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Tuesday, March 3, 1987 Design projects gives students real practice; creates couple's home By Linda Holmes Staff Reporter Marcus and Pam Milanuk could leave their mobile home for a new house, thanks to a cooperative pro ject between UNL and the Univer sity of Hanover in West Germany. Professors and students from the two schools have submitted designs for a house to be built at the Agricu ltural Research and Development Center in Mead. The project is designed to give practical expe rience for students from the two schools, project coordinator Lee Schriever said. The Milanuks are caretakers for the center, scheduled for construction this summer. Schriever said faculty and stu dents involved in the project come from areas such as interior design, consumer science and education, agricultural engineering, construc tion management, horticulture and architecture. Students and faculty from the University of Hanover were in Lin coln last month to present their design recommendations. The de signs chosen at UNL were those of architecture students Chris Barn well and Brad Enszand and interior design student Doug Korcek. Fourth-year architecture students worked for five weeks last semester to develop preliminary designs for the project, Schriever said. The students consider energy conservation, structural flexibility and economy. All structures were to meet needs of a variety of users, ranging from childern to senior citi zens and were to feature prefabrica tion of alternatives to building the house on site. This method would save said. time and money, Schriever The designs from the two schools will be combined and modified to meet the personal needs of the Milanuks and will serve as a "dem onstration house," Schriever said. He said literature will be availa ble and visitors can watch slide presentations on construction of the house see how parts of the house were best suited for a rural Midwestern couple. The final design covering 1200 to 1600 square feet, will include living, dining and kitchen areas, two bed rooms, laundry room, bath and basement. A garage or carport, additional bedrooms and a "granny flat," will be added later. Schriever said 17 fourth-year design students were each matched with two architecture students. The UNL College of Engineering and Technology and the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources conducted research for the rural housing prototype, "Project 861." Several other groups, including the Nebraska State Homebuilder's association, the Nebraska Manufac tured Housing Institute, the Ne braska Department of Economic Development and the State Energy Office participated. A survey was mailed randomly to about 1 600 Nebraskans asking what kind, of housing they live in, what they think is most and least impor tant in a house, and what else they like in a house. Those surveyed also were asked the size of their com munity. Surveys from those in rural areas were used for determining the necessities for the housing project. Lack of funding has delayed start of the project, expected to cost between $80,00 and $100,000. Schrie ver said he is seeking university and private financing for the project. The College of Architecture and the University of Hanover have an exchange program for professors and students, Schriever said. "The unique feature of the pro ject is the students working together on design teams," Schriever said. "It provides more of a realistic opportunity to work professionally. Students don't often get that kind of experience." Daily Nebraskan Page 3 Qfoamfoeim proposes toefctas: Legalize sports betting so state can monitor it, senator says By Michael Hooper Senior Reporter State Sen. Ernest Chambers of Omaha said Monday the state should reap money off sports bet ting by taxing the bets placed. Chambers said although gambling is not good because it encourages people to think they can get money quickly without working, sports betting should be legalized so it can be monitored and taxed. Chambers made his comments to the Nebraska Legislature's General Affairs Committee. Under LB 757, sponsored by Cham bers, bookies would have to register with the Department of Revenue and would be required to pay a 1 percent tax on all bets placed with him or her. The bill would require bookies who accept more than $500 in bets in any seven-day period to apply to the department of revenue for a sports-pool operator's license. The fee for the license would be $500, and the appli cant would have to be 25 years old and a Nebraska resident. The legislative committee took no action on the bill. The bill also would require bookies to maintain records subject to revenue department inspection during business hours of all bets and all payments made. Chambers said currently gambling is legal in the form of bingo in churches and horse racing at tracks, but sports betting is illegal. In bingo, for example, Chambers said, there is usually only one winner, in sports betting, all bettors can win, he said. Under the bill, any person who vio lated the sports wagering act would be guilty of a Class I misdemeanor. The only supporting testimony came from an Omaha man, Leo Laine, who told the committee he considers his wagers a business investment. Rev. James Hamilton of the Nebraska Council for Alcohol and Drug Educa tion opposed legalized sports betting. "It will lead us down a path that is not really desireable for the citizens of Nebraska," Hamilton said. Sen. Rod Johnson of Sutton, a com mittee member, said sports betting should not be legalized just because it goes on illegally. Chambers argued that sports bet ting could be controlled and that gam bling is unlike murder or violence. 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