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Barb BrandaDally Nebraskan
Yogurt yogis delighted
about tasty bacteria
Arts and Entertainment, page 12
Reporter turned catcher can't quite
cut the mustard in the 'big leagues'
Sports, page 10
September 18, 1985
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Vol. 85 No. 17
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By Molly Adams
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Even though appealing a grade is often suc
cessful and open to all UNL students, not many
use the process, said Ombudsman Robert Filbeck.
Filbeck said some cases of grade discrepan
cies have a "pretty good chance of appeal."
Filbeck, who sees about 25 students each
semester about grade appeals, said he thinks it's
worth students' effort to talk with him about the
case.
The ombudsman can predict the appeal and
offer advice. The ombudsman also can be a
buffer zone between students and instructors if
students feel uncomfortable about confronting
teachers alone.
P Although Filbeck said that no prediction is
"100 percent sure," he said he can help students
prepare a case for appeal.
However, the number of students who actually
appeal grades is relatively small.
Stephen Hilliard, assistant dean in the Col
lege of Arts and Sciences, said his college's
grade appeals committee hears five to 12 cases a
year.
Hilliard said he thinks even this number
could be reduced if all instructors would supply
a clearly defined syllabus that outlines grading
policies.
"Confusion begins when things aren't in writ
ing, so most students are sincere in their
requests," Hilliard said.
Even if an appeal does not result in a grade
change, students can still feel proud because
they challenged the system, he said.
Thomas Hubbard, director of accounting in
the College of Business Administration agreed
with Hilliard's view.
"At least the students know they tried and
possibly have a better understanding of why they
received the grade they did," Hubbard said.
Hubbard also said that by having students
appeal grades, departments are able to identify
problems in faculty grading procedures.
Hilliard said if students feel they have been
graded unfairly, they should be assertive and use
their option to appeal.
Richard Boohar, chief adviser and associate
professor in the school of life sciences, said that
as an instructor he has had only two students
appeal a grade in his 19 years at UNL.
Boohar said he wishes more students would
speak up if they feel there is a problem with a
grade.
Many grade conflicts are caused by a comput
ing error, which is a mistake that can be easily
corrected, he said.
But if students still want to appeal a grade,
the division of Academic Services suggests they
contact the instructor and try to resolve the
problem. Nine times out of 10 the problem can
be corrected at this point.
If it can't be resolved this way, students
should speak with the chairperson of the depart
ment. The complaint must be written and pres
ented to the department chairperson.
The grade appeals committee of the depart
ment will hear both sides of the issue, make a
recommendation about the appeal and inform
the student and instructor.
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Construction continues during the early hours Monday as the Animal Science Complex takes shape.
Animal center completion date set
From Staff Reports
The Animal Science Complex on East
Campus is scheduled to be finished in Sep
tember or October of 1987, almost 20 years
after the initial plans were made.
Elton Aberle, animal science department
chairman, said the complex, an addition to
Marvel Baker Hall and Loeffel Hall's Meat
Laboratory originally was planned before
Marvel Baker Hall was finished in 1968.
"Marvel Baker Hall was designed without
teaching facilities," Aberle said. "It was built
to replace livestock housing that was old
already in 1968," he said.
Livestock is kept in the Judging Pavilion,
which was built in 191 5, Aberle said. The Beef
Cattle Barn, which also houses livestock, was
built a few years later, he said.
Lack of money delayed construction of the
Animal Science complex until May, he said.
The $19.1 million addition will include
classrooms, office space, modern livestock
housing, computer rooms, a meat processing
area and facilities for intensive farm animal
research, Aberle said.
Marvel Baker Hall will be remodeled some
and still will be used, Aberle said.
Efficient custodians keep union costs down
By Linda Hartmann
Staff Reporter
The main lounge of the Nebraska Union is in a .
state of disarray. Beside the furniture, trash cans
overflow with pop cans. Popcorn trails are scat
tered across the floor. "Monday Night Football"
blares from a big-screen TV. A woman stoops to
pick up discarded newspapers strewn everywhere.
This scene is typical each day for the union's
custodial staff.
Between 7,500 and 10,000 people walk through
the union's doors every day, said Daryl Swanson,
Nebraska Union director. Fourteen custodians
clean up the messes left behind.
Bill Behmer, Nebraska Union operations man
ager, said it costs 86 cents per square foot, or
$146,200, to clean the union each year. He said
that is a good average compared to cleaning rates
at UNO and local public schools. He attributes
the Nebraska Union's efficiency to the good peo
ple doing custodial work.
One such person is Brenda Portsche, who has
worked the night shift for two years. Portsche
said students sometimes take her work for
granted, but usually they are appreciative.
Janet Freeman, who works the day shift, picks
up trash from the main lounge and puts it in a
50-gallon trash can a job she says is done four
times a day.
Freeman said the work is easier in the
summer, but she likes the exciting bustle of
student activity during the regular school year.
She is taking independent-study courses to fin
ish her art degree.
"Custodial work is good for anyone," she said.
"It teaches you to appreciate how much work it
is."
Freeman said she has placed trash cans closer
to chairs and watched to see if people use them
more.
On Halloween one year, Freeman put a mask
on her trash can and passed out candy as she
cleaned the lounge. She said it is the smiles and
energy of students that keep her job lively.
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No lawsuit expected from Christian speech
ByJenDeselms
Staff Reporter
A traveling Christian lecturer will return to
UNL Friday to give a religion-based speech about
"Maximum Sex," but his sponsor doesn't expect
the legal problems that came up on his first visit.
McDowell's 1980 appearance at UNL caused
the NU Board of Regents to change a policy
regarding religious groups' use of the university.
After McDowell spoke in the Nebraska Union,
two UNL students filed a suit in student court
against the four campus groups that sponsored
McDowell's talks, which were religion-oriented.
The Baptist Student Union, Campus Crusade for
Christ, Inter-varsity Christian Fellowship and
Navigators-UNL were found guilty of violating a
UNL policy that said the university is not
available for any organized event if it includes
religious worship or testimony.
The four groups were given one year probation
by the student court.
After McDowell's appearance, the regents
changed their campus policy to allow chancel
lors to designate space within a building that
can be rented by any group for occasional reli
gious services as long as the space is not rented
for the recurring religious services of any partic
ular group.
The groups charged with the violation reported
to the ASUN Senate during their probation. They
tried to appeal the decision, but the Student
Court had no procedure for appeals. Marlene
Beyke, ASUN director of development, said the
issue precipitated changes in the Student Court
System. For example, the University Appeals
Board was assigned to be the court of appeals for
the Student Court, Beyke said.
McDowell will appear in the Nebraska Union
Centennial Room Friday at 7 p.m.
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