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Anti-smoking push continues without stir Booth, display among activities set for smokeout By Melissa Dunne Staff Reporter Several activities will be held at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Thursday to encourage cigarette and tobacco users to “kick the habit” and urge others to remain tobacco free as part of the 14th-annual Great American Smpkcout. Sponsored by the American Can cer Association, the Great American Smokcout was created to encourage tobacco users to quit for 24 hours and to educate the public about the dan gers of smoking. Businesses, schools, hospitals, shopping malls and military installa tions across the country w il 1 join UN L in the nationally observed event. Scheduled events at UNL include a booth at the Nebraska Union, a display at the University Health Center, discussions of smoking in health classes and promotion of the smokeout by the Dental College. This is my tilth year (as cnair man), and UNL has had some level of participation every year,” said Terry Dougherty, chairman of the Great American Smokcout Committee for Lancaster County. “However, this year is the most active that we’ve been.” Dougherty said a major event this year would be the participation of all of UNL fraternities in a challenge issued by Brian Pcndlcy, a senior pre med major, to “adopt-a-smoker.” “Throughout the fraternity system, we have asked that non-smoking members adopt a smoking member and encourage them to quit for the day,” Dougherty said. The challenge also includes to bacco chcwcrs, Pcndlcy said. “1 wanted to get people to see what it’s like,” Pcndlcy said. “They have done il before in offices, and it’s always been pretty successful, so I Marines TktFtm TbePromL The Marine* FOR OFFICER OPPORTUNITIES CALL 1ST LT. DASILVA m 221-3400 (COLLECT) I | would like to invite you to put us on your gift giving list I and to stop by to enjoy a freshly brewed cup of ■ I and treat yourself... jtake our beans home AGEMEN WOMEN 20-24 31.1% 28.1% • 25-34 34.8% 31.8% I 35-44 36.6% 29.5% 45-64 33.5% 28.6% 65 and older 17.2% 13.7% •From a 1987 National Health Interview survey. Source: U S. Department of Health and Human Services__1 — " Amle DeFrain/DN — it It’s hard to tell someone who’s 20 that if they keep smoking, they’re three times as likely to die before 65. Dougherty chairman, The Great American Smokeout Committee for Lancaster County ___ii — thought I’d try it here.” Pcndlcy, a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, said he had asked members to pledge money for each hour their adoptee goes without smok ing and donate that money to the American Cancer Society. The house that raises the most money per capita will receive SI00 from the National Bank of Commerce. “There should be 20 houses in volved,” Pcndlcy said. “Our goal is to raise a minimum of S50 from each house for a total of at least S1,000. “From what I’ve heard, there’s been a big response. Some houses have shown a little more interest than oth ers, but in these-next few days, we will be making a big push." Sororities have not been included officially in the challenge, but indi vidual houses will be participating in the smokcout. Dougherty said students at UNL had been “generally receptive,” to the smokcout, but he did not know how many people had quiton campus in the past. w w “A lot of people here have the idea they’re immortal,” he said. “When ever we deal with high school, junior high or university students, we have to appeal to something besides long term health. “It’s hard to tell someone who’s 20 that if they keep smoking, they’re three timesas likely lodie before 65.” However, according to a 1990 nationwide Gallup survey of 1,205 people age 18 and over, 14.9 percent of the smokers who participated in the smokcoul quit for at least 24 hours, and 4.9 percent have remained to bacco-free. In the future, Dougherty said he would like to see the “adopt-a-smokcr” program expanded to include sorori ties and residence halls morcac lively. Dougherty also said the smokcoul would be placing a greater emphasis on tobacco chcwers. Pcndlcy said he has seen a prob lem on campus with chewing. “Tobacco chewing is more of a problem with the people 1 know (than smoking),” he said. University’s smoke-free policy not red-hot issue, officials say By Melissa Dunne Staff Reporter ___ The designation of most univer sity buildings as smoke-free is a mildly smoldering — although not a burning — issue at the University of Ncbraska Lincoln, officials said. “There’s probably more interest today than when we started designat ing buildings as smoke-free. That may also be a function of the fact we’ve been in operation for a few years,” said Kim Phelps, assistant vice chan cellor of business and finance. “People think, ‘This is nice. Why don’t we join the other smoke-free institutions?”’ he said. “It’s not really isolated to attitudes at UNL. “ However, right now, I don ’ t sense an urgent message to look at the pol icy.” The policy, implemented in 1988, prohibits smoking in all indoor areas of UNL except those specifically designated for smoking. “We’re trying to make sure that the environment for students and employees of the university is as clean in terms of quality of air as possible,” Phelps said. Areas that may be designated as smoking by department heads include single-occupant offices and portions of auditoriums, dining areas, vending machine areas, meeting rooms, in door sports facilities and other indoor assembly areas. The policy also provides common areas for smoking in residence halls, off-campus facilities owned or rented by UNL and the Nebraska Center for Continuing Education. “Asa public university, we have to keep in mind that there arc people who smoke,” Phelps said. “We should be a middle ground between the two extremes.” Phelps said any university policy that limits a person’s behavior or free dom of choice receives some com plaints, and the smoking policy is no exception. “On the other side, there arc al ways going to be a number of people who aren’t smoking who feel the policy is antiquated and out of date,” he said. “If there were no complaints, we would wonder what is wrong. However, there is certainly not a constant complaint process. We take things pretty much as they come up or if things need to change.” Phelps said UNL officials need to be sensitive to employees or students who feel the policy isn’t being exe cuted in an equitable manner. While buildings such as the Uni versity Health Center and Campus Recreation Center have been desig nated as smoke-free, other buildings arc predominantly smoke-free because they