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Peg 3 6 Daily Nebrasksn Thursday, October 18, 1S34 f I Workshop eases fears of non-traditional students By Richard Cooper Dally Nebruktn Uff E pamr Going back to school may be easier for adults because of a back-to-school workshop con ducted in recognition of National Adult and Continuing Education week. Ruth Harper, a UNL coun selor, said the workshop will give adults information cbout .finan cial aid, scholarships, counseling and master's and doctoral pro grams. The workshop was divided Into two sessions. In the first session, the adults had a choice of two mini-seminars, undergraduate admissions and registration. They also could talk to representatives of UNL programs and schools. The second session was about scholarships and financial aid. Harper said the workshop has taken place for several years. It is scheduled in October and March before early registration. "We want to assbt the non traditional student in whatever way to continue their education," Associate Dean of Continuing Ed ucation John Buskey said Non-traditional students usu ally are working adults who return to school for degrees. Buskey said 20 to 28 percent of UNL students are non-traditional students and the percentage rises every year. Susan Perk b a non-traditional student. Last year she earned a degree in sociology and now is working on her master's . Perk said non-traditional stu dents can expect to work hard because their routines change. "I expected too much too soon," Perk said. "I thought it would be Labels to be rotated Stricter cigarette package warnings d easy to get back into the study habits, but it wasn't." Perk reccnrr.cnch that return ing students take a Kght load dur ing their first semester. She sand she thinks most adults go back to school because they want more money and better jobs. For more information about returning to school call the Adult Learning Services of the Division of Con tinuing Studies at 471-1392. raw lire By Joan Iloriaek Daily Nebrfesk&n Staff fit-porter President Reagan signed a bill Saturday requiring tougher warn ings to be placed on cigarette "UMTS" " V You can earn up to S95 per month by donating plasma. And since you can study while you donate, it's like being PAID TO STUDY. Course Requirement 13 or older Weigh at least UO lbs. Be in good health Goah of course i Figure 10.5 Student studying end not earning money. (Bad economic planning. packages. Gerald FleLschli, medical direc- said. The warnings caution smokers tor at the University Health Cen- The warnings may be heeded of the link between smoking and ter, said he hopes the warnings by people on the borderline of lung cancer, heart disease and will deter smoking. People are deciding whether or not to smoke, fetal injury. Taking effect in one more inclined to believe some- Fleischli said, year, the four labels will be rotated, thing when it is written, Fleischli On the other hand, people who ,.ww......w.Ww..wx.- act according to cognitive dis sonance would not pay attention to the warnings, Fleischli said. In this case, he said, the person has decided to smoke and the warn ings would make no difference. Alan Byrn, assistant to the president of the Tobacco Insti tute in Washington, D.C., said he cant predict what effects the law will have on the tobacco industry. Experts testified in Congress that the public is aware of the current warning label, Byrn said. . Ninety percent of the experts said the public knows and under stands the current label he said. The tobacco industry sees the labels m unwarranted and unne cessary, Byrn said People need to realize the hsnaful effects of smoking, but the industry does not agree with the labeling, he said. In 1070, the first label appeared on cigarette packs, but sales in creased despite the warning, Byrn said. Cigarette consumption was 53a6 biiiion in 1972. The tobacco industry was in strumental in determining the final warning although the in dustry did not support the bill Byrn said. Bryn said he doubted that the warnings will change the tobacco industry's image. Cigarette in gredients must be listed with the Federal Trade Commission, he said. Byrn said he does not think the labels will affect the price of Allow you to earn up to $95 per month without interfering with your academics. 0 Satisfaction of knowing you are provid ing e therapeutic drug to treat hemo philia and other diseases. Course offered Monday through Saturday, Just a short walk off campus. To Enroll Call UNIVERSITY PLASLIA CENTER 1442 0 Street 475-8645 Mon.-Tus$., Fri. 7:33 to 7:00 pm Wad. and Sat 7:33 am ta G:C3 pm FEDERALLY INSPECTED fl u -S cigarettes. Thirty-seven percent of the price is taxes, he said. Steve Andersen, a junior in dustrial engineering major who smokes, said he thinks cigarette consumption will decrease be cause the warnings will have a great impact. "I think it will make people more conscientious of it," Andersen said. The warnings will give people an impression different from the current label and will help people realae the effects of smoking, said Mary Polodna, a sophomore fashion design major who does not smoke. Although people will think about the warnings more, she said, she does not know whether people will adhere to them. Fleischli agreed. "It's one thing for a person to know something," he said, "and it's another thing for them to do it" Colleen Laiigdon, an undeclared junior who smokes, said she does not think the w&rnisgs will make a difference in consumption. The current warning has net changed a thing, she -said. The four new warnings are: Surgeon general's warning: Smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema and may complicate pregnancy. 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