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"1 F Weather: Patchy dense fog and driz zle In the morning Friday, then cloudy and continued cool. High in the mid oOs to 60. Light northeast wind. Mostly cloudy Friday night with a 20 percent chance of rain. Low in the upper 40s. Continued cloudy and cool Saturday and high In the midoOs. X October 24, 1986 E Foundation bequeathed $2.7 million YORK (AP) A former teacher whose two brothers and a sister died in childhood bequeathed in her will $2.7 million for students of pediatrics or nursing and for research on birth defects and childhood illnesses, it was an nounced Tuesday. The announcement was made by the NU Foundation and First Trust Co. of York, which will administrate the est ate of Edna Ittner. Edward J. Hirsch, executive vice president of the founda tion, said the bequest was one of the two or three largest ever given to the foundation. Ittner, who died Jan. 12 at age 105, said in her will that the money should be used for pediatrics students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, for nursing students or for people who will do medical research to help children. Besides grants, gifts and loans for students, the money will be used to establish a professorship in pediatrics at the medical college, Hirsch said. "It is my strong desire that the bene ficiaries of said grants, gifts and loans be persons who are working their way through school," Ittner said in the will. In a note attached to the will, dated Jan. 11, 1972, Ittner wrote: "My parents lost two young sons and a daughter from diphteria and scarlet fever and my other sister who lived to maturity always suffered from the results of scarlet fever. As I have grown older I realize how father's and other's lives were affected by their children's deaths. ... "I know that pediatricians may not realize as much financial reward as surgeons, but the satisfaction of dedi cated service will be thier great reward." (Give me Lincoln clubs, bars cater to students who choose no booze By Cindi Vavra Staff Reporter Editor's note: the following story was written in conjunc tion with National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week, Oct. 20 through 26. Even Lincoln night clubs are making efforts to provide minors with alcohol-free entertainment, including dances and live bands. Celebration, 1033 O St., offers "Teen Night" every Sunday evening. The cover charge is $2, and anyone over 15 can attend. No alcohol is served. Mike Morrison, assistant manager of Celebration, said the crowd "var ies quite a bit and, if there is no school on Monday, Celebration can draw anywhere from 800 to 900 customers. Stooges, 826 P St., offers "College A Gibson at and a smile Arts & 21 NJVli ' Sit to 7 Just a-walking in the rain Freshmen Stacie Olson (left) and Allison Rogers share in a bit of cheerful conversation Thursday as they walked to Love Library. & (root) Night" for those 18 and over. Col lege Night includes a $2 cover charge and dancing. Tim Lohmeier, manager and owner of the Drumstick, 547 N. 48th St., said The Drumstick sponsors no more than five "minor shows" per year. Lohmeier said bands can play for audiences age 16 and over from 7 to 10 p.m. on Sunday evenings. He said the size of, the crowd varies depending on how good the band is and how well the band has public ized its concert. Lohmeier said the publicity usu ally is left up to the band, no alcohol is served during these shows. Some of the most original enter tainment can be found at concerts sponsored by KZUM radio station. Ken Havlet, KZUM program direc tor, said the concerts began two years ago and have received varied reaction. KZUM-sponsored concerts include bands like Gene Loves Jezebel, Flaming Libs and B-Movie. Havlet said the station sponsors shows at different locations. his hip on his face Entertainment, Page 7 V University of Nebraska-Lincoln V Dave BentzDaily Nebraskan u ? beer; drive me to tine clinic Students not alone when dealing with alcohol problems By LeAnne Lovings Staff Reporter Editor's note: The follow ing story was written in con junction with National Colle giate Alcohol Awareness Week, Oct. 20 through 26. Students do not have to face their alcohol problems alone. According to Margaret Nellis, coordinator of community health, the University Health Center offers many programs for students who have alcohol problems. "We have many programs for stu dents who are concerned about the role of alcohol in themselves or their friends," she said. One of the major programs the Health Center's community health office offers is an evaluation service. Students talk to Alan Jay Smith, an advanced graduate student in clini CU coach's goal: Buffalo NU Saturday v r r I i ! VXlVAJi I L