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j November 20,1330 University of Nebraska Lincoln Vol. 90 No, 60
Shipping out
National guard supply sergeant Clint Dittmar helps pack tent stakes for the 24th Medical Company, Nebraska Army
National Guard, Monday afternoon. The 24th has been mobilized by the president in support of Operation Desert Shield
and will leave today for Fort Riley, Kan.
Parking committee holds budget action
By Sara Bauder Schott
Senior Reporter
The Parking Advisory Committee Mon
day delayed action on ihc parking serv
ices budget until it receives a report
from two consulting firms studying parking at
the University of Ncbraska-Lincoln.
Lt. John Burke, UNL parking administrator,
said he has no idea what effect the consultants’
recommendations will have on the budget.
Until he knows what the consultants recom
mend, Burke said, he won’t know what the cost
is.
Burke said he docs not know yet what rec
ommendations the firms of Walker Parking
Consultants and Engineers from Minneapolis
and Chance Management from Philadelphia
will make. The firms arc expected to present
their findings and recommendations in early
December, he said.
Burke estimated that the parking division
would spend $1,398,805 in the 1990-91 school
year. He estimated that income for the parking
division would be $1,483,020. Those figures
do not include recommendations by the park
ing consultants.
In other matters, Burke said that a parking
lot at 10th and Q streets is not receiving full
usage. Any student, staff or faculty member
with any regular permit can use the lot, which
has been open for about a month, he said.
Lights for the lot near the Harpcr-Schramm
Smith complex and the west Memorial Sta
dium lot should be installed by spring, Burke
said.
UNL faculty
dismayed
over search
By Pat Dinslage
Staff Reporter
The controversy over the search and se
lection of a president for the University
of Nebraska continued to gain momen
tum Monday as the UNL faculty expressed its
dismay over “the turmoil surrounding die search.”
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Aca
demic Senate Executive Committee issued a
statement saying, “The present climate does
not serve anyone well, not the candidates, not
whomever is eventually chosen, not any unit of
NU, not the system as a whole, not the people
of the state of Nebraska.”
The four external candidates withdrew less
than a week after their candidacy had been
announced.
The search committee had chosen Robert
Dickcson, University of Northern Colorado at
Greeley president; Gene Budig, University of
Kansas chancellor; Robert Hemenway, Uni
versity of Keniucky-Lcxingion chancellor; and
Martin Jischkc, University of Missouri at Rolla
chancellor.
i ne UNL lacuiiy organization diners irom
its counterpart at the University of Nebraska at
Omaha and the UNO student senate in its
position on reopening the search.
The UNL statement said that the committee
did not believe renewing the search without
completing the present search process would
solve the problems or rid the process of its
flaws.
The committee recommended that the NU
Board of Regents make a decision on the can
didacy of NU Interim President and UNL
Chancellor Marlin Masscngalc at its meeting
tonight and renew the search only if it decides
not to offer the position to Masscngalc.
In a second part of the statement, the com
mittee called for the rules governing searches
for any officer with system-wide academic
responsibility to be amended before another
search is undertaken.
The rules would provide guidelines for the
flow of information to the public, allow greater
participation by faculty members in research
ing the background of potential candidates,
and ensure that those concerned, including
candidates on the final list, are informed at
each step as to who is or is not on the list.
James McShanc, UNL Academic Senate
president, said that rules guiding the release of
information to llic media and the public should
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Students
charged
By Cindy Wostrel
Staff Reporter
wo University of Ne
braska-Lincoln students
were charged Monday for
trespassing at Love Library.
Kevin W. Hooker and Lance
R. Stoltenbcrg, both 18, were
arrested Sunday morning for
burglary at Love Library by
university police aflci a four- to
five-day investigation that be
gan when library officials no
ticed that a door was off its
hinges early last week.
Stoltenbcrg, a freshman, was
charged with first degree crimi
nal trespassing. Hooker, also a
freshman, was charged with first
degree criminal trespassing,
criminal mischief and carrying
a concealed weapon.
The students arc both of Grand
Island and members of Lambda
Chi Alpha fraternity, 1345 R St.
Cpl. Douglas Petersen of the
University police said nothing
had been taken.
Students benefit from experience
Demand for nannies reaches new high
By Angie Anderson
Stall Raportei
WANTED (DESPER
ATELY): Patient, mature,
loving nanny for family on
West Coast. High school education
and babysitting experience needed.
Fewer young adults available and
competition between agencies have
pushed the demand for nannies higher
than ever, said Ellic Archer, presi
dent of Archer Dawson Nanny Agency
in Omaha.
To fill the demand, agencies are
beginning to increase advertising and
wages. Qualified nannies can be placed
almost immediately, Archer said.
The Archer Dawson Agency places
50 to 75 nannies each year. The ma
jority arc placed on the West Coast.
The West Coast, particularly Cali
fornia, is very attractive to potential
nannies, as arc the other benefits of
fered to them, Archer said.
Good pay, travel experiences and
acomfortablo style of living arc some
of the benefits.
Minimum wage for nannies is about
$150 a week. With college experi
ence and good references, however,
many nannies begin at $200 a week,
Archer said.
Demand has pushed nanny wages
up about $50 in the last few years, and
nannies usually receive raises through
out the year, she said.
Being a nanny in another stale also
gives students a chance to establish
residency. This enables them to con
tinue their education in that stale
without out-of-state tuition fees.
Most student nannies return to
school, Archer said, because of the
defined length of time as a nanny and
the support most families give nan
nies to continue their education.
Most nannies are under one-year
contracts. The length of the job.
however, depends on the agency and
the family’s needs.
The experience also helps to fulfill
the nannies’ needs.
“For students considering a career
in child care or early education, the
one-on-one experience is good train
ing and a great reference,” Archer
said.
Amy Werner, a junior child psy
chology major at the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln, saw this firsthand
while she was a nanny in Minnesota
for a semester.
“It was a good chance to gel away
from everything for a semester, an
opportunity to live in a different part
of the country, and to work with chil
dren,” Werner said.
Being a nanny is a good experi
ence for young adults, Archer said,
and having a nanny is beneficial to
families.
The biggest advantage of having a
nanny over taking children to day
care is convenience, Archer said.
Danette Fcnstcrmachcr, a resident
of Southern California, said having a
nanny gives the family flexibility.
“The children arc sick less, they
can do more activities as a result of a
nanny’s flexibility, and they gel to be
in familiar surroundings with their
own toys.” she said. “We build a trust
for the nannies and they become part
of the family.”
Fcnstcrmachcr has had four nan
nies from the Archer Dawson Agency.
She said it was difficult for her
family to find its first nanny. It took at
least two months for the details to be
worked out.
Archer said that how quickly a
nanny is placed with a family de
pends on the family’s special needs
and the number of qualified nannies
available at the time.
But, she said, because they are
qualified does not necessarily mean
they arc professionally trained. No
formal training is required of most
nannies.
Agencies require nanny applicants
to be 18 years old, high school gradu
ates, have informal experience such
as babysitting, a good work and driv
ing record, strong rcfercncesand CPR
training, which the agency can ar
range if needed, Archer said.
Aside from standard requirements,
families look for a variety of personal
trails in nannies.
Fcnstcrmacher said the most im
portant quality is a love for children.
Nannies also need patience, maturity,
and must really want to be with the
children, she said.
Archer said, “I’ve discovered
through interviews that the top traits
families look for include a genuine
love and care for their children, relia
bility, good values, sense of humor, a
cheerful and positive personality, and
independence so they can establish a
life away from home.”
