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Weather: Cloudy, windy and cold today with a 30 percent chance of snow. High of 29. Partial clearing tonight with a low dropping to 1 5. Partly cloudy on Wed nesday with a high near 30. November 19, 1985 Menu face By Kim Schwartze Staff Reporter Men once had few options in grooming products: cologne, after shave, some facia) soap. But today's men face department store coun ters stocked with facial scrubs, moisterizers, hair thickeners and skin bronzers. Robert Hillestad, UNL professor of textiles, clothing and design, said the fitness trend had emphas ized self-improvement. "Men are more interested in a lot of things now than they used to be," Hillestad said. "They're interested in clothing, their appearance and grooming." Rita Kean, assistant professor of textiles, clothing and design, said skin care is more acceptable to men now because of marketing changes. "Companies have changed their product mixes to better suit men and have changed their marketing approach," she said. "It's more prescriptive skin care than cosmetic now. Men's skin care used to be labeled as things like cosmetic bars and skin bronzers. Cosmetics do not appeal to men in general, but they do want to take care of their skin." Cynthia Zapotocky, Ben Simon's counter manager of Clinique for Men, said she thinks the media encourages male acceptance of skin care. "College students and young executives read magazines like GQ, Special singles albums provide diverse offerings Arts and Entertainment, page 7 up to sldi care see the line ads, and come in to check the products out. College-age men are our biggest buyers, but they usually buy piece-by-piece before getting into the full regimen," Zapotocky said. Jeff Woods, Miller and Paine rep resentative for Royal Copenhagen, Jan Stuart and Calvin Klein, said he sells more men's cologne to women, but men buy their own skin care and are becoming less inhibited at in quiring about the products. Although interest is increasing, sales are not. "There's still a lot of prejudice," he said. "Good skin care doesn't seem to fit into the macho image." "Men's skin care lines have been out on the coasts for some time. The Midwest is often overlooked at first when new products come out, but the (skin care) lines are finally extending throughout the country," Woods said. While men's skin care products are relatively new to the Midwest, Royal Copenhagen, one of the first men's grooming lines, has been available at Miller and Paine for more than 15 years, Woods said. "It's mostly the same men who've always been interested in skin care that use the full system the bus iness men but younger interest is picking up," he said. "There's always been a market for men's skin care, it just took the companies to decide it was cost effective to produce and market the lines." University of Nebraska-Lincoln ( Mark DavisDaily Nebraskan Miller and Paine offers packages with samples of skin care regimens. The Royal Copenhagen and Jan Stuart systems consist of a facial soap, a scrub, skin toner and moisturizer. Royal Copenhagen's package costs $8.50 and Jan Stuart's, which in cludes a sample of cologne, costs $15. Men's and women's grooming products have been available at Ben Simon's since last October, Zapo tocky said. Ben Simon's male lines, Estee Lauder and Clinique for Men, also have full skin care systems, she said. Estee Lauder's $25 sample kit includes a facial soap, a shave cream, a face tonic, a skin repair lotion and a moisturizer. "We help a man determine his skin type, show him how to use the products he's chosen, and keep a file on each customer to develop a more personalized skin care regi men. There are also many corres ponding products in each line, such as cologne, shampoos, deodorants, gels and beard softeners for a better shave to choose from," Zapotocky said. Hillestad said he thinks men's skin care is a positive trend. "I think this trend will continue," he said. "Being concerned with appearance is a very healthy ex pression of an individual or group. It's a reflection of a more sophisti cated lifestyle." Day makes the difference as Huskers defeat Czechs Sports, page 9 Lincoln native's book outlines benefits of smoking regulations By Molly Adams Staff Reporter A former Lincoln native, now living in Seattle, has co-written a book that examines the benefits of smoking res trictions in the workplace. Bruce Miller, who received degrees from Nebraska Wesleyan University and UNL, is lead writer for "The Smoke Free Workplace," which he co-authored with William Weis. In the book, Miller and Weis outline reasons why a busi ness will benefit from restricting or banning smoking on the job. Otis Sunderman, a supervisor with the Lincoln Department of Environ mental Health, said he thinks a book like Miller's could have a lot of influ ence on businesses. Sunderman said he receives at least one call a week from people who are concerned with the consequences of working in a smoky environment. Sunderman said his department will work with the management to try and help alleviate the problem. Smoking strategies Miller offers some strategies for employers and employees of smoky workplaces for cleaning the indoor air environment. The book shows through numerous employee surveys that smok ing restrictions are welcome. The book's forward, written by Stan ton Glantz, president of Californians for Nonsmokers' Rights, says "employees welcome smoking restrictions. . . and (the book) illustrates how easy it is to develop and implement these policies." Glantz's organization is respnsible for the successful implementation of a clean air policy in San Francisco. Bruce Tsutsui, San Francisco envi ronmental health inspector, said the iophoiEOFes Ibecoin Mr., Miss By Janis Lovitt Staff Reporter UNL sophomores Wallace Dawkins and Tonya Horn were crowned Mr. and Miss Black UNL Sunday in the Nebraska Union Ballroom. Horn, an undeclared student from Omaha, and Dawkins, a pre-veterinary and broadcasting major from South Sioux City, will represent UNL in the Big Eight competition at the University of Missouri, in February, said Carla Johnson-Kimbrough, executive direc tor of the pageant. The competition was open to all black students of UNL, Johnson Kimbrough said. Four men and five women entered the pageant, she said. Juniors Darrell Hornsby and Irene Johnson were chosen as first runners up for the pageant. Johnson-Kimbrough said the com petitors were judged on intelligence and personality. She said judges made Vol. 85 No. 61 policy requires all employers, with the exception of state and federal offices, to provide no-smoking areas in the workplace for non-smoking employees. Sunderman said he doesn't know if Lincoln will adopt a similar policy because the city follows the state's Clean Indoor Air Act which states that relief shall be given to the non-smoker. UNL also follows the state law, said Earl Brown, director of environmental health and safety. Brown said public areas at UNL are considered non-smoking areas unless otherwise posted. The NU Board of Regents established a no-smoking pol icy in classrooms, but private offices are left up to the individual. Stricter policies Brown said most complaints he receives deal with office areas. He said he works with the office personnel to resolve the problem. Good compliance can be expected, he said. Some Lincoln businesses are adopt ing stricter smoking policies for the comfort and well-being of their em ployees and customers. Ron Pierson, second vice-president of personnel at Security Mutual Life Insurance, said the company's new smoking policy was welcomed by non smoking employees. "As of Oct. 7, we do not permit smok ing anywhere except in the lobby and one part of the cafeteria," Pierson said. Lela Kelliher, media coordinator for the Lincoln Telephone Company, said the company's new smoking policy was developed according to state law and it complies with Lincoln Health Depart ment regulations. A check of some Lincoln hotels found that rooms are now available for non-smokers only. Black UNL their selections after personal inter views, talent competition and on-stage appearances. The talent show performances and the questions asked were based on black culture and ideas, Johnson Kimbrough said. Judges looked for black people who are aware of their black identity, and the competition is one way to promote black awareness, she said. Horn said she is proud to be Miss Black UNL "I wanted to prove to myself that I could get up on stage again, and I did it," she said. Dawkins said the pageant was a great achievement. "I look at it as reaching another goal," he said. Johnson-Kimbrough said about 200 people attended the pageant including Mrs. Nebraska, Marcelle Nedrow; Fred Conley, Omaha city council member; and Bob Devaney, UNL athletic director.
