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pNEWS BRIEFS Perkins Loan checks available The spring semester distri bution of Perkins Loan checks will be Feb. 10-11. Hours of distribution arc 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. Checks not picked up during these two days will be cancelled. Students must bring student IDs to receive their checks. Full year paid to study abroad The University of Ncbraska Lincoln is offering one year’s full tuition for a graduate or undergraduate UNL student to study at the University of Han nover in Germany. Applicants should have command of the German lan guage. The scholarship provides free tuition and a monthly stipend to cover all normal expenses. Residence hall accommodation can be arranged. The deadline for nominations is Feb. 21. UNL plans for economics exchange Professors trek to Thai college By Mindy L. Leiter Staff Reporter Two UNL professors acted as “marriage brokers” on a seven-day excursion to Thailand as they attempted to forge a union between the econom ics departments of Thammasat Uni versity and UNL. Maurice Baker, a professor of agricultural economics, and Roger Rieflcr, an economics professor, are working to secure an exchange pro gram between Thammasat Univer sity in Bangkok and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln — a “marriage” they said they hoped would benefit both colleges. “We arc about 50 percent of the way there,” Rieflcr said. “The rest depends on faculty interest and how hard they arc willing to work their end of the exchange.” Baker and Rieflcr traveled to Thailand Jan. 19 and returned Jan. 26. If the exchange is successful, Rieflcr said, economics professors at Tham masat and UNL will begin team-teach ing economics courses in 1992. Under the team-teaching approach, a UNL professor would travel to Thammasal University and introduce students to general principles of an economic problem. A counterpart from Thailand would show UNL students how those principles related to South east Asia. The UNL professor then would return to Lincoln and conclude the course. “This is a major part of an ongoing effort to internationalize the curricu lum (at UNL),” Ricfler said. Jean Aigncr, executive dean of international affairs, said the UNL economics department became inter ested in the project because the uni versity had few exchanges with de veloping nations such as Thailand. Ricfler, who lived in Bangkok 20 years ago as a U.S. government employee, said the city had grown considerably since he left. Thailand is undergoing rapid in dustrialization and change, which makes the country an attractive sub ject of economic study, he said. Thammasal also is the only uni versity in Southeast Asia to offer doctoral programs in English, Ricfler said, which solves the problem of a -44 It’s busy and bustling when classes are chang ing at UNL. But at Tham masat, you think classes are always changing. Riefler economics professor --ft - language barrier. Both Riefler and Baker said they hoped the exchange would enrich the UNL economics program and give graduate students opportunities to study abroad. Riefler and Baker-traveled to Thammasat with resumes of inter ested UNL faculty and gathered names of Thammasat faculty. Riefler said he brought home about 12 resumes and an exchange applica tion from a Thai graduate student. The two professors will submit an application for a grant to the U.S. Information Office by Feb. 14. The grant would be used to cover travel and living expenses for professors. Ricfler said he hoped the faculty of both colleges would begin coop erative research, which would further integrate the faculty. Joint research between faculty makes it easier to coordinate teaching agendas, he said. Both Baker and Ricfler said they learned much from their trip. “I found it very enjoyable,” Baker said. Southeast Asia appeared to be a “very gentle culture” as opposed to the United States, he said. “I observed that in the heavy traf fic, there were no horns blowing,” he said. “The only horns I really heard were of taxis seeing if you wanted a ride. It was a nice change.” Baker said he also noticed the “compactness” of the Thammasat campus, “I think I saw two-thirds of the campus,” he said. “It’s like New York City.” “It’s busy and bustling when classes arc changing at UNL,” Ricfler said. “BulatThammasat, you thinkclasscs arc always changing.” Ricfler said he hoped the exchange would run smoothly, but added that the details were still shaky. “Like any marriage, the couples willdctcrminchow well itwill work,” he said. ---1 Resolution to protect U.S.flag By Cindy Kimbrough Senior Reporter vThc Nebraska Legislature’s Judi ciary Committee will hear public testimony Thursday on a resolution that would protect the U.S. flag from desecration. The resolution, LR222, calls for the Legislature to petition the U.S. Congress to amend the Constitution and prohibit harming the flag. Sen. George Coordsen of 1 Hebron introduced LR222 early in 1 the session. The resolution would not change the law, Coordsen said, but it would encourage Congress to change the Constitution. The idea for the resolution was brought to Coordsen’s attention by members of the American Legion, he said, as part of the group’s national effort to change a 1990 Supreme Court ruling that declared the prohibition of desecrating the flag unconstitutional. Coordsen said that he, with 23 co sponsors, introduced the resolution because “this is something very im portant to my constituents and many Nebraskans, as well.” A similar resolution was introduced last year, he said, but it failed to advance past the committee because of a lie vote. If legislators adopt the resolution and it survives another judicial hear ing, he said, Nebraska will join about 22 stales that have enacted similar legislation. Coordsen said that docs not ensure Congress will vote either way. “You still cannot force Congress to do anything,” he said. But the final decision on the fate of the resolution still should lie with Congress, Coordsen said. Congress should decide “if the flag is just something flying on lop of a staff, or if it is a symbol (of democ racy),” he said. CBA work causing few complaints Measures taken to combat noise By Mike Lewis Staff Reporter__ Although some business pro fessors have relocated, construc tion of the CB A addition has caused few inconveniences, a UNL offi cial said. Nancy Stara, interim associate dean of the University of Ncbraska Lincoln College of Business Administration, said three profes sors had moved 10 different offices and three more were moving to avoid noise from the construction. The CBA computer laboratory also moved into the old Kinko’s building on the 1200 block of R Street, Stara said. Although no professors were asked to move, she said, they were given the option of moving and were provided with moving serv ices. Bob Carpenter, UNL campus architect and manager, said crews were working on the foundation for the addition, which should be completed by July 1993. After the addition is finished, he said, work will begin on the exist ing CBA building. Thai work is scheduled to be completed by August 1994, he said. Carpenter said the project was financed by more than $7.25 mil lion appropriated by the Nebraska Legislature in 1989. Stara said memos detailing the construction and possible incon venience were sent to all CBA faculty members. CBA students received similar letters before the spring semester, she said. The noise level has not created major problems, Stara said. “Our main concern is with the auditorium,” she said. The auditorium is on the cast side of the CBA building, next to ihc lhrcc-slory,45,(XX)-square-foot addition. Two classrooms on this side have been pul out of service, she said. If the noise level disrupts a class, she said, the construction contract will require crews to slop working until the class is over. So far, however, no one has complained, Stara said. “I haven’t heard anything'from ___ faculty.” Michael Shaub, an assistant professor of accounting, said he had heard some thumping while leaching class, but it had not dis rupted him. “Everybody’scxcitcd about the renovation,” he added. WERE FIGHTING FOP VOUR LIFE £ £ American Heart Association Nebraska Affiliate Four Reasons NOT To Tint Your Windows. 1. You want your stereo & books stolen. 2. You want your interior faded. 3. You want a sunburn. 4. You want to sweat. Free estimates! Mobil! flodlo Dulgi 2701 N. 27th 466-5414 Simple Math. J Prime Time Special! 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