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j^rjDaily j. WEATHER: Wednesday, 30 percent chanoe of snow with steadily chopping temperatures into the km teens with NW winds. Wednesday night, continued cold with temperatures 0-5, chance of flurries Thursday, flurries possible with tempera tures 5-10. February 1,1989 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Vol, 0$ Ho. 91 L NL minority enrollment up; recruitment causes increase By Amy Edwards Senior Editor Black male enrollment at the University of Nebraska-Lin coln is improving despite na tional trends of decreasing enroll ment. A recent report from the American Council on Higher Education has shown that black male enrollment has dropped more than any other minor ity group in the last decade. The report, released Jan. 18, stated that minorities as a group experi enced a 7.6 percent increase in col lege enrollment. However, that jump was “fueled mainly by the increased enrollment of Asians and Hispan ics.” From 1976 to 1986, “the pro portion of black ir m attending col lege suffered the largest decline of all racial and gender groups,” the report stated. But Vaughn Robertson, assistant director of student opportunities and services in the Multi-Cultural Affairs off ice at UNL, said Friday that black male enrollment at UNL has risen. Currently there are 226 black men and 149 black women at UNL, ac cording to the Integrated Postsecon dary Education Data System in the office of Institutional Research and Planning. In 1987, there were 214 black men and 161 black women at UNL. Robertson said improvements in UNL’s black student enrollment have taken place only in the last three vears. Three years ago, UNL had the iowest black enrollment in the Big Eight, Robertson said. “Now we’re getting ready to be at least in the top half,’’ he said. The increases have come as a re sult of changes in minority recruit ment programs at the university, Robertson said. Changes include more recruit ment programs and commitment to diversity at the university, Robertson said. Colleges and departments bring in their own scholarships, targeted at minorities. Robertson said the re cruitment effort is not coordinated, but it has made a difference. “This year, we’re going to give the most minority scholarships in the history of this university,” Robertson said. ‘ ‘We have not turned a comer by any means. But at least we’re able to bid for a certain part of the stu dents.” Robertson said the university is beginning to change a negative im age that it has had in the minority community. “The chancellor of the university is saying that diversity is important,” Robertson said. “To see the chancel lor of the university come to the Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration and give the address is an important bertson, who has been a coun selor in the minority" assistance pro gram for eight years, said the changes he sees are making him optimistic. “(Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs James) Griesen has pul his money where his mouth is,” Robertson said. “If you make it bet ter for black students and Chicane students, you make it better for all students.” ___ 1984 1986 1987 1988 | ~$j 220 212 214 226 11 Black ^ 164 173 161 149 j ' Native?!.23 23 39 29 j AmericanTi23 27 30 26 | * -1—1 » 'fl—I !■■■ ^ Asia 75 101 95 111 i American 56 58 62 68 I'" ■ - —" .. 127 119 112 120 Hispanic^ 96 93^^J05^J05J 12,435 11,940 11,577 11,844 White 9,839 10,030 10,012 10,317 j Source: Thi Integrated Po<tsci'ondan/ Education Pata System \ Andy Manhart and John Bruce/Oaily Nebraskan Two hall associations urge condom machine installation By Diana Johnson Senior Editor and Jana Pedersen Staff Reporter Cather/Pound Residents’ Asso ciation voted Tuesday to support the installation of condom dispensers in restrooms in the two residence halls. The resolution, which will be pre sented to the University of Nebraska Lincoln’s Office of University Hous ing, was passed by a vole of 16 to 1. Two members abstained and six were not present. Supporters of the resolution said condom dispensers are needed in residence halls for convenience, for the protection of residents and for the prevention of unwanted pregnancies. Schramm Hall President Eric Aspengren, who was a guest speaker at the meeting, said one in five stu dents receiving treatment from the University Health Center have sexu ally transmitted diseases. Condom dispensers would help prevent the spread of sexually transmitted dis eases, he said, because they would be convenient. Condoms currently available at the health center are not convenient, he said, because the health center is not open at night. “Not everyone’s going to plan ahead/’ he said. A similar resolution was passed unanimously by the Abel/Sandoz Residence Association Monday night. Following the passage of the Abel/ Sandoz resolution, University Hous ing Director Doug Zatechka said his position on the issue has not changed. Zatechka told Residence Hall Association representatives and Abel/Sandoz Residence Association members last week he did not support putting condom machines in the halls. He repeated his position Tues day before the passage of the Cather/ Pound resolution. Abel 13 representative Belise Draper, who presented the bill, said the resolution was “not to establish law, but is a recommendation that something be done.” But Zatechka said Tuesday the decision to install machines is not his alone. “It is not a unilateral housing decision,” he said. At present, he said, he is unsure exactly what chan See CONDOM on 6 Increased support to speed reburials By Brandon Loomis Senior Reporter Slate Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha said Tuesday that support from the Nebraska State Historical Society’s director should clear the way for his bill requir ing the society to return some skeletal remains to Indian tribes. The Associated Press reported that James Hanson, director of the society who has op posed such a move for years, voiced approval for LB340 Monday. In the past, the society has maintained that the remains were too valuable for research to be relumed for burial. The bill, which applies to public institutions and agencies, would require anyone who dis covers human skeletal remains to stop any activity of disrupting the unmarked grave, and report the finding to local law enforcement officers. It would also make it illegal to know ingly throw away or abandon human remains or burial goods. Hanson, who was unavailable for comment Tuesday, said Monday that the degree of his support for the bill might hinge on future agree ments concerning the handling of the remains, with Pawnee Indians, AP reported. Hanson’s comments came after he met with Sen. Dennis Baack of Kimball and Bob Perc goy, the attorney representing the Pawnee tribe arid the Native American Rights Fund, AP said. The Pawnee tribe, now based in Oklahoma, wants about 20 percent of the society’s collec tion of remains and artifacts to rebury them in accordance with their religious beliefs. Cham ber’s bill requires that the remains be relumed by Sept. 10. Chambers said Hanson’s comments will help eliminate any conflict about the bill, which already had ‘‘tremendous legislative support.” “I give a lot of credit to Mr. Baack for bringing them together,” Chambers said. See BURIAL on 3 Oavtd Frana/D*Ny Nabraakan jj»nt Webb, a graduate student in industrial and management systems engineering, works with an electrical discharge machine with radio frequoncy control at the Walter Scott Engineering Center Tuesday afternoon. Research at center devoted to industry By Theresa Sindelar Staff Reporter The University of Nebraska-Lin coln has established the Non Traditional Manufacturing Re search Center to develop and research materials important to the success of U.S. industries, according to the center’s director. il Kamlakar Rajurkar, professor of in dustrial and management systems engi neering, said the center’s research is important because U.S. industry needs new technology to help it compete in the international market. One main purpose of the center is to develop new manufacturing processes. The research is targeted at existing and future needs of computer software and monitoring systems hardware used in industrial machining methods, Rajurkar said. Ken Webb, a graduate student in volved in the research, said that non traditional manufacturing research in volves development of more effective tool designs - such as using electricity or chemicals for cutting or drilling. “Right now industry is usirg very hard materials (to drill into) and it is difficult to find powerful tools that resist wear and are low cost,” he said. See RESEARCH on 3
