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January 30, 1937
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Vol.86 No. 92
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Severs! UNL students tske a few last layups in the Men's P.E. Dullding.
Men's P.E. to be demolished;
upkeep costly, space needed
By Kelly Green
Staff Reporter
Partly because the site will be
needed for the proposed campus
recreation center, the old Men's
Physical Education building soon
will be torn down. Bids for the
demolition will be opened Feb. 10,
and demolition will begin later that
month.
Harley Schrader, UNL physical
plant director, said if the center
project hadn't suddenly gained
momentum, "we would have kept it
open as long as it would stand there
with minimum maintenance." How
ever, Schrader said the building has
been allowed to deteriorate because
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By John Rood
Staff Reporter
In the spirit of true hard-nosed
investigative journalism, the "Scratch
The Surface" team goes right to the
heart (or is that the bowels) of campus
mysteries.
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This week's subject: the facts and
fabrications surrounding an issue too
near and not-too-dear to all colle
giate cockroaches.
First, the facts. Three UNL profes
sors recently released the results of a
revolutionary roach study.
Under a grant from the Federal
Trade Commission, the professors stu
died electric devices designed to drive
away cockroaches by emitting ultra
sonic waves, sort of a "Fight Back Con
sumer Challenge" funded by tax dollars.
it wasn't worth the cost of the major
renovation needed. Schrader said
the building would have needed a
new roof and thewarped floorwould
have had to be fixed. Schrader also
said about $30,000 a year would be
needed for adequate maintenance.
Presently, with minimum mainte
nance, $5,000 to $7,000 is spent
annually.
Although the building may not be
the best-looking building on cam
pus, "it is very functional," said Bill
Goa, assistant coordinator of intra
murals for campus recreation. Cam
pus recreation uses the building for
open recreation hours and intramu
ral basketball.
Many community organizations
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They concluded that the products
examined do not work, citing numer
ous reasons, including the "low energy
of the sounds" emitted by the devices
and the "insensitive neurological ca
pacity" of the cockroaches.
The three researchers were Newell
Decker, a speech and hearing expert at
UNL's Barkley Memorial Center; Roger
Gold, head of the entomology depart
ment in the College of Agriculture; and
Tim Jones, assistant professor of oral
biology in the College of Dentistry. The
Associated Press called Gold "an
authority on cockroaches."
Now the rest of the roach story.
Rumor around campus has it (pretty
credible, huh?) that the Madagascar
hissing cockroaches have escaped.
When? From where?
First, the campus directory was con
sulted for clues. But neither Adrianne
Roach nor James Roach was home.
The trail got muddy when a Tito
Puente album containing "La Cucara
cha," provided a false clue when the
record began playing the hissing of the
needle sounded just like a Madagascar
hissing cockroach, yet none were to be
found.
Worse yet, the lyrics were in Spanish.
La cucaracha,
La cucaracha,
Ya no puede caminar.
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use the building as well. The Health
department has aerobics classes
there. The YMCA has some of its
youth basketball games there, and
the Mid-America paper-plane flying
championships have been in it for
the last two years.
"It may be ugly, but we're going
to miss it," Goa said.
Goa said campus recreation is
moving things around and resche
duling to meet the needs of the
organizations that currently use the
Men's P.E. Building.
The building originally was used
to quarter troops during World War
II. After the war, it was renamed
"Men's P.E." and designated as a
temporary building.
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Porque no tiene,
Porque le falta,
Marijuana que fumar.
Even when the song was played
backwards, (it worked for the Beatles,
why not the roaches?) no messages
Exchange-program
students going place
By Laura Smith
Staff Reporter
This year 55 UNL undergraduates are
studying abroad, the director of the
UNL Institute of International Studies
said Wednesday.
Richard Lonsdale told about 25
students that this is about twice as
many as when he took over the program
two years ago.
But Nebraska has only 13 the
number of students studying abroad as
the University of Kansas, the leader in
the Big Eight, he said.
Lonsdale said that studying abroad
provides the opportunity to make new
friends, learn about other cultures and
work toward fulfilling graduation re
quirements at UNL.
Students may study for a semester or
an academic year at schools in 32
different countries.
Lonsdale said most students opt for
"pleasant, safe places" such as England,
France, Spam and Belgium. More
adventurous students choose places
like Kenya or Thailand, he said.
Some schools require students to
pay directly while others fall under the
International Student Exchange Pro
gram, he said. ,
Health Center
to charge for
missed student
appointments
concerning Madagascar or Manter Hall
were discovered at least not in
English.
From there it was off to the main
campus greenhouse. Glen Drohman,
greenhouse manager acted as guide.
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With I SEP, the students pay in-state
tuition and housing to UNL as if they
were studying on campus, Lonsdale
said. Meanwhile, a student in another
country pays tuition and housing to the
university there.
The University of Bayreuth in Bay
reuth, Germany, signed an ISEP agree
ment with UNL Wednesday.
Using ISEP, students are able to
keep scholarships and financial aid,
although no special scholarships are
available, Lonsdale said.
Lonsdale recommended that students
go abroad in their sophomore or junior
years because many courses will not
fulfill prerequisites, although all credits
transfer.
Most universities require a 3.0 grade
point average and some have foreign
language requirements, but money and
leg-work are the main hurdles for
foreign study, Lonsdale said.
Registration for this summer will be
during the next few weeks. Specific
dates depend on the foreign university.
Registration for next fall and the 1987
88 academic year runs from March to
May.
Lonsdale's speech was the first of
four in the UNL Faculty Series sponsored
by UPC Talks and Topics.
Because about 11 people skip
their University Health Center ap
pointments each day, health center
officials now require that letters be
sent to repeat offenders and a $5
fine be assessed in some cases.
Carolyn Tipton, director of medi
cal records, said a doctor who works
an eight-hour day may lose four
hours of patient time because of
ni i s s e d appoint m e n t s .
In health-center specialty clin
ics, where the $5 fine will be charged,
the number of available appoint
ments is limited.
Specialty-clinic doctors all have
private practices where students
who need urgent care can go. But
they are charged regular fees, which
often cost more than $20 per visit.
Drohman was pretty sure he had
seen only Nebraskan cockroaches, but
enthusiastically aided in the search.
Glen scanned "their favorite" shelves
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