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■ “S' w $90 (5 windows) Vans , . Starting at $110 Visor Tint $12.50 10% Discount with Student I.D. Mobile Hadlo Beslp 2701 N. 27th 466-5414 — J UNL thefts on the rise Value of stolen bicycles increases By Cindy Wostrel Staff Reporter Bicycle thieves are getting pickier this year, according to University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department records. Between Jan. 1 and Sept. 20,1989, 62 bikes were reported stolen. During that period this year, 70 bicycles were taken, a 13 percent increase. But the dollar value of the bicycles taken this year totaled $22,653,26 percent more than last year’s $17,920. Part of the larger dollar amount increase might be because bicycles are more expensive, said Sgt. Mylo Bushing of the UNL police. The price of bikes has gone up drastically, he said. One bicycle that was taken this year was valued at $1,400, he said, and one was listed at $1,100. And the bicycle parts being taken are getting more expensive. Last year, eight bicycle parts were taken between Aug. 1 and Sept. 20 for a loss of $163. During that period this year, six bicycle parts were stolen, 25 percent fewer than last year, but the dollar loss was $237,45 percent more than last year. Parts such as seats, posts, tire rims and tires are taken, Bushing said. The problem, he said, is that it’s hard to secure bicycle parts from theft. Since bicycle manufacturers be gan selling bikes with quick-release wheels, Bushing said, it has been even easier for thieves to steal the parts. And the parts aren’t cheap. According to Mary Hayes, sales person at Cycle Works, 27th and Vine streets, alloyed rims cost from $44.95 on up. Seats start at $24 and seat posts start at $19, she said. Bushing said the thieves might steal parts to construct a super-bicycle. There’s no way bicyclists can secure their bicycles from theft of parts, he said, except by taking the bicycle seat and post with them and using two bicycle chains — one to lock a wheel to the bicycle’s frame and one to hold the bicycle to the rack. « A ^^^^^mCOLNISONLYFULLmOCOMEDYCLUW ®* FUNNY BONE ^ AMERICA’S No.l COMEDY NITE CCUB Get Ready to LA UGH Winner of the San Diego Laugh-Off Michael Pace Also: "rank King Thor Ramsey Showtimes: Tues., Wed., Thurs.. Sun. 8:3(1; Sat. 7:30 & 9:30 Tuesday nights college night: $1 with UNL I.D. Dress for Success Dressing for success is important l whether you're dressing for an k important interview or for an important social date, you need to look your best. Fashion II accepts only high quality clothes on a consignment basis. BRING IN YOUR STUDENT I.D. FOR 10% OFF! 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To comply with the Drug-Free Schools and Campus Act, informa tion on UNL’s drug policy was in serted into students’ bills, Personnel Director Bruce Currin said. John Wiltse, NU assistant general counsel, said the law requires that federally funded universities nation wide distribute information to all students and faculty members con cerning drug policies. This infonnation must include codes of conduct, descriptions of legal sanc tions and health risks, availability of drug and alcohol education and reha bilitation, and a statement of sanc tions the university will take if codes are violated. UNL prohibits students and fac ulty from illegally using alcohol and drugs. For violating the policy, stu dents can receive a warning, be or dered to pay restitution, be put on probation, be ordered to fulfill a be havioral requirement or be suspended or expelled. Faculty members must abide by the Drug-Free Workplace Act Policy in the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988. They must notify their supervi sor within five days of any conviction of criminal drug use statute occurring at a UNL workplace. The act requiring information dis tribution on these disciplinary actions was passed Dec. 12,1989. By Oct. 1, 1990, all recipients of federal funds must have a plan to comply with the law and the information must be dis tributed by the end of the calendar year. “We’re ahead of the game,’’ Wiltse said. James Griescn, vice chancellor for student affairs, said pulling the infor mation in tuition bills was an inex pensive way to distribute it. “It had to be a positive action of delivery that would reach every stu dent,’’ Griesen said. The same information will be dis tributed to faculty members in the UNL employee newsletter, The Scar let, by Oct. 1, said Jeanette Fisher, a secretary for the personnel office. Wiltse said he hoped students would read the information and take it to heart, but that he thought the univer sity was “preaching to the converted.” Students receiving the informa tion already have made up their minds about drugs, Wiltse said. “The underlying purpose Congress had in mind was to educate students and employees about the consequences of using drugs and alcohol, both physical and legal,” he said. One benefit of distributing the information is that it gives the univer sity a chance to make students aware ot drug prevention education programs, said David Hunnicutt, assistant pro fessor of health education and UNL’s coordinator of the alcohol abuse pre vention grant. Janet Crawford, interim coordina tor of the Community Health Center, University Health Center, said that many programs are available for stu dents wanting information or involve ment in drug abuse prevention. An assessment and reference pro gram was