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Pears 322 S. 9th The Funny Bone 808 P Street Kamo's Pizza 27th and Randolph Dr. Pet Center Southwest Gateway, Next to Vistar Bank Centerstage 2nd Level Centrum Seiferts Shoes by Centerstage Gateway Mall Randy's Donuts Westgate Shopping Center Courses designed for changing world! By Stephanie Gustafson Staff Reporter __ Two new courses designed to update curriculum for a changing world will be offered by the Uni versity of Nebraska-Lincoln this year, said Stephen Hilliard, chair man for the general education steering committee. “There is a tendency for stu dents to see knowledge as a huge body,” Hilliard said “Knowl edge is more dynamic than that and changes are needed.” Contemporary Math 203, which was taught experimentally last year, now is beyond the pilot ing stage, said Melvin Thornton, associate math professor. Thornton said the new course, which was designed for students with a minimal background in math, has been much more suc cessful than he had thought it would be. “I am most pleased by the reac tion of students,” Thornton said. 4 ‘Students that are reluctant about math leave the course excited about math.” The modified math course uses very little algebra. It focuses mainly on reasoning and manage ment and teaches students to apply math to everyday life, Thornton said. UNL will offer three sections of Math 203 this fall Sophomores who had no math deficiencies in high school can take the course. A new composition course being offered this fall will focus on the parallels between speaking and writ ing, said Jack Kay, chairman of speech communications. The course, which is offered by the English and speech departments, will count as credit toward freshman composition. Students enrolling in English diasses will not know if they are in one of the 20 sections of the new composition course offered this se mester, Hilliard said, because it will be listed among the other freshman composition courses. He said the English department wants a random sampling of students in the new course instead of students who specifically select it. The course is designed to last two semesters. One semester will focus on the student’s own background and identities, and the other will focus on the community, ethics and judg ments. Robert Brooke, assistant professor of English and chairman of the com munication task force, said work is being done to make the two courses stand on theirownso they won’thave to be taken in sequence. The course still is in die pilot stage. Evaluations will be conducted to ensure that die teachers try to improve ana aevelop the course I Brooke said. People observing the classes I will take examples of student I writings and interview selected I students and teachers during thc I semester. The evaluators will be looking for a disparity between what the students are learning and what the teacher is trying to teach Brooke said. The course was designed by four departments: English, speech communications, agricultural communications and business education. Teachers will come primarily from the English and speech departments. Faculty members in agricultural commu nications will teach some sec tions. Other new courses arc being designed in history, Hilliard said, but math and communication* arc the only new courses being of fered this semester. Hilliard said he thinks students are too passive in learning. The I new courses are designed to get I students more involved by putting more emphasis on discussion and writing, he said. Hilliard said he thinks the di versity of courses at the university causes students to lose direction. “With these new courses there will still be achoice, but there will I be more coherence,” he said. Number of students living in residence halls | reaching all-time high, housing director says I By Diane Brayton Staff Reporter More students than ever before will be living in the residence halls at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, said Doug Zatechka, UNL director of housing. In the past the residence halls have been full, but for the first time in the past four or five years, they arc “very, very close to absolute capac ity,” Zatechka said. About 5,250 beds are now filled and contracts are still coming in, Zatechka said. Last year at this time, about 5,000 beds were filled, he added. “We still have 10 to 20 contracts coming in every day,” Zatechka said. The housing office also is re ceiving fewer cancellations than in the past, he added. To cope with this, a number of students will be housed in temporary I"™" triple rooms during the beginning of the semester, Zatechka said. The housing office also will open Husker Hall, a student cooperative located at 23rd and U streets. The co op will offer single rooms. A kitchen also will be available, and students will have the option to purchase a food contract. Zatechka cited low costs, a low crime rate, convenience and a wide variety of students as possible rea sons why more students arc choosing to live in residence halls. “Our room-and-board rate is among the lowest in the Big Eight,” Zatechka said. Although the housing rates are considered low, students will face an increase of $130 from last year’s rates. The cost of a double room with a 20-meals-a-week plan and linen is $2,445 a year. Inflation is the biggest contribut-B ing factor in the increase, Zatcchka B said. As a result of the h igher number of R students living in the residence halls,® lofts rented through the housing of-R ficc have been in high demand. About® 550 lofts have been rented to slu-R dents, exceeding the amount of lofts* available, according to Sue Schion-ffi dorf. a housing employee handling® loft and refrigerator rental. II “We had to order 200 more,”* Schlondorf said. “We still have 60R students on a waiting list,” she said R Despite the increased number of® students, refrigerator rental is going ® slower than last year, Schlondorf® “Wc expect more rentals at the® beginning of school,” she said. m Housing officials arc making sev- ft cral improvements to the residence® halls to benefit students, Zatcchka® said. Air conditioning and an elevator® will be installed in Scllcck Hall, he® These improvements will allow* Scllcck to remain open all year, Zat- jE cchka said. In the past, students at- B tending summer school had to move B to other summer housing. B “This is a real big advantage to B international students, graduate stu- R dents and handicapped students, he ■ said. Sellcck also has added a private ■§ dining room, which will be open to B student groups on campus, Zatechka ■ said. . Other improvements include the ■ installation of sprinkler systems mail B high-rise halls and the addition oi B university main-frame computer ac- B ccssibility in 50 rtxims in Abel Hall. H Students in these rooms can access B the university’s main-frame if they K have a computer. I *\n Now you can get the I XriV y tas*est. darkest, tan possible! ^ vs. The Sun TannerV and S-Tans have I just re-lamped all our beds for (J ' faster tanning. ^ New specials monthly - call now for prices and appointments. We also have swimwear, sun glasses, and tanning products. 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