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Wednesday, December 5, 1984
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Vol. 84 No. 71
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Weather: Partly sunny and cool with a high of 29
(-1C), but turning cold with temperatures falling
into the upper teens by evening (-7). Wednesday
night, clear and cold with a low of 7 (-13C).
Thursday, sunny and cold with a high of 28 (-2C).
Bob BrubaeherDally Nebraskan
Musker Cagers to
face Bluejays...Pagei2
'Amadeus' on stage
at Howell...Page 14
UNL student, 9-year-old
'pretty mmh like brothers '
By Lisa Nutting
Dally Nebraskan Staff Reporter
Jim Berryman, 19, and his friend
Daryl Moore 9, like to keep up on all
the latest movies. They both agree
that their favorite movie is "E.T." They
like to play tennis, and are getting
pretty good at it, they say, even if they
don't play "exactly by the rules." They
set their record high, though, hitting the
ball back and forth 110 times. They've
been camping a few times, but, Jim says,
"we're not really what you'd call
'campers.' " they settled for raw hot
dogs for lunch.
They do a lot of different things
together: Jim and Daryl are Y-Pals.
Y-Pals is a Big Brother-Big Sister Pro
gram of the Lincoln YMCA. The pro
gram was founded in 1970 and focuses
on developing healthy and trusting rela
tionships between a Y-Pal kids ages 6
to 14, and his or her Y-Pal volunteer.
Who qualifies for a volunteer?
"The older, more mature the volun
teer, the better," said Y-Pals Program
Director Barb Gaither. "Some college
students make excellent Y-Pals."
Jim and Daryl have been Y-Pals for
2Vz years now. Jim is a UNL sophomore
majoring in journalism and Daryl is a
fourth grader at Clinton Elementary.
One thing Jim stresses is that volun
teers be sure they can make a commit
ment. Y-Pals get together once a week
(or more) for about two hours.
"It's a good idea to really plan it " Jim
says. "Sit down and make sure you have
the time to do it."
To be a Y-Pal, the volunteer must
make a commitment of nine months,
Gaither said.
"We think it's vitally important
because these kids have had so many
disappointments," Gaither said. "And
there's nothing better than long-term
pals. If they get along well, we stress to
them to keep going."
Jim and Daryl have kept going.
When they first met in June 1982,
they went to McDonalds for an ice
cream sundae. They both recall they
didn't talk much that first time just
got to know each other a little. But by
the third week they felt comfortable
and well acquainted.
. "After I got to know him, I just
started liking him," Daryl said. "He's a
good friend."
And Jim says Daryl is his good friend,
too.
"My life has really changed since I met
Daryl," Jim said. "I look forward to see
ing him every week."
When Jim and Daryl became Y-Pals,
Daryl's parents were separated, so Daryl
didn't see his father often. Daryl's
mother can't spend as much time with
him as she'd like because she is often
bed-ridden with Lupus disease, a con
nective tissue disorder that can affect
almost any organ system in the body.
Going out with Jim gives Daryl some
thing to look forward to, Daryl says.
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Berryman and Moore sit and talk together during a weekly meeting.
Staff 'irreplaceable1
Child development personnel want to keep Commonplace
By Barbara Comito
Dally Nebraskan Staff Reporter
The proximity of the University
Child Care Project to campus
makes it attractive for providing
experiential education for uni
versity students, but what makes
it irreplaceable is the student
oriented attitude of the staff, said
Ross Thompson, professor of
psychology specializing in child
development.
"To provide experiential edu
cation and career training" is one
of UCCFs three major goals, ac
cording to the proposal it sub
mitted to the administration Nov.
27 requesting permission to re
main at Commonplace, 333 N.
14th St., for an additional year
without charge for rent or utilities.
Since its beginning in 1970,
UCCP has received free space
and utilities from United Minis
tries in Higher Education. The
project's present dilemma was
created by the university's recent
agreement to buy Commonplace
to provide additional student or
ganization office space.
