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00 "0 y ;tt A )( id l f mr a (31tj) Friday, April 26, 1985 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Vol. 84 No. 149 Weather: Windy with occasional rain showers today and a high of 58 (14C). Rain continuing tonight with a low of 47 (8C). Looks like a cool and rainy weekend with a chance for rain showers both days and highs in the lower 60s (17C). Bob BrubacherDally Nebrasken ASUN encourages instructors to dismiss classes for protest By Jonathan Taylor Staff Reporter To coincide with Monday's "March to the Capitol," the ASUN Senate Wed nesday approved a resolution encou raging the state Legislature to recon sider its university budget appropria tions. Gerard Keating, ASUN president, said the resolution will be redrafted and copies will be presented to each legislator on Monday. This will "alle viate any confusion" about why stu-' dents are participating in the budget protest rally. According to the resolution, the $1.6 million university budget increase recom mended by the Appropriations Com mittee 'is inadequate and will be det rimental to the university, resulting in Foundation iililiilliii Administrators cn the UNL, UNO will hsve .1 additional $731,163 Ev'atl; in the 1SS5-S3 academic yecr for scholarships and fellow- !$hips Ths NU Foundation announced Thursday it will award a record $3,417,578 for 1SC5-8S financial aid. Daniel Morin, treasurer, said the fcuniion w;;l distribute $2,502,575 to UNL, $343,873 to the NTT Medical Center and $71,551 to UNO, plus 1502,551 to the system scholarship ccnuT-ittee, vhich will award scho larships and fellowships cn all three UXL's CoIleM of En-iaeerim and Techr.:lcy will ev;ard 277,417 -the most cf any college. decreased service to students and the state. The budget needs to be reconsi dered "to guarantee the long-range development of the university and the state of Nebraska and to protect the successes of opportunities which lie ahead for university graduates," the resolution states. The senate also approved a related resolution to encourage UNL faculty members to dismiss classes on Monday at about 12:45 p.m. so students and faculty members can participate in the protest walk, which will begin at the south steps of the Nebraska Union. In other action, the senate passed a resolution to support the establish ment of a regional College of Veterinary Medicine at UNL. The resolution also urges the Legislature to appropriate Foreign students adjust to fast By Lisa Nutting Staff Reporter The fast-paced life of the United States can build a barrier between foreign and U.S. students, accord ing to Abdul-Razak El-Naggar of Egypt, a student from one of 83 countries that sends citizens to UNL. Of the nearly 25,000 students at UNL, about 1,000 are from foreign countries. El-Naggar, one of nine Egyptian stu dents at UNL, said it's "for sure" that foreign students get homesick. "At first you feel so alone, like in a desert nobody around you," said El-Naggar, a floriculture major. He came to Lincoln in May 1983 to work on his doctorate. Since then he has adjusted to "the system the way the life goes." But two years ago "the system" wasn't quite so familiar. "It was really hard the first semes ter," El-Naggar said. "The rhythm of life is going very fast." More spring football Stuff. ..Page 13 funds "separate and in addition to cur rent university fundings" for the estab lishment of the college. Because UNL doesn't have a veteri nary college, students must transfer to one of five out-state schools after they take four years of pre-vet courses to finish four more years of clinical edu cation, said Jerrey Roemer, the senator who proposed the resolution. UNL has contracts with universities in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Ohio and Missouri that allow veterinary students to pay those schools in-state tuition rates. Nebraska pays more than $2 million to make up for the difference the other schools lose from waiving the out-state .fees. Currently, Nebraska has 157 stu dents on these transfer contracts. Continued on Page 9 That fast rhythm is the biggest dif ference between his country and the United States, he scid. "At the university system you must think very quick, answer very quick, do everything very quick," El-Naggar said. It may have built a barrier between him and other students, he said. "I've lived in my building for two years and I don't know anybody," he said. But he has made some good friends "by accident." " Americans they draw a specific picture for foreigners before they know them," El-Naggar said. "They treat you very carefully until they get confidence with you. When they trust you and find you're a nice guy, they become open." El-Naggar said many U.S. customs are different from those in Egypt, but through experience he has learned many of them. For instance, he said, one day when he paused to let a woman teacher go "ladies first," she stopped and said, "WTiat are you doing? We are equals." The Scorchers are Still hot... Page 10 Mark DavisDaily Nebrasken Communication group to unite UNL students By Jonathan Taylor Staff Reporter An ASUN election campaign promise for increased communication between UNL student groups became reality Wednesday as the Residence Hall-Greek Communication Commission met for the first time. Doug Weems, commission chairman, said that during its first year, the com mission will try to help residence hall and Greek students understand how each other's group functions. To ac complish this, the group suggested, residence hall student assistants and Greek house presidents could meet and learn about the issues each group faces in its respective kind of living unit. Weems said joint participation be tween the groups also would help resi "When you get used to it and know it's a custom, you learn and understand." Some foreign students learn about U.S. customs before they arrive here through television. Wiboon Lapjatupon of Thailand said that he learned U.S. customs this way. Half of the movies in Thailand are from the United States. Lapjatupon came to UNL two years ago to work on his doctorate in animal science. He will return to Thailand in October 1986. Lapjatupon said he con siders himself lucky to be able to attend school in the United States. "Most people (from Thailand) dream to come to study here," he said. Still, he had to adjust. "The first few months everybody seemed strange, to me, but not any more," he said. Lapjatupon said the most difficult thing he has had to adjust to was with English communicating with people. But getting used to U.S. food ran a close second. Lapjatupon said he chose to live in an apartment rather than the Funnyman... Jim Belushi entertains a pack ed house in the Nebraska Union Centennial Room Thurs day Night, Appearing as part of the ongoing University Pro gram Council's Talks and Topics programs, Belushi field ed questions and attempted an audience participation im provisation workshop. More on Belushi on Page 10. dence hall and Greek students under stand each other. However, such activities might be hard to implement in the first year. "But if opportunities arise, we'll take advantage of them," Weems said. The five-member commission met with ASUN President Gerard Keating, Panhellenic President Donna Davis and RHA President Dave Edwards, to dis cuss the group's tentative goals. Jayne Wade Andersen, director of Greek affairs and cooperatives, and Woody Getz, coordinator of residence hall programs, also attended the brain storming session. The commission proposed several goals, among them the original idea of keeping the commission as a neutral place for common goals and issues to be addressed. Continued on Page 8 U.S. pace residence halls because he wanted to cook his own food. Like El-Naggar, Lapjatupon does not know his neighbors. "Americans don't seem to care about their neighbors," he said. "Back home you know who's going to get married, who's going to have a child." But, Lapjatupon said, it may be harder to adjust when the student is older. "I am here to study," he said. "I want to have more opinions that is why I came here." Some foreign students don't have much adjusting to do or any. Grace Kjogu, a freshman soil science major from Kenya, said she hasn't had a rough time adjusting to U.S. life. "It's all in the mind," Njogu said. Kjogu credits part of her success to the International House in Neihardt Residence Hall. At International House international students are paired with American roommates. Continued on Page 6 i f