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The Division of University Housing is looking for applicants for
student assistant positions to begin Fall Semester, 1986. For
information and applications come to one of the following
meetings in the Nebraska Union. (Check Daily Events Calen
dar for location).
January 27, 3:3,0 p.m.
January 28, 7:00 p.m.
To apply you must,
... be available for a group process interview on Feb. 8 or 9
...2.0 G.P.A.
. . . Sophomore standing, by Fall Semester
Application packets can also be picked up at the Residential
Education office "1102 Seaton Hall" by 5:00 p.m., Wednes
day January 29.
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predictions before their 5 p.m. oeaaune ruuay.
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Students predict weather, gain experience
By Sandy Heng
Staff Reporter
The competition is on in the I'NL
meteorology department.
For 1 3 weeks, three times a week,
about 50 professors and students
will predict the weather for the next
day. The winner earns one of the top
five "hail of fame" awards, said
assistant geography professor Dr.
John Harrington.
With the help of a new computer
program, contestants will receive
daily progress reports, he said.
"After every forecast, we put out
an updated list of who is in what
place so there is the competitive
ness associated with any contest,"
Harrington said. "But also the learn
ing that goes on."
"Anybody who really wants to
forecast can. It helps to have had a
few classes to know what you're
doing," he said.
Contest participants base pre
dictions on maps that describe t he
state of the atmosphere.
"We want students to learn by
doing it, and sometimes us old
faculty members learn a little bit,
too," Harrington said.
Professors are available for ques
tions, said senior meteorology stu
dent. Mark Massaro.
"It s like getting
on-the-job expe
rience without
being on the job ...
the contest is good
experience to see
if we want to do it
for the rest of our
lives."
Massaro
"It's a lot of fun to see the profes
sors and work with them outside the
classroom," he said. "Being able to
talk to them on a one-to-one basis
helps when you have questions."
Massaro said making a good fore
cast takes anywhere from an hour to
an hour and a half each day.
"It's like getting on-the-job expe
rience without being on the job," he
said. "The contest is good expe
rience to see if we wanfto do it for
the rest of our lives."
Because of the experience stu
dents get, Ohio State and Arizona
State universities have designed
contests similar to UNL's.
Assistant geography professor Dr.
Jay Hobgood started UNL's contest
5 12 years ago to help his students
in a synoptic meteorology class.
Since then, the top five forecasters
each semester earn spots in the
"hall of fame." Additional prizes
will be awarded to the top five con
testants in each of the categories
for the first time this semester. The
Student Chapter of the American
Meteorological Society are sponsor
ing the awards.
Massaro, vice president of the
chapter, said certificates will be
presented to the top five forecasters
in temperature, precipitation and
overall forecasting. First-place win
ners in the three categories will
receive plaques.
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