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By Christine Graves
Staff Reporter
The electronic news boards in the
Nebraska and East Unions may have to
be removed because of budget priorities,
said the director of the Nebraska Union.
Daryl Swanson said the university
might have to pay telephone charges
because the news is run over telephone
lines. Initially the service was free.
The news boards carry eight to 10
minute spots comprised of spots,
campus, national and world news and
Weight, smoking clinics
Classes to help faculty, staff and
students lose weight and quit smoking
begin Feb. 18 at the University Health
Center.
The Stop Smoking class will meet for
eight sessions between Feb. 18 and
March 4, 7 to 9 p.m. A second session
will begin in April. The session costs
$20.
"This program helps smokers learn
how to deal with the habit," said
Joseph Anderson, class coordinator and
clinic technician at the Health Center,
The program, in its third year, is a
modification on the 5-Day Stop Smokng
Plan, which has smokers gradually
decrease their daily number of cigar
ettes until they can quit, he said.
The center's Weight Loss classes
will begin Feb. 18 for students and Feb.
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an entertainment update.
Swanson said two Texas companies
approached the university two years
ago and proposed the news service. He
said the service was offered at no cost
to the university.
Since the service was free, the Union
Board approved it, he said. The boards
were installed in 1984.
But Swanson said he was notified
last spring that if the university wished
to keep the service it would have to pay
the phone charges of between $30 and
$50 a month.
19 for staff and faculty.
Student classes are Mondays and
Wednesdays, 3:30 to 5 p.m. and staff
and faculty sessions meet Tuesday,
noon to 1 p.m.
The Weight Loss class is designed
for individuals who are 15 percent or
more overweight, said Kathleen Lehr,
registered dietician at the Health
Center.
Participants must make an appoint
ment with a physician to determine any
special requirements for starting the
program, she said.
"Our philosophy centers on long
term weight loss guidelines," she said.
"We distribute information on good
nutrition, behavior modification, exer
cise and medical information."
Lehr said the program organizers
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He said he declined last spring
because of "budgetary priorities." But,
he added, the university has never been
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"I wouldn't spend $600 a year on it
(the news service)," he said.
Swanson said if the university re-
ceives a bill for the service he would
take it to the union board for a vote.
But, he said, he doubts it would be
approved.
"It (the cost) is not in our current
budget."
UNL is one of 180 colleges and
begin soon
have added a 30-minute exercise ses
sion to the weekly class and are also
trying to individualize the diets.
Two computer printouts of partici
pants' food intake are also included in
the program. An initial analysis shows
individuals what foods or nutrients
they lack when they start the program.
Another analysis, given halfway through,
shows what improvements have been
made.
Lehr said a daily worksheet, listing
exercise time and foods eaten, is an
effective method for watching individ
ual progress.
Participants can also become eligible
for partial refunds from the registra
tion fee with progressive weight loss.
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universities to receive the service. Since
the boards were initially installed, the
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Swanson said the company maintains
the boards and runs the news over
telephone lines. The only input the
university has in its operation is
controlling the speed of the news, he
said.
The company receives their revenue
from national advertising, he said.
"Their whole premise (is) based on
selling national advertisements" and is
directed toward "college agreement,"
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Swanson said alcohol and tobacco
products are not advertised.
The company subscribes to four
news services, press releases and news
received from campuses, Texas EFN
editor Peter McNabb said. The news
services include the Associated Press,
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Instrumentation society
forms; recruits members
By Jeff Apel
Senior Reporter
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said. '
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major, said he likes the news on the
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stages, two UNL professionals said they
are confident a chapter of the National
Instrumentation Society can be formed
at UNL.
An instrument can be anything that
measures a tool of science, or engi
neering, but not a tuba or violin.
Jack Lemon, a university power plant
employee, and Allen Edison, an elec
trical engineering professor, said they
are confident they can get the five stu
dents needed to gain recognition as an
official group by the Student Affairs
office.
The group held its first meeting Jan.
21, where four students showed inter
est in the group. Lemon said he is con
fident that the group can get a fifth
member.
Once formed, Edison said, the group
would devote its' biweekly meetings to
educating group members about var
ious instruments.
Edison said that his main goal for
the club is that it helps to clear up
some of the questions surrounding var
ious types of instruments.
Lemon said before the group can be
officially recognized as an official stu
dent chapter of the National Instru
mentation Society, the club must have
14 members and elect officers.
Currently, Lemon said, 77 student
chapters of the society exist through
out the world, while about 40 adult
chapters can be found in the United
States.
"The field of instrumentation is
growing," Lemon said. "Anyone that is
interested in instruments or that is
pursuing an instrument-related field
should see this as an opportunity to
expand their knowledge."
Both men said that they are seeking
the advice of Bud Degraff, an instru
ment sales engineer who was instru
mental in forming a student chapter of
the national instrumentation society at
UNO.
Lemon said he is hoping the UNL
chapter could have a yearly competi
tion against the chapter at UNO.
"I'd like to stress that this club is
open to any student at the university,"
Lemon said. "You don't have to be an
engineering major to join. All we ask of
members is that they have a general
interest in the field of instrumenta
tion." Persons interested in joining, Lemon
said, should call either Lemon or Edi
son for more information.
Police Report
TUESDAY
10:13 a.m. Car reported van
dalized in Wick Alumni Center parking
are.
3:15 p.m. Purse reported stolen
from the Westbrook Music Building.
4:04 p.m. Person arrested for
alleged hit and run.
4:30 p.m. Two car accident
reported in parking area 30 near the
activities building on East Campus.
