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iliX 7 o) i J ! f f ' ! J Wednesday, March 20, 1SS5 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Vol. G4No. 127 . t t 9. HI n V, VCilcr: Mostly sunny end beautiful today with a high of C1 (1GC). Clsar and warm tonight with a low of S3 (30). Another nico day Thursday with a highofC4(10C). C feofeo Coimm for tlUG eoiIflL..Page 8 Students rue Art Locrrfp r- "...Page 10 Owe qV2 ByAz&nLowe Rural women around the world have common concerns about charges in their agricultural economies. And they have a lot to learn from each other, said Katherine Riddle, extension food and nutrition specialist at UNL Riddle is coordinator of "Nebraska in the World," a new program designed to let women from rural Nebraska and foreign countries dis cuss common experiences and concerns. Program helps farm families cope.. .See page Technological change has altered the role of women in the world's farm economies, Fiddle said. Families in the United States and foreign countries no longer can depend on small vegsta- - tie markets or "butter and egg money" that ' '"might make a difference in how a family cats," she said. Rural women also have common interest in conservation of resources, world peace and "a better world for their children," Riddle said. About a dozen woman from India, Bhutan, Nigeria' od other developing countries are par ticipating in the "Nebraska In the World" pro ject, coordinated through the UNL IstentstioRsl ' Educational Services office. The women have met to talk about their roks on the farm in their hose countries. Teams are scheduled to visit about 10 Nebraska communities during the nest few weeks, Riddle said. The programs are set up through women's organisations, such as home extension clubs, the YAVCA and Women in Farm Economics. For mats will vary, from slide presentations and informal discussions to two-day workshops. The first program was in Sidney on March 15. About 25 women attended the presentation, given by Riddle, Ada Munson of the Nebraska Coalition for Women and Kunzang Roder of Bhu tan, a small country north of India. The women showed "Women in World Agricul ture: Growing Together," a slide tape produced through the UNL international programs depart ment. They also distributed program packets on "Women in the Development of the World." Response to the first program was "very enthusiastic," Riddle said. Visitors from other Nebraska counties seemed interested too, and may schedule future programs for their commun ities, she said. ... Th3 women are not paid for leading the dis cussions, but their expenses are covered, said Judy Wendorff, program coordinator for the IES. Most of the participants are wives of foreign graduate students, Wendorff said. The preset is operating with a $39,000 grant, from the U.S. Agency for International Develop ment, Piddle said. It is one of 22 programs funded for development education but the first to operate through women's organisations, she said. . Riddle now is writing a second grant proposal for $30,000 to continue the preset next year, she said. She said she hopes the program will expand to more communities in Nebraska and start sanding teams to Kansas, cs wall ' r r. ( 7 r y 4 westortbevi Rmesjxh fcsilSffi ca East Cmptss. Men excel in sexist classrooms o o wEMmg for IML By Jssn NySSsler- Editcfs nets: Tlia Is tha thM ssssisl Issues rtlstsd ta cs&2 Instructors praise men raore thin v;crr.en, give men more academic help a-.d ets ntre iikstj to accept men's comments during classroom discussion, to recent stales on class- aceording to room sssisra In a report released earlier this j'ocr by the Association cf American Col leges, Assistant Director Roberta Hall examined how faculty purposely and inadvertently treat college men and vssiea students diferentJy, ususlly through actiens that seen so normal thsy cftsa go unnoticed. 'Hie report called, 'Tli a Clissrocm Gimate: A Chilly One For VYomer.?" stated that tdin tfds hs-ppens, "women students ere either singled out cr ignored be cause cf their ess, and kit feeling kss cenfdast about their abilities and their place la the college community. In an arUde in this mesh's Psy. cfecl30 Ted?y msgszine, Myra and Da1d Sadke? outlintd a list cf these i ex Msscs cssntorJy practiced in to dsvs' classca: O Although girb start sched ahead of boys in re&disg and basic computa tion, by the time they graduate from high schod, boys have highsr sche!a tic rptiiuds tsst sccrcs.in bcUi arsas. O Ey high school, soma girls be come less' committed to careers, al though ttsir grades and achievement test s-corts may be as good as beys'. Many girls interests turn to marriage cr stereotypieally female jobs. Parts of the reason may be- that same women think men disapprove of their intelli gence. . O Girls are less likely to take math rr. l rc:rc3 r:r:3 and to pcrticipite i.n cid cr g'cd prcgrar.3 Li these su'';::t3, ever, if they have a talent for em. Ti;-. tie:- are m:r3 Ll:e!y t a fckk they trs i:.;:;:bl3 cf pur:u:g math it.-I sdene? b eel!:: 3 and to i; Did the subjects. O Girh are mere likely to attribute Mure to internal factors, such as abil-. ity, rather than to cstsrnal factors, such as lusk. Sexual ccmrsunlcitioa is net res tricted to the classroom. According to the article, numerous studies &cw that men speak more often and 'fre quently interrupt women: 0 listeners recall more from men speakers than from women speakers, even when both use a similar speaking style and cover identical content., ,' O Women participate less actively in conversation. They do more smiling, and gazing. They ?re more often the passive bystanders in professional and social conversations among peers, - Women often transform dedara tive statements into tentative com ments. This is accomplished by using qualifiers ("kind cf cr "I gr.crs") snd by adding tag questions ("This is a good movie, isn't it?"). These tentative patterns weaken impact and signal a lack of power and influence. ' Considering the extensive list cf renovation and construction projects space, often without adequate lighting cr windows, to a dot-to-dot game. "' Last year, changes in fire codes in high-rise buildings mandated installa tion of smoke detectors in UNL resi- currently being planned or actually dence halls. Kunkle and Rawes spent under way on campus, the C3ce cf nine months ceamrg on tne smoxe University Housing at UNL has found a detectors that now are in each room. way to use one of the university's most They dismantled, tested and analysed rrecicus resources its students ' several models, Kunkle to find to help with the projects, one that best met their spedseations. Two UNL graduate architecture sta- They finally decided on an alarm that is dents, Laura Kunkle and David Rses, audible in aacent rooms when it goes currently are working parMiria-" ea-- c she sdrad tests rest accuratdy. design and renovation prcisrlLilaei-isrdesigningbs computer residence halls. rr:rrr. Eefimted mtss for residience'halls. He Glen Schumann, assistant ;direcwttstcqnsider the lighting, sound cf housing for maintenance and cpcra-prooSng, . carpeting and existing elec tions, said the student architects do-"trieaI conditions for each area, Schu resesrch and work cut the details on msnn said. He'll also decide on appro prcjects, as well as test' and analyie priate furniture, where the cables and prefects. His lets licensed engineers phone lines should go and how much and architects at UNL's Physical Plant air cendiuoning is needed. on tneir own joes and costs down, Schumann concentrate helps keep said. "We use a student on a project where ever it makes sense to do z" Schu mann Slid, "It's a microcosm cf the red arohi tcciurd world," Kunkle sad. She com pared the task cf redesigning ofSca .These rocms should be completed by Aug. 1, Schumann said. The computer rooms will be modiScaticns cf existing lounges cr study am b e : ;h 1 -1 I e said. Hawes also is ' g a t:,:!i compacter far the KtJl-Z:.: z cr plcx.