lack acceptable smoking areas, Phelps said. The College of Journalism adopted a no-smoking policy this summer. Although smoking is allowed within faculty offices if a filter is used and the door is closed, it is prohibited in the hallway previously used as Avery Hall’s designated smoking area. “I’m sure a lot of folks who user! to come here to smoke aren’t happy,” said Will Norton, dean of the College of Journalism. “But what people were doing was smoking in the designated area, which was a hallway, and that smoke was essentially going through out the building. I don t think it s an understate ment to say that’s not good.” Davis Clements, professor and chairman of the Department of Chemi cal Engineering, applauded the no smoking policy. “Since the whole building has gone smoke-free, I have noticed a distinct difference,” he said. ■ The chemical engineering depart ment, located in Avery, has always been smoke-free because of the chemi cals it uses, Clements said. “As an ardent non-smoker, if 1 don’t have to encounter smoke, I would rather not do so,” he said. James O’ Hanlon, dean of the Teach ers College, said the university policy has worked well at Henzlik Hall, which has been designated as smokc-frcc. “We don’t get complaints from smokers or non-smokers,” he said. Sam Treves, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said no strong move has been made to elimi nate Oldfather Hall’s designated smoking area, which would be neces sary to make Oldfather a clean-air facility. I Bill would give GLC voice in new committee By Adeana Leftin Senior Reporter An AS UN compromise will allow members of the senate’s Government Liaison Commit tee to have some say in the pro posed five-year ^ , planning commit The compromise would not allow GLC to have members on the com mittee but would allow it to act in an advisory capacity. Last Wednesday, the Association of Students of the University of Ne braska tabled the planning committee that would research different areas of the university and would submit a report to the senate describing a vi sion for the area in five years. Speaker of the Senate Steve Th omlison said many senators expressed concern that GLC, as ASUN’s lobby ing force, would have the power to decide its own lobbying issues. GLC Chairman Andrew Sigerson said GLC members, with their lobby ing experience, could give commit tee members an inside perspective on the Legislature, the NU Board of Regents and administration. ^GLC would bring in the govern ment perspective,” he said, “and not the student government, the state government.” Thomlison said he recognizes GLC’s knowledge base but said the group should be involved only in the implementation of the plan. “I don’t see what role they play in planning our five-year plan,” TTiomli son said. Thomlison said he approves of the compromise. With GLC members as advisers instead of members of the committee, he said, the committee’s integrity would be protected. “If they want to be involved,” he said, “then I think this is a good place for them to be.” Military Continued from Page 1 the Air Force has announced that it won’t close any ROTC detachments. The program will be here as long as people want to join and the university wants us here.” For students at UNL who might be considering joining the UNL Air Force ROTC program, there is good news, Anderson said, because reduced numbers allow him to be more selec tive in giving out scholarships and other offerings. Anderson said he probably will commission five lo 10 cadets. After the end of their sophomore year, the lop students in Anderson’s detachment travel to Montgomery, Ala., to compete against cadets from across the nation to become Air Force officers. Unless they choose other wise, juniors and seniors in the pro gram are guaranteed a place in the U.S. Air Force, he said. But advanc ing to that level has become a more difficult task, he said. “It’s going to be tougher to get in and stay in," Anderson said. “The Air Force will be a thinner and leaner organization but it will have higher standards.” As anolhcr way lo save money and ensure that scholarships arc going lo cadets who arc serious about the Air Force, Anderson said, his detachment is changing the way scholarships arc awarded. “The lop high school students get four-year scholarships when they join the program,” he said. “Tooffset that, we’re reducing those and putting more money into the three- and two-year opportunities, because those cadets arc less likely lo drop out.” Anderson said he has also had to reduce the number of permanent staff at the UNL detachment from four to three officers to meet the tighter budget guidelines. In the future, he said, he may have to go to two officers to stay in propor tion with the number of officers the program produces. However, he said these cuts arc not restricted to ROTC programs or just to the Air Force. While these cuts will hurt those who arc forced to resign, Anderson likened them to personnel cuts that corporations arc making every day in the private sector. “When you have to reduce the budget, cutting personnel is the most cost-effective way to do it, and the university has chosen that route,” he said. ■ Apollo I Continued from Page 1 “We can stop it at its present point, J but we can’t reverse it until we get I funding,” Ary said. * When the center finds someone to | finance the restoration, the yearlong | repair mission will pick up again, ■ trying to fight damage caused by ■ Nebraska rain, wind, snow and van dais. The corrosion is like cancer, Ary said. If one tiny spot of rust is over looked, corrosion could spread throughout the entire capsule again. In order to avoid this spread, tech nicians must disassemble the nearly 2,000 pieces of the capsule. Even liny switches in the control panel must be broken down into about 16 pieces and cleaned under a microscope. Because the Apollo is gutted in side, missing parts will be reconstructed or replaced with parts from similar crafts lound in the cosmosphcrc’s collection. The black nose cone will also be removed, he said. The cone is not part of the original craft and probably was placed on the Apollo to protect dock ing devices from rain. When completely restored, tech nicians will build a display that has air conditioning, healing and dchu nullif ying systems to house the cap sule. Ary said he hopes the craft will be displayed in museums throughout the world. If no museums are interested, he said, the capsule will be displayed at the cosmosphere. If the capsule had been in a similar display at UNL, Ary said, repairs wouldn’t be necessary. “The whole loser in this thing has been the spacecraft."
