Event-full kiosk maps out city
By Tammy Marshall
Staff Reporter
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Students won’t have to carry maps
this fall if they find their way to the
kiosk in the Nebraska Union.
A computerized information center,
the LT&T Information Kiosk, added to
the Union last spring, contains infor
mation about UNL and Lincoln. The
computer displays maps, union servi
ces and floor plans, an events calendar,
a guide to Lincoln entertainment and
businesses, and advertisements.
Five kiosks are located in downtown
Lincoln. A sixth will be installed at
East Park Plaza sometime this week,
said Terry Walkenhorst, information
kiosk account representaive for LT&T.
The Nebraska Union kiosk was LT&T’s
second in Lincoln. The Comhusker
Hotel Atrium was the first site and was
used by LT&T to measure public re
sponse to the machines.
Bob Bruce, university information di
rector, said a kiosk is a computerized
version of the Yellow Pages. At the
touch of a button, it lists events on
campus and in Lincoln and gives numbers
and addresses of businesses, restau
rants, hotels and transportation services.
Each kiosk costs about $6,500. Mark
Dahmke, an LT&T computer consul
tant, said it takes him about three
months to create an entire kiosk system.
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sary to keep the information current.
Dahmke said he can update the kiosk
from his office at LT&T through a com
puter network.
Daryl Swanson, Nebraska Union di
rector, said the kiosk was placed at the
north entrance of the union because
many students walk through it.
The kiosk includes directions on
how to use it.
To announce events on the kiosk’s
calendar, call the University Informa
tion Office, Administration Building,
472-2167.
GLC parent group
adds support to
- UNL lobbying efforts
CARLSON from Page 4
terests instead of member-specific
issues.
Along with a stronger lobbying force,
ASUN seems committed to rallying
student support for crucial votes in the
Legislature. And the newly formed UNL
Parents Association could add an extra
dimension of support when the admin
istration asks for increased funding.
There is more than just optimistic
talk. A quick tour around campus
shows promise in the new buildings
under construction. The Lied Center
for Performing Arts and the controver
sial recreation center should benefit
the cultural and athletic interests of
all students. On East Campus, the
expanded animal science building and
the expected Food Industry Complex
should vault to the top in agricultural
research.
Services for students also have im
proved. A night bus service between
campuses should help students with
out cars. The new Burge King in the
Nebraska Union will please fast-food
enthusiasts, but those neon lights just
have to go. If Twant a burger and fries
in a disco, there are plenty of meat
markets downtown.
The university also has made strides
to become more personal for students.
New Student Orientation was expanded
to bring more freshmen to campus dur
ing the summer. Freshman Friday ap
peared to be successful in its second
year. Transition to college life was not
this organized when I first arrived in
Lincoln.
After reviewing UNL’s direction, one
can feel only positive about its future.
However, I don’t see life only through
rose-colored glasses. There always will
be some dissension among the ranks.
Nonetheless, many of us should look
forward to a good year at UNL. Such a
statement on the first day is easy to
make. I hope 1 don’t have to eat my
words, especially not under those neon
lights at the new Burger King.
Carlson is a third-year law stu
dent at UNL.
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Paul Vondertage/Daily Nebraskan
Sophomores Keri Wellendorf and Lisa Konopik consult the
new video kiosk in the Nebraska Union for campus events.
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