 1S84 al! enrollments are FINAL! Visit the Student Health Insurance Office, Room 103 at the Health Center by Monday, Oct. 1st. A Student Insurance Representative is available to answer your questions Monday through Friday. For more information call 472-6000. I 4 i Li ftKQTKS...' L ? y Eepor The following incidents were reported to UNL police between 12:24 a.m. and 7:36 p.m. Monday. 12:24 a.m. Disturbance re ported on 1 9th Street from T to U streets. A fight was settled by officers. 1:18 a.m. Speakers reported stolen from a car in Parking Area 2 east of Sandoz Hall n f A Christian Science Lac'ura for the university community by Jem 'z-k Hsbmsinsit CS3, m rrmrstm of Urn Christian Sdinca Board of La&un&sf.ip. i rjlUUclil II uuhhuu: lumrn Dallas, Texas 75240 1-8G3-527-G519 I r i . i r v p f I' ! I I ( r " is . i-J ltd 0 T H rTs Thursday September 20, at 7:30 pm. Nsbraska Union - City Campus (Please check the bulletin boards for room location.) AS ere wekotm. 8:52 a.m. License plate re ported stolen from a car at 18th and S streets. 3:56 p.m. Football tickets reported lost or stolen from Memorial Stadium. 5:41 p.m. Tires reported slashed on a bicycle at Westbrook Hall. 5:55 p.m. People reported tampering with emergency phone near Architectural Hail ' 7:36 p.m. Belated report of a man trespassing in the women's restroom at Neihardt Residence Complex, m 7:36 p.m. Bicycle reported stolen at Lyman Hall. I HMI 1 I UUL I TABLE TENNIS I . CLUB 1 I jstarts October 81 1 Student Union 1 Sponsored by the University ofKzbr&ika Christian Science Organization. 1 Baoemerit a Hi It 9 m 9 m HYatcn paper for 1 details or coil 6i Fn.-'a m cm JJ Jf 0 1 1 ,