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October 1, 1985
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Vol. 85 No. 26
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By Diana Johnson
Staff Reporter
Although the women's athletic study facility
will open as scheduled, UNL Housing Director
Douglas S. Zatechka assured Harper-Schramrn-Smith
senators that a replacement study area
piano room will be built for residents.
Zatechka spoke to senators during a regular
HSS senate meeting Monday.
Zatechka said he is "90 percent sure" that the
UNL athletic department will pay for the new
HSS facility.
"My feelings are that we start building as soon
as you (HSS senate) say okay," Zatechka said.
Completion dates for the new room would be
November at the earliest date, Zatechka said, or
following winter break at the latest.
"We are very happy with the replacement
proposal," said Pete Castelleno, Residence Hall
Association vice president and Harper 8 resi
dent. "But the issue still stands that our rights
as a student government were violated."
Zatechka told HSS senators that the late meal
program in HSS food service was one of the
reasons he chose to put the women's athletic
study facility in Smith Hall.
Smith Hall was also chosen because it met
four other criteria, including:
O Smith Hall houses the majority of UNL's
women athletes.
O The Smith pianostudy area was the most
cost-efficient area at UNL.
O Women's athletic practice fields are near
Smith Hall.
O Smith's piano and study lounge area was
not being used by most residents.
"I honestly didn't think anyone would really
care. Once again, I was wrong," Zatechka said,
repeating what he had said earlier in the
meeting.
Further discussion of the HSS building use
policy and the resolution that was proposed by
the senate last week continued. The resolution
ordered the immediate halt of construction on
the women's study facility until the Smith Study
Area Investigative Committee could complete a
full report to the HSS senate. The report would
answer questions concerning the implementa
tion of the study facility and why no students
were consulted.
"We knew all along that we could get the
space back. There was no question in our minds
that Dr. Zatechka would cooperate with us. We
have a very good relationship with him," said
Sydney Warner, Smith Hall president and inves
tigative committee chairwoman.
"But I do feel we should have a say in what
happens here," Warner said, adding that student
government rights are the present issue. "I
would like to see a defining of student govern
ment rights."
Smith Study Area Investigative Committee
will continue to meet with members of both UNL
athletic departments, Chancellor Martin Mas
sengale and vice chancellors involved in the
women's athletic study facility.
"I think we, as the HSS senate or as a commit
tee, owe the student governments on this cam
pus to continue investigating this issue," Castel
leno said.
In other action, a committee to find a location
for the new study area and piano room in the HSS
complex was organized.
More students buying, using
computers, local experts say
By Deb Hooker
Staff Reporter
Just as the calculator became prevalent in the
early 1970s, computers are becoming a common
item among UNL students, computer experts
say.
, That growing interest can be seen in a rising
enrollment in computer science courses at UNL.
Russell Mandel, a computer science student
who works in the computer science department,
said classes have been filled every semester
since he came to UNL six semesters ago. The
classes quickly fill during pre-registration, and
there hasn't been any vacancies for students
during drop and add, he said.
Computers are becoming popular mainly be
cause students like to use word processors,
Mandel said. Typing papers and resumes is eas
ier with a word processor because computers
have memories and the user doesn't have to
retype .everything, Mandel said.
"It's basically the ease and simplification of
things," he said.
Tim Cloonan, store manager at Computerland,
701 N. 48th St., said he has seen a steady
increase in sales to students over the last couple
years. The IBM PC has been Computerland's
most popular system among students, he said.
Computers are becoming an important tool in
a student's education, and that's part of the
reason more students are buying them, said Gary
Green, manager of Computer Systems at 300 N.
48th St.
"It's looked upon as a tool for education just
like anything else...a slide rule or calculator," he
said. "A student isn't going to school to learn to
add and subtract."
In the past two years, Green said he has
noticed students putting computers right up
there with pencils on their school supply list.
Computerland offers two financing plans for
its customers. One plan is a loan from Norwest
Bank at 18 percent interest, Cloonan said. The
other is through the Computerland credit card at
21 percent interest for the first $500 and 18
percent thereafter.
"My first recommendation, particularly for
students, is to go back to their hometown bank
and get a loan," Cloonan said. "Interest is usu
ally around 13 to 14 percent."
The new computer section at the University
Bookstore sells mostly IBM PC's said Bill Martin
office technology specialist for the UNL business
technology department, which is responsible for
the computer section at the bookstore. The IBM
system is beneficial for students because it is
compatible with the university's computer sys
tems. An IBM PC basic unit costs about $2,500 at
the bookstore.
Green said the most popular brands at Com
puter Systems are the Apple II and Macintosh.
The basic Apple II unit with word processing
software costs about $1,800 at Computer Sys
tems. The Macintosh basic unit with word pro
cessing software runs for about $2,500, he said.
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Happy homemaker image
not accurate, says dean
By Molly Adams
Staff Reporter
A misinformed public is the main reason
the College of Home Economics still has the
image of the happy homemaker donning an
apron and baking cookies, said Dean Hazel
Anthony.
That image simply isn't true of home eco
nomics students today, she said.
"People who aren't involved in the Home
Ec College don't know what it's all about,"
Anthony said.
Cooking and sewing are merely two aspects
of a broad spectrum of professional areas of
study in the college, she said. Anthony listed
consumer affairs, retail management and
merchandising, nutrition, interior design and
textile science as important aspects of the
college.
She said more students are beginning to
see the career opportunities available to
them through the Home Ec College. Today,
about 79 men are enrolled in the college and
even more men take Home Ec elective courses,
she said.
Joan Laughlin, chairwoman of the textiles,
clothing and design department, said she
thinks the college's male population increased
because men aren't afraid to pursue a home
economics major.
"Men who are fashion designers and inte
rior designers today are commanding some of
the biggest salaries in the business," Laugh
lin said.
Although home economics always has been
a professional school, the career opportuni
ties have expanded, she said.
Rita Kean, assistant professor of textiles,
clothing and design, said home economics is
attracting a different kind of person. Not only
are there more men students, but "These
students are more goal oriented, are sensitive
to their environment and have more convic
tions than students in the past," Kean said.
The students and their goals changed
because society's issues have changed over
the years, Laughlin said. She said the college
focuses on today's issues. Laughlin said she is
researching the chemical and physical make
up of textile fabrics.
"We're studying the effects of pesticides
on fabrics that are worn by pesticide applica
tors and how the fabrics become contami
nated," Laughlin said.
She said learning how to remove contami
nants from clothing during cleaning and how
to keep pesticides from being transferred to
other family members' clothing are important
issues.
"Results from our research have been"
implemented in Nebraska and about 20 other
states and are part of the curriculum of the
training program of Certified Pesticide
Applicators," Laughlin said.
"We have an enlarged interest in technol
ogy and are responsive to its changes," she
said.
Anthony said instructors and students are
pleased with the direction they've taken. She
said more people are viewing home econom
ics as an important part of the professional
society. With a 98 employment rate upon
graduation, she said, it's clear that home ec
students are concentrating on professional
careers.
The week of Oct. 14 has been designated as
Home Economics Week and will feature
alumni of the college as guest speakers.