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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1992)
Grillin’ and chillin’ Former UNL baseball players, from left, Dave Matranga, a senior business major, and Gary Tackett, a senior business administration major, watch Saturday’s baseball game against Peru State with their dog, Rocky. The two grilled chicken and hot dogs beyond right field of Buck Beltzer Field. Union gets new carpet, furniture k By Sarah Duey Staff Reporter The first floor of the Nebraska Union has taken on a new look with the addition of $45,(XX) worth of new furniture and carpel. During winter break, 48 chairs and 18 love seats replaced the 24-ycar-old furniture. The existing 13-year-old carpet also was replaced with 1 ,(XX)-square-fcct of new carpet. The new carpel and furniture were financed by a revenue bond issue repaid with student fees. Daryl Swanson, director of the Nebraska Unions, said the old furniture had been re upholstered several times. Since the springs andcushions were failing, it was recommended that they be replaced with new furniture, he said. The Union Board identified the request for new furniture about 18 months ago, Swanson said. “We were aware the union main lounge furniture was very drab and wearing out,” he said. “We became more sensitive on the issue when others started noticing it.” The Union Board and Management com mittee agreed that the long-term goal in the union is “phased refurbishing of public areas and meeting rooms,” Swanson said. ,_“A1I of the places in the union arc heavily used and. they get very worn,” he said. “The colors and fabrics gel tiresome to the frequent user.” Agricultural marketing offered via satellite, attracts non-students By Lori Muff Staff Reporter A University of Ncbraska-Lincoln class offered via satellite has attracted more than just students, the dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources said. Don Edwards said the course, Agricultural Marketing 211, was so popular that the college provided extra scats for visitors. One reason for offering the course via satellite was to make information available to anyone who wanted it, he said. “One of the most beneficial as pects of the course is that anyone with a satellite can participate in it,” Edwards said. “Our original purpose in creat ing the courses was to make them available to people, regardless of location.” James Kendrick, a professor of agricultural economics at UNL, leaches the course as part of the Agricultural Satellite Corporation network. The network, composed of 35 land grant universities with its headquar ters at UNL, offers fi vc courses taught via satellite. The other four courses arc broad cast from Clcmson University in Clcmson, S.C., Penn Slate in Univer sity Park, Pa., Ohio Slate in Colum bus, Ohio, and Texas A&M in Col lege Station, Texas. Kendrick said his course’s struc ture had remained relatively un changed, despite the dramatic tech nological changes. But televising the class via satellite has increased the workload for him and his four teach ing assistants, he said. “We offer a l-H(K) number for people who have questions,” he said. “They leave a message for the TAs and the TAs return their call with an answer to their question.” Edwards said that planning for the courses started in August, and plans for 12 additional courses were under way. Three of the new courses arc expected lobe transmitted from UNL during the 1992-93 school year. “Right now, the courses arc run on a scmcstcr-to-semester basis,” Edwards said. “They arc in a stage between pilot and full-fledged, but we arc hoping to offer them on a more permanent basis.” Although Edwards said he was excited about the courses, he stressed the importance of maintaining the human aspect of the learning process. Impact of GED certificate on job, college hunt debated Experience, not degree, matters most, officials say By Melissa Dunne Staff Reporter Whether a General Educational Development certificate gives stu dents a competitive edge in the job market is questionable, but offi cials agree that earning a college degree makes holding a GED ir relevant. According to a recent report by two Chicago researchers, GED certificate holders arc comparable to high-school dropouts in terms of wages, cam i ngs and hours of work. But Vaughn Carter, president of Career Management Services, 303 N. 52nd St., said that once GED holders earned an associate or bachelor’s degree, employers did not take their GED certificates into account. “What one has done with his or her experience speaks volumes more than the high school they attended,” Carter said. Curt Scdcrburg, director of guided studies at Southeast Com munity College, said about 1,800 1,900 students cam their GEDs through the adult basic education program at SCC. Of the about 400 people who receive GED certificates, Seder burg said, 250-300 go on to col lege. Lynn Taylor, assistant director of admissions at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, said less than 5 percent of students at UNL held GEDs. “AGED,by itself, willnolgranl admission to the university,” Tay lor said. “We need information both from their high school and tests to ac cess a student’s background and performance,” she said. GED standard scores, courses completed in high school, and, in some cases, standardized test scores arc considered when a GED holder requests admission to the univer sity, Taylor said. To be admitted to UNL, she said, students must have four years of language arLs, two years of mathematics, two years of science and two years of social science. Credit for each of these areas de pends on courses completed in high school and GED test scores. If students do not meet admis sion requirements, Taylor said, they can lake courses through programs such as those offered by SCC. But Sederburg said GED hold ers who do not pursue college degrees still can have successful careers. “We have had many, many successes with people who have gone on to business or college opportunities,” he said. “The adult basic education pro gram is providing an opportunity for adults to improve their basic academic skills in the areas of math, reading and grammar for job op portunities or to enter career train ing programs,” Sederburg said. Gary Randol, manager of ABC Employment Services, 770 N. Coiner Blvd., said GED holders arc as marketable as anyone else. “We don’t see a lot of people with GEDs, but when we do, we can work with them,” he said. Larry Roulh, director of Career Planning and Placement at UNL, said college graduates normally did not pul anything about high school on their resumes. “Having a high school diploma or GED certificate is not a factor,” he said. THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO BECOMING A NURSE IN THE ARMY. And they’re both repre sented by the insignia you wear , as a member of the Army Nurse Corps. The caduceus on the left means you’re part of a health care system in which educational and career advancement are the rule, _not the exception. The gold bar on the right means you command respect as an Army officer. If you’re earn ing a BSN, write: Army Nurse Opportunities, PO. Box 3219, Warminster, PA 18974-9845. Or call toll free: 1-800-USA-ARMY, ext. 438. ARMY NURSE CORPS. BE ALLYOU CAN BE: Homecoming Continued from Page 1 Tuesday from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Culture Center, Green said. The panel, composed of UNL stu dents, faculty and staff, will talk about how Afrocentricity and political cor rectness often arc misunderstood or misinterpreted. Sister Souljah, Afroccntric raptiv ist of Public Enemy, will speak on “Black Pride” Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Nebraska Union Ballroom, Green said. A panel discussion on affirmative action and campus relations will be Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the UNL Culture Center, she said. Films demonstrating the ways African-Americans have been por trayed by Hollywood will be shown Friday from 7 p.m. to midnight at the UNL Culture Center, Green said. “By watching films from different periods, you can see how blacks have progressed and gotten away from certain Hollywood stereotypes,” Green said. African-American filmmakers such as Spike Lee have been responsible for most of the changes, she said. Black Homecoming Week will conclude Saturday in the Nebraska Union with a dance from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m,, Green said. The dance will be the only activity during the week that will not be free to students, Green said. Admission to the dance will be S2 for students with IDs and $3 for non-students. Black Homecoming Week is co sponsored by the UPC African Ameri can committee, the Afrikan People’s Union and the UNL Culture Center.