designed to give students the opportunity to receive a confiden tial evaluation by a graduate student. The student then is referred to the proper source for help. Drug education classes are sched uled throughout the year to discuss drug and alcohol abuse issues, Crawford said. The classes satisfy county requirements in drug educa tion for those convicted of minor in possession or drunken driving, she said. The Peer Alcohol Educator Pro gramming program trains students to assist the after-hours staff of the University Health Center in treating acutely intoxicated patients. The stu dents arc interviewed in the spring and begin the one-credit-hour class the next fall. Hunnicutt said the programs pro vide an emphasis to address issues about drugs and alcohol. “The jury is still out on what we can expect from the program,” Hun meutt said. Class Continued from Page 1 belter with smaller sections and the one student who desperately wants to lake the course,” he said. Overrides push class sizes up to 38 in some cases, he said. Lewis said he wished class sizes could be limited to fewer than 30 students. “Typically, grad students are long on enthusiasm and short on experi ence,” he said. The graduate students could do a better job teaching if the classes were smaller, he said. Sophomore and junior level math courses should be held to 35, but because the department wants to help students, it has taken up to 45 or 46 students in the past, Lewis said. This fall, the most serious problems with class size occurred in Math 200 and 208, Lewis said. Lewis said he also was not sure that limits were tighter than usual this year, but said he felt students were more stressed about their getting classes this semester. “We perhaps see between 300 and 500 students seeking special over rides.” And, Lewis said, the department cannot estimate how many students did not ask for overrides in closed classes. “The day Drop/Add opened (this semester), about all 34 sections of Math 100 and essentially all of every thing we taught in multi-sections was closed,” Lewis said. 4 ‘We all should be very concerned about the stress this gives our stu dents.” Frederick Link, interim chairman of the modem languages and litera tures department, said 25 is the usual maximum for language acquisition courses at the 100 level. The depart ment tries to keep 200-lcvel courses down to 22 students. Those numbers have crept up by two or three students in the past, Link said. Students need to have opportuni ties to speak in language classes, he said. .. you need to be able to give individual attention; there are lots of daily assignments and quizzes that take a lot of time to prepare and evaluate,” Link said. AddiUonal problems result because students sometimes want to take courses at certain limes, he said. “Wc can’t offer all our classes in the morning” because of space limi tations, Link said. Quilt Continued from Page 1 Anderson said the committee to bring the quilt to Lincoln began meeting once a month after the visit to Water loo. In April, a public forum was held to gel input from the public. The committee then filled out the application and sent it to the NAMES project in San Francisco. When NAMES approved the ap plication, the committee began rais | ing funds to transport the panels and pay for advertising and an AIDS NAMES representative to inspect the display location, Anderson said. The cost totaled SI3,(XX). The committee raised more than S18,(XX). The excess will be donated to the | Nebraska AIDS project, Nellis said. The Nebraska Stale Fair waived the rental fee for Agricultural Hall, where the quilt panels will be dis played. Some students also have become involved in bringing the quilt lo Lincoln. Wendy Weiss, an assistant profes sor in textiles, clothing and design, said Nellis contacted her last spring with the idea of developing banners for the display. Weiss thought it would be a good project for her class. They ’re aware that design can be used for education," she said. "It was an opportunity to talk about AIDS and issues related to AIDS, topics we don’t normally discuss in design class." Before *e class began making the banners, several speakers came and spoke to them about AIDS. 'll was a good experience for the entire class," Dalbey said. ‘ ‘It’s a wonderful thought to think people want to remember them in this way,” she said. Spreading knowledge of AIDS also has been important to Miller. He has been active with the Task Force on AIDS Education and has spoken to classes. “I find it frustrating to work with college students," Miller said. “They’re in a stage where they’re totally in denial that anything can change their lives.” Miller said junior high and high school students have many questions and fears of what they can do to protect themselves. ‘ * That docsn ’tfollowthroughwith college students,” he said. The highest incidence of new cases of the disease is among college-age people, he said. Of the college students he has talked to, Miller said, most arc concerned with medical costs or how the disease can be transmitted. “It’s another STD (sexually tranS' milled disease), but it has fatal conse quences, always,” he said. Brygger said that if people are expecting to come to the display and sec everyone crying, they 're wrong “It’s a coming together of people in love and friendship,” she said. The quill display is free and will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 2U and 9 a.m. u> 5 p.m. Oct. 21.
