Daily Nebraskan
Wednesday, August 21, 1985
ASUN to support new rec center
By Jen Deselms
Staff Reporter
There's more to government than
meets the eye. And the Association of
Students of the University of Nebraska
is no exception.
ASUN is composed of President
Gerard Keating, 1st Vice President Rod
Penner, 2nd Vice President Jeff Fish
back and senators from each college.
The ASUN president also is a non
voting member of the NU Board of
Regents.
The senators work with college advi
sory boards and deans to make
improvements and develop programs.
Elections are held annually in the
spring. A record 3,128 voters partici
pated in last year's election.
Last year ASUN played a major role
in relocating the Culture Center and in
building the new University Bookstore.
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UNL s advising program. Other plans
are to publish teacher evaluations,
continue pushing for construction of a
recreation center and increase student
involvement.
Student Legal Services, ASUN Book
Exchange, a campus recycling effort
and paper money coupons are some of
the ASUN student services.
Two Macintosh computers will be
added to the ASUN office this year.
These computers are hooked up with
23 other universities, enabling students
to gain information about university
programs across the country.
"Our main concern is to improve life
for all the students at the university
regardless of where they live or what
their major is," Keating said.
ASUN has several committees that
deal with different areas that affect
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deals with university life outside the
classroom. The Budget Committee works
in preparing UNL's budget and han
dling ASUN finances. Academic prob
lems of students are handled by the
Academic Committee. Committee for
Fees Allocation makes recommenda
tions for the allocation of more than $4
million in student fees. All other topics
are handled by the Special Topics
Committee.
The Government Liaison Committee
is a volunteer organization open to all
students. GLC monitors and lobbies in
Nebraska politics. GLC gives students
a chance to get involved in the gov
ernment. ASUN meetings are every Wednesday
at 6:30 p.m. The meetings are open to
everyone.
ASUN will have its first campuswide
open house in late September for stu
dents to meet their senators, look at
new computer services and explore
UNL's government structure.
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Health aides offer pills, advice
By Kip Fry
Staff Reporter
When residence hall and greek stu
dents encounter health problems, uni
versity health aides help find a cure.
About 150 health aides will be in cam
pus living units this year, said Margaret
Pavelka, coordinator of the Health Aide
program. This accounts for about two
aides in each housing unit.
While health aides are limited in
what they can do, they still can accom
plish a lot, Pavelka said. They carry
necessities such as over-the-counter
drugs, bandages, thermometers and
sterile dressings, she said.
"They have the first contact with
students with health issues," Pavelka
said. "They are also a communications
link to the health center."
Health aides must meet several
requirements. She said they must be
willing to become certified in cardio
pulmonary resuscitation and first aid
and take a course in peer health twice
a week for two semesters. Students
earn two credit hours for the course.
"They also have to make a commit
ment of time because they can be
called upon in the middle of the night,"
Pavelka said. The aides must also pro
vide good public relations and demon
strate leadership ability because they
meet people and do other things for
them, she said.
When students need more attention
than a health aide can provide, they
often are referred to the health center.
Not everything health aides do is
related to the body and its physical
health. They must also provide emo
tional support to students, Pavelka
said.
"They are the person a lot of people
turn to in the living unit," she said.
Health aides also must write and
post health tips in their living units.
The pay isn't much only $8 a week
but there are many other benefits
involved with being an aide, Pavelka
said. The experience is unmeasurable,
she said.
"There are an awful lot of pre-med,
nursing, pre-dentistry and pre-pharmacy
students involved."
Calendar of events
Monday, Aug. 26 First
semester classes begin.
Tuesday, Aug. 27 Football
ticket application deadline. First
day of dropadd.
Monday and Tuesday, Sept
2, 3 Labor Day, student holiday.
Tuesday through Friday,
Sept. 3-6 Football ticket pick
up (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Athletic Ticket
Office.)
Wednesday, Sept. 4 Final
day to add classes.
Wednesday, Sept. 25 Pay
ment of semester fees (tuition due).
Tuesday, Oct. 1 Final day
to apply for December 1985 degree.
Tuesday, Oct. 8 Mid-semester
scholastic reports due from
faculty.
Friday, Oct. 18 Final day to
drop classes in the Office of Regis
tration. Final day to change course
registration te or from passfail.
Oct. 21 through Nov. 15
Early registration for second
semester.
Wednesday through Sunday,
Nov. 27-Dec. 1 Thanksgiving
vacation.
Monday through Saturday,
Dec. 9-14 Last week of classes
(Dead Week).
Monday through Friday,
Dec. 16-20 First semester
exams.
Saturday, Dec. 21 First
semester commencement.
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