Thompson said his department
uses UCCP in connection with
advanced child psychology class,
for independent study, for re
search and in connection with
the graduate program.
UCCP allows students to "study
child development in a more
sophisticated, in-depth, serious
manner" than can be done in the
classroom, Thompson said.
This experience could not be
provided at any other day care in
the city because UCCP is happy
to do the staff consulting no other
day care will do, Thompson said.
UCCP has a "unique sensitivity
to student interests and needs
because of its university affilia
tion," Thompson said.
"There is no other day care
accessible to my students which
has this sensitivity," he said.
At other day cares his students
might fulfill the same roles as
high school volunteers, Thomp
son said.
While the university does spon
sor another childcare center
Ruth Staples Child Development
Lab on East Campus this lab is
for human development students
only and is too small to meet
either the childcare demands or
the experiential education needs
of the entire university.
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Interview preparation
crucial for job seekers
By Gall Y. Huey
Daily Nebraskan Senior Reporter
Editor's note: This is the &&t
of three erticlea cn job tips.
The impression job seekers
make on prospective employ
ers during an interview often
determines whether they get a
job; consequently, job seekers
always should prepare thorough
ly for interviews.
Good grades, experience and
an impressive-looking resume
won't save the poor impres
sion made on an employer,
said Kenneth Cardinal, a
counselor at UNL's Career Plan
ning and Placement Center,
Nebraska Union 230.
The interviewee always
should be prepared in com
munication, appearance and
knowledge of the company, he
said.
Before an interview, inter
viewees should know some back
ground about the company,
said Anne Kopera, coordina
tor of advising at the College of
Arts &id Sciences. They should
research literature on informa
tion about the company.
Interviewees should familiar
ize themselves with questions
interviewers frequently ask,
said Dvee Buss, director of ad
vising at the College of Busi
ness Administration. They
should prepare to answer those
questions and be ready to ask
interesting questions of their
own, she said.
Continued on Page 10
M. Copp
le reveals property deal
By Bred Giifbrd
Daily Nebraskan Staff Reporter
Marvin Copple testified Tues
day that Attorney General Paul
Douglas successfully influenced
government officials on Copple's
behalf
Copple's testimony was not ex
pected until later in the proceed
ings. His relationship with Dou
glas is the focal point of Douglas
trail on charges of perjury and
obstruction of government opera
tions. Copple, former Commonwealth
Savings Co. vice president, said
that Douglas talked to city offi
cials and persuaded them to grant
an easement so he could develop
the Fox Hollow property he pur
chased in 1976. Copple told the
jury that his attorney at the time,
Paul Gaiter, had said that Dou
glas might be able to help get the
easement though city channels.
Copple said that when he dis
cussed the prospect matter with
Douglas, the attorney general said
that he could use the money to
coyer losses he and Gaiter had
sustained on the commodities
market.
Copple said he enlisted Dou
glas' help after asking him whether
it was legal to do so. Both Douglas
and Gaiter said they could work
for Copple if they did so on their
own time, Copple testified.
The easement was granted soon
after Douglas' intervention, Cop
ple said, and "I was very grateful."
Copple said he would normally
have paid for such work with a
check, but added that neither
Douglas or Gaiter would accept
that payment. Gaiter apparently
did not want to be paid by check
so that he would not have to
share the money with his law
partner, Copple said. He gave no
reason why Douglas refused the
payment.
The three arranged a real est
ate deal to equal the sum Copple
owed the attorneys, he said. He
sold both men 78 lots over an
extended period at $100 per
frontal foot, compared to the mar
ket price of $1 14, he said.
"We just agreed that they would
be compensated," Copple said. "It
was Gaiter's suggestion that they
buy lots from me at a discount."
Copple said Douglas used his
clout to help the banker again.
This time concerning a federal
investigation of Copple's son-in-law,
James Gillette of Beatrice.
Copple said that he did not seek
Douglas' help on the matter.
Douglas apparently persuaded
the U.S. attorney for Nebraska to
ease off on the charges against
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