Fraternities abandon Little Sister program By Lee Rood Staff Reporter Three UNL fraternities Kappa Sigma, Phi Kappa Psi and Tau Kappa Epsilon have joined a national trend in dropping their Little-Sister programs this year. According to Mark Fite, national director for chapter services at Tau Kappa Epsilon, "there is a national trend among the 58 national TKE fra ternities to discourage their chapters from having Little-Sister programs." Fite said Tau Kappa Epsilon dis courages its chapters against forming Little-Sister programs because women can have a better Greek experience in a sorority and because Little-Sister programs tend to create "disharmony" among fraternity members. Gary Angstadt, executive director of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, said its national fraternity decided to ban Little-Sister programs at a convention this summer. Agnstadt said under graduate members felt Little-Sister programs challenge the fraternity's sin Lied construction begins Construction of the new Lied Center for Performing Arts at UNL has begun. Campus architect Bob Carpenter said crews from Builders Inc., the project's general contractor, began moving onto the site Tuesday. He said their first task will be to erect a construction fence at the worksite. Two cul-de-sacs and a faculty park ing lot adjacent to the site are being closed. Car and pedestrian traffic on 11th Street will be close north of Q Street. Car traffic also will be restricted on R cal psychology. Smith gives alcohol tests and clinical assessments. He then refers them to the proper treatment program. "First we try to find the problem and then we fit the correct treat ment to the problem," he said. He said many times the students do not have a major problem and do not need treatment. "Lots of times it is just a matter of an abuse problem. We have no desire to label (someone) alcoholic or non-alcoholic. But we can usually rule out the people who don't have a problem," he said. Smith said the first step a person who has a problem should take would be to contact a person like himself who can give him or her an assessment of the problem. Other programs include support groups for students who have parents with alcoholic problems, and drug-abuse programs for students who are in trouble with alcohol and drugs. Nellis said the drug abuse pro grams are required for the students who get into trouble but the support Sports, Page 9 Vol. 86 No. 44 ;:: ; ,zzz3 gle-sex membership by becoming "pseudo-members." Ned Kirklin of Kappa Sigma frater nity in Lincoln said its Little-Sister program was canceled because it was not a productive part of the house. "It was becoming more of a hassle than a benefit," he said. Kirlin said fraternities also have been receiving a lot of pressure at the national level to drop the programs. Mick Wilson, public relations direc tor for the national Kappa Sigma fra ternity, said a Little-Sister program would take away from the fraternity's principle of being a "men's social fraternity." "Chapters could face legal liabili ties if a little sister was involved in an accident," he said. Even though members at Phi Kappa Psi fraternity had a strong Little-Sister program and good turnout by little sis ters last year. Dave Kirkwood, Little Sister chairman for the fraternity, said his house canceled its program this See SISTERS on 6 Street west of 12th Street. University officials advise Kimball Hall patrons to use the 12th and R Street pedestrian entry into the Kim ball area for performance events sche duled during the construction period. Construction is expected to con tinue through March 1989. Assisting the general contractor in the project will be subcontractors Commonwealth Electric Co., electrical; Wentz Plumb ing and Heating, plumbing and hear ing; Electronic Contractors, sound sys tems; SECOA, theatrical rigging; and Montgomery Elevator, equipment. groups are simply a preventive measure. "Students who have parents with alcohol problems can go on to develop problems of their own. In this respect we act as a preventive group," she said. According to Smith, funding for programs is limited and does not allow a proper staff to do a lot of one-on-one counseling with students. He said his referral services are free and completely confidential. However, clinical treatment centers can be expensive, usually costing anywhere from $100 to $5,000. "It is a difficult price to pay, but sometimes insurance will pay for a portion or even all of the costs," Smith said. Smith said now is the time for students to look at the alcohol problems. "Problems can be stopped early, but some people let them go on for 10 to 15 years after they've already lost self esteem, a job, or even a loved one," he said. r