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February 19, 1987
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Vol. 86 No. 106
Pharmacy dean
selected after
national search
By Lee Rood
Staff Reporter
Clarence T. Ueda, former chairman of the NU
Medical Center College of Pharmacy's depart
ment of pharmaceutics, was named dean of the
college by the NU Board of Regents Saturday.
Ueda has been interim dean of the college
since May 1986 and was selected after a nation
wide search of candidates by a committee of
UNMC faculty and administrators.
The promotion came as a surprise, Ueda said.
But after reassessing his career goals, the
change fit his plans, he said.
Previously the College of Pharmacy has been
threatened by budget cuts, but because the
regents decided not to review the college recently,
Ueda said he thinks it is out of danger.
"If I do my job right, there's no reason the
college should become an issue again," he said.
Ueda said the college's enrollment hasn't
declined because of the threat of cuts. The col
lege has had a steady number of students for the
last six or seven years, he said.
Ueda said he hopes to emphasize research
more than in the past and find more innovative
drug-delivery systems.
Ueda has been a UNMC faculty member since
1974 and became chairman of the department in
1976. He has written and co-written more than 60
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ASUN wants more fund raising
By Merry Hayes
Staff Reporter
Stating that the academic integrity of the
University of Nebraska has been threatened by
budget cuts, the ASUN senate Wednesday passed
a bill requesting football coach Tom Osborne,
Athletic Director Bob Devaney and the NU Foun
dation to mail letters to NU supporters request
ing donations for the university.
Sen. Jon Stick, the bill's sponsor, said
Osborne, Devaney, and the NU Foundation's fund
raising efforts were successful in gaining funds
for the Student Recreation Center and could also
help gain funds for academics at UNL
"This bill has nothing to do with the Recrea
tion Center other than noting that the Rec Cen
ter has proven that there is support out there for
this university," Stick said.
"This is a vote in support of academics and
education and not against the Recreation Cen
ter," Stick said. ---
The bill suggested the donations go to support
endowed faculty chairs, an air conditioning sys
tem for Morrill Hall and improved university
libraries.
Stick said the endowed faculty chairs would
show support for faculty and staff academic con
tributions. He said faculty and staff morale is at
"one of the lowest points ever."
He said Morrill Hall is also in need of a $4
million air conditioning system to preserve its
decaying exhibits.
Stick said, "I think it's time people realized
that they have a commitment to this institution
which extends beyond athletics."
Empty pool remains full
By Tami Schuetze
Staff Reporter
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Kezttiiciky looks
Ueda
professional articles and abstracts.
Ueda came to Nebraska from California in
1974. But he says he likes the Midwest and
doesn't plan to leave for awhile.
"I like it here. I like the people and I like the
program," he said.
at Massengale
By Lee Rood
Staff Reporter
According to an article in a Kentucky news
paper, UNL Chancellor Martin Massengale is
being "seriously considered" to be president of
the University of Kentucky.
The Courier Journal reported that Massengale
is one of a half-dozen candidates being consi
dered to replace the current president, Otis Sin
gletary, after he retires in June.
Bob Bruce, director of the University Informa
tion Office, said Massengale was not considering
the job. Bruce said he was speaking for Massen
gale on the matter so the chancellor could "get
some work done."
Massengale was scheduled to interview' for"
the Kentucky job but canceled because of bad
weather. Bruce said Massengale had made no
plans to reschedule the interview.
Other candidates being considered for the
position include Frank Horton, president of the
University of Oklahoma: David Rosell, provost of .
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute; and Charles
Wethington, chancellor of the University of Ken
tucky's statewide community-college system.
Robert T. McCowan, head of the search com
mittee, said the committee would not make a
recommendation until all the candidates were
interviewed.
The closed Coliseum pool remains filled with
water because the sides of the pool could col
lapse if it is emptied, the director of the UNL
physical plant said.
Harley Schrader said that if the pool is emp
tied, pressure from an unusually high water
table could force the walls to cave in and the
floor to be pushed up.
"The water table is very high this year around
the Coliseum, so it is impossible for us to empty
the water from the pool," he said. We are taking
care of the water in the pool and it's not hurting
anything being there right now."
Last May, a lifeguard at the pool reported suds
surfacing in the pool water. The State Health
Department examined the problem and con
cluded that backflow from sanitary and storm
sewage was entering the pool.
Schrader said nothing could be found wrong
-with -the -pool or sewage system when UNL
employees inspected it last summer. But changes
ordered by the State Health Department would
cost $50,000 to $70,000, funds the university does
not have, Schrader said.
He said that eventually well points will be put
in to pump the water from around the pool so the
pool can be emptied. No immediate plans are
being made to get the water out because the pool
still has a slim chance of survival, Schrader said.
"If the plans go through on renovating the
Coliseum, then steps may be taken to fix the
pool as well. That decision may be a long way
off," he said.
However, until a decision is made, the 60-year-old
pool will remain empty but filled with water.
Computer services sure new
By Libby York
Staff Reporter
You've seen the scenario a million times: Boy
meets girl; boy gets girl; boy and girl live happily
ever after. However, today's new technology has
altered this formula: Boy goes to dating service;
boy meets ideal girl, as selected from computer
ized information
Within the past decade, computer dating ser
vices have increased in popularity, providing,
singles with an alternative to traditional dating
scenes, such as singles bars.
From 1975 to 1982, computer dating services
participation skyrocketed to more than 60,000
members. Although the latest statistics availa
ble are from 1982, the trend is continuing,
experts say. This increase is due to the number
of single people in the United States, they say.
vThe U.S. Census Bureau released figures in 1982
showing 53 million unmarried adults.
New Beginnings-Video, an Omaha dating ser
vice, has been open for about seven years. Offi
cials from New Beginnings-Video said that they
have matched 200 couples.
"They're (dating services) the coming thing.
People are getting burned out on the bar scene,"
said Donnie Ward, an employee. Ward said the
service has more than 700 members from 19 to 70
years old.
A new member first must answer questions on
his or her age, physical attributes, hobbies and
interests. Then the member's picture is taken for
a book, which is divided by age groups. Finally,
he or she is interviewed on videotape.
New Beginnings-Video is a member of the Bet
ter Business Bureau and the Omaha Chamber of
Commerce. The company screens participants
for drug and alcohol abuse, criminal records and
mental instability.
"What we attract are singles looking for qual
ity companionship," said Charlene Johns, owner
of New Beginnings-Video. "People aren't looking
for one-night stands: they want lasting relation
ships," she said.
Nebraska is a conservative state, Johns said,
so people did not adjust to video dating quickly.
Sixty-eight percent of New Beginnings-Video's
members have college degrees, Johns said.
Members contract for one year, with a guaran
tee of finding someone. If, by the end of a year, a
"significant other" isn't found, Johns said,
membership may be retained, at no extra cost,
until a match is made.
New Beginnings-Video's fee is $395.
"We save people a great deal of time and are
very inexpensive compared to a year of the bar
scene," Johns said.
Another local service for singles is the Perfect
Strangers, a club founded five years ago. The
club has more than 600 members, who can
attend weekly activities dances, group dis
cussion, picnics and sports with other singles
for a yearly fee of $70. Club officials compile
photo albums containing information on mem
bers. Carol Lee, co-owner of Perfect Strangers, said
although the average age of participants is from
30 to 55, the number of young people is
increasing.
"The younger crowd is starting to get sick of
the singles meat markets," she said.
Dateline, a nationwide dating service, arranges
dates for its members based on personal infor
mation they provide.
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