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Grant to finance more pre-veterinary advisers By Erik Unger Staff Reporter A $6,500 grant, awarded to the pre veterinary advising center at UNL, will finance the addition of four peer advisers, an official said. Norman Schneider, an associate profes sor of veterinary science, said the grant was approved by the New Partnerships in Agri culture and Education and would finance the $1,000 stipend each peer adviser was given every year. The advisers, who must be undergradu ate veterinary science majors, include Traci Doeschot, the senior peer adviser, sopho mores Wendy Brant and Shelley Summers, and freshman Lora Hafeman. Schneider said the students were chosen from 14 applicants and had undergone ex tensive training and apprenticeship programs through the biological sciences advising center. Schneider, who is in charge of all advis ing, said he expected the peer advising to help students. “It’s nota costly operation for the benefit we get out of it,” he said. “More students will have access to advising when they want it.” The number of veterinary science ma jors is growing, he said. “It is probably one of the top three most popular majors in the College of Agricul ture Sciences and Natural Resources,” Sch neider said. When Schneider first came to the Uni versity of Ncbraska-Lincoln in 1990-91, he said, 75 students were involved in veteri nary sciences. Last year, that number rose to 150 students, and 250 students now need advising. Schneider said he was the primary ad viser for 125 of the students who attended UNL. He also is a co-adviser for 125 stu dents from Chadron State and Wayne State colleges, as well as students from all Ne braska community colleges. “Now we have more students than I can handle alone and do an effective job,” he said. “I can’t handle 250 students and stay involved in recruiting and retention activi ties.” Schneider said he also would pass some of the recruiting duties to the peer advisers. They will be involved in recruiting and retention programs, Red Letter Day, giving tours and talking to parents as well as per sonal advising, he said. He said the increase in funding only could help. “If it continues to be funded and contin ues to grow in Nebraska’s interest... we will have more qualified students selecting lifelong careers in the veterinary field,” Schneider said. He said the increase also would help Nebraska fill the positions at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State Uni versity. UNL docs not have a college of veterinary science, so Kansas Stale allows UNL veterinary students to finish their degrees there, at in-slate cost. One-fourth of UNL’s prc-vctcrinary studcnLs study at Kansas State after finishing at UNL, Schneider said. The program will be financed yearly, and Schneider said he hoped the program’s success and the increase in the number of students would convince the dean to finance the program again next year. He said the Nebraska Veterinary Medi cal Association had agreed to finance one student’s stipend next year. Publications Board selects next Daily Nebraskan editor By Adeana Leftin Senior Editor __ The Publications Board voted unanimously Wednesday to select Chris Hopfensperger as editor of next year’s Daily Nebraskan. Hopfensperger, a junior news-editorial major, told the board his qualifications laid in his three years of experience on the Daily Nebraskan staff. He was a sports staff reporter for one year and a senior staff reporter for another year. This year, Hopfensperger made the transi tion to the news section as night news editor and associate news editor. He said the experience had helped him understand the strengths and weaknesses of the paper and what should be changed or kept the same. “I can answer many of the questions about pulling out the paper because I have asked them,’’ he said. “I know some of what can and docs go wrong because I have created some of the messes and fixed others.” The other applicant for the editor position was Kim Spurlock, a sophomore news-edito rial major. Spurlock said she thought she could help the Daily Nebraskan belter represent the needs of all University of Ncbraska-Lincoln students and increase cultural diversity on the staff. Spurlock was one of many students who criti cized the Daily Nebraskan for printing a photo of the arrest of a black football player. Bill Vobcjda, publications board chairman, urged Spurlock to apply as editor again as a junior and asked Hopfensperger to listen to her suggestions. Hopfensperger said increasing staff diver sity and creating a more congenial working environment would be two of his goals. “This semester has very painfully pointