Pago 6 Monday, November 26, 1934 Daily Nebraskan 7 H tf s it. .. ? -,'iJf' o Co 3 CD O O CD cy 3! Co Ti 1 1 Students sign petition By Colleen Kcnney Dally Nebraskan Staff Reporter Parts of a proposed renovation plan for the Cather-Pound-Nei-hardt complex has angered its residents and hall governments. The main grievance, voiced on a petition, is about the possible change of the historical Neihardt blue television room into a parti tioned study room. Glen Schumann, UNL assistant director of housing said he pro posed this plan to make use of "wasted space" and poor use of the complex's rooms. The pro posal was written on a concep tual basis, with the plans being tentative, he said. More than GO students signed a petition against the proposed change. Many said they thought the complex has adequate study areas. "I think the lounge is vhat separates Neihardt from an insti tution," said Neihardt resident Jill McCoy. y S . : 7; f p. J -Taa.'y ! mm - d"V -am ' w j M y u liifsaTooEK mi mm? Ride your bicycle indoors with a wind load trainer from Cycle Works. We have 7 models of wind trainers and rollers in stock priced from $75.00 and up. Bring your bike in and test ride one today. Financing is available for both trainers and bicycles. VI a IT MB ill " . a "I've heard not one person in favor of this change because there's no purpose for it," said Lora Monahan, another resident. Matt Hruska, Neihardt council president, calls this part of the plan "a mistake." But he and Joe Petrick, the complex program di rector, said other proposals will benefit the students and the halls. These include the relocation of the Cather weightroom to the Neihardt basement, the addition of study rooms to first floor of Pound and Cather, changing the Neihardt "Pumpkin room" into a divided computer room and the addition of new classrooms and student activity rooms to pres ently unused areas of Neihardt. "I'm glad they're doing it because it will benefit the students, but there's a few things that they're approaching wrong," said Hruska. Other proposed changes in clude changing Neihardt's Birch Room and blue parlor into a walled -off lounge and television room, respectively. 56th and South 483-2452 27th and Vine 475-2453 wis 2a J L vji Lza't' vJ Guaranteed Government Program Freshman thru Senior Years Quick Processing Apply today downtown at st few 9 HIT" tf" I If Hi -as i I 4 n j i I J De'roitclFcryciL FIRST NATIONAL LINCOLN A FirsTier Bank Member. F.D.I.C. er CPN e Trl n Petrick said he disagrees with these proposals because "these rooms are already meeting the existing needs of the students," he said. Schumann said students are not using the rooms enough. "IVe been through them at many different times of the day, yet very seldom do I see more than four or five people in there," he said. The final decision on the prop osals will be made by Doug Za techka, director of housing at UNL. He said he will make the decision sometime next semester Caffeine 'boosters' OK if taken in right amount YouVe done it again. It's the night before your 15-page term paper on Ernest Hemingway is due and you haven't even started. You also have to read five chap ters of sociology and then pre pare for a quiz in economics. What do you do? Wash a No-Doz down with a can of Mountain Dew and head to the library for an all-nighter. Caffeine found in beverages such as coffee, tea and soft drinks and in nonprescription drugs such as Dexatrim, Vivarin and No-Doz is often used by students who are looking for a stimulant to improve their alertness. Taken in the right amounts, it may not be as bad for them as once believed. "I would say lack of sleep is more harmful than the caffeine consumption," said Dr. Nancy Betts, a registered dietician and assistant professor in human nutrition at UNL Becky Guittar, a registered die tician at Lincoln General Hospi tal, said, "Small amounts of caf feine are not detrimental, but larger amounts like a six pack of The first Hardin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship has been awarded to !.Iichs.el Peterson of Lincoln, who is completing his master's in plant physiology with emphasis on turfgrass. The new $2,000 fellowship, named for Clifford Hardin, former LL-)s 13th & residents after consultation with students and CPN hall representatives. Zatechka said he is opposed to partitioning the blue room. "We need halls that have that type of setting, but that doesn't "mean that you can't change its uses," he said. Zatechka said the proposal "is not etched in stone" and will need modification before any construc tion begins a few years from now. A meeting is scheduled in the Neihardt complex at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, concerning the changes. Zatechka will be there to listen to student opinion and to present his view3. pop or 10 cups of coffee a day can have detrimental effects." According to studies done by the American Council on Science and Health, caffeine usually is consumed in amounts equalling less than 300 milligrams a day. The evidence suggests that higher levels, around 600 milligrams a day, may cause health problems including chronic headaches, sleep disturbances, rapid heart beats, anxiety and stomach up sets. Six hundred milligrams of caf feine is equal to the caffeine found in six cups of brewed cof fee or 10 to 12 cups of instant coffee, 11 Mountain Dews, 15 Coca-Colas or three Vivarins. According to the study, ap proximately 1 1 million people in the United States consume at least this much caffeine daily, causing a condition called caf feinism. Guittar suggests that people who daily drink a six-pack or more of pop dilute the amount of caffeine consumed by drinking a can of caffeine-free pop between cans of regular pop. rho's News chancellor of UNL and past U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, was established as an endowment through the NU Foundation. Its purpose is to support research on genetic mechanisms influenc ing plant responses to stress conditions. H. Bort Elcy, a professor and researcher in the UNL de partment of food science and technology, was honored recently by the UNL Faculty Senate, which awarded him the James A. Lake Academic Freedom Award. The award recognizes univer sity people who have given special support to academic freedom. Five engineering students at UNL have received Irene and George Holling - Fund scholar ships. Recipients of $650 scholarships include Mkh&el f!iiiki5, Elk horn; Rodney Euttt, Lincoln; Urn sli ETESssssa. Glenwood, Iowa Receiving a $500, scholarship was 2zzit-i Veil of Wood River. CLuescs .ITblTd of North Platte, received a $150 scholarship. The Omaha couple established the annual scholarship fund in 1078. Both are 1025 graduates of UNL.