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• 1 plcaday- " .;.V.. . "HU -11"1 ‘ ^- A,Jl. y U^j|j WEATHER: Tuesday, partly sunny, high . 0 | n / m around 00, winds from theE at 5-15 mtfi. News Digest.2 £?Sc I f I *H| nlMl ^*1 1 1 SporE September 27,1988 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Vol. 88 No. 21 Grant to aid agriculture curriculum changes oy i um ivovmg Staff Reporter An almost $620,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, Mich., will help University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Agriculture change its curriculum for the 1990s. The grant, which lasts three years, will fund a program called University of Nebraska New Partnerships in Agriculture and Education, said Ted Hartung, the interim dean of the College of Agriculture. The project will aid in the development of partnerships among students, faculty, business, government and industry professionals, Har tung said. Students and faculty will be involved in the designing of new learning experiences. These learning experiences will come in the form of courses, internships and other innova tions, he said. They will stress basic knowledge and theory, multidisciplinary context, problem solving in experimental settings, issues of val ues and ethics, competencies in writing, speak ing and interpersonal skills and student-cen tered learning, he said. “Teams of students will be used in rede signing courses, Hartung said, “They will be asked to participate with faculty to see what students want." “The Home Economics, Arts and Sciences and College of Business, will also be a source of input for the College of Agriculture so the new course content will be more interdiscipli nary,” Hartung said. ocveiiti new iciuntug experiences win oe advanced in the curriculum of the college, Hartung said. “As a result of the projects, our students will be better prepared; our faculty members will be using new methods of teaching; and the college will have in place an efficient means of curricu lum innovation reaching a wider range of sup port groups,” he said. These will promote new ideas and informa tion and will be designed to aid the college in conceiving and developing new content for the curriculum and new techniques for learning, he said. The foundation, established in 1930 to “help people help themselves,” has distributed more than $1 billion in support of programs in agri outline, cuuiauuu <uiu nuaiui. mws ui ttiiyna sis within those broad fields include adult continuing education; community-based, problem-focused health services; a wholesome food supply and broadening leadership capac ity of individuals. Projects in opportunities for youth are concentrated mainly in Michigan. Support for economic development is provided only in Michigan. The Kellogg Foundation is among the larg est private philanthropic organizations of the world. It supports programs in the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean and South African countries. Hartung said, “One of three applicants re ceive Kellogg grants and this is definitely a boost to morale.” No-alcohol rule to stay | Effectiveness of drinking policy questioned By Ryan Steeves Suff Reporter When Brad Wilson lived in Abel Hall two years ago, he and his friends didn’t let the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s no alcohol policy stop them from indulging in a party atmosphere. a Drinking On Campus/ ■ a ■LUJfJi Wilson, who lived on the 13th floor, said that although preparation was a little difficult, parties were commonplace. Residence hall stu dents would buy an eight-gallon keg, throw it in a laundry basket, surround it with clothes and transport it in the elevator, he said. Once inside their rooms, Wilson said he and his friends put the keg under a desk, kicked out the panels underneath the desk and slipped the tap into an adjoining room. If any enforcement official entered the room, the tap went back through the opening and no trace of the keg could tv* fnnnH hr* saiH At issue in this slyness is UNL’s no-alcohol policy. Some UNL offi cials say the policy promotes respon sibility and safety, while some UNL students say it encourages just the opposite. Wilson, a junior agriculture engi neering major who now lives off campus, said siricienforccmcntofthe no-alcohol policy would force stu dents to drink at off-campus parties, increasing the number of drunk driv ers. “Isn’t it a lot safer to sit around in your room and get smashed rather than driving around and getting smashed at other people’s parties?” he asked. Ll Ken Caubie, UNL police divi sion commander, said he’s heard that reasoning before. But Caubie has a rebuttal. “If they’re not responsible enough to assign a (designated) driver,” he said, “then theyTe not responsible enough to drink.” Tim Casey, who lives on the 8th floor of Harper Hall, said he and his friends have had little success with designated drivers. Casey, a senior history major, said party-goers can’t keep track of desig nated drivers’ alcohol consumption. As a result, he -said, rWtofc with a - drunk driver can be a necessity. “If you’re stuck somewhere, you’re going to risk it," he said. Caubie and Casey differ on other issues as well. Caubie said UNL’s no-alcohol policy is beneficial because drinking increases assaults and vandalism. But Casey said those problems are going _ 1.4 ...L.4L I .. 4 Mm A. IU VAftdl WIK/lllU 31UU^IIW Ul 11 lit Vll VI off campus. UNL officials might control alco hol-rc4atcd problems better if they allowed alcohol on campus and threatened to strip those rights il abused, Casey said. Caublc, on the other hand, said that enforcing such policies would be impossible because of a lack in police force. Douglas Zalcchka, UNL director of housing, echoed that concern. "It is impossible in this society to enforce any alcohol regulation 100 percent,” he said. Zalcchka said he supports the no alcohol policy because he has seen too many students encounter too many problems from alcohol, such as broken relationships and poor grades. ~ See ALCOHOL on 3 Victim in good condition Attorney says suspect will not he charged now By Victoria Ayotte Senior Reporter _ Deputy County Attorney Tom Jaudzemis said Monday he does not plan to press charges at-this lime against a former University of Nebraska-Lincoln foot ball player for allegedly shooting a 20-year-old Lincoln woman early Friday morning. Jaudzemis said Ed Outlaw is the suspect in the shooting of Melissa Scholl. While the incident appears to have been “probably accidental,” Outlaw could be charged with reck less use of a gun, Jaudzemis said. OuUaw allegedly shot Scholl Fri 1 I day shortly after midnight at her home, 2612 N. 49th, Apt. 4, Jaudzemis said. Scholl was shot in the jaw, with the bullet lodging in the neck, Jaudzemis said. She was listed in good condition J Monday at Bryan Memorial Hospital. Jaudzemis said he does not want to comment on the facts of the shooting in case the county attorney’s office decides to charge Outlaw. “We’re still looking at it,” he said. Another man was on the scene, but will not face any charges, he said. Outlaw was a walk on I-back dur ing the 1987 Nebraska football sea son, but the Sports Information Off ice said “he never played a down” for the Huskers. Peace Corps recruitment grows UNL and national volunteers increase By Brandon Loomis Staff Reporter A current nationwide adver tising campaign is leading more Nebraskans than ever to the toughest job they’ll ever love. Ruth Ann Thompson, University t)f Ncbraska-Lincoln Peace Corps recruitment coordinator, said that when she came to UNL in 1986, only three students applied to volunteer. This year, she said, 16 UNL stu dents or graduates already have been nominated (or positions, and nine arc working with cili/.cns in Third World countries. During that same period, the number of volunteers entering duty nationwide rose from 2,668 to 3,424, Thompson said. To get nominated, applicants must have a four-year degree in a field that host countries request or related work experience and community service. Thompson said agriculture, mathe matics, education and any of the sci ences are Fields in demand See CORPS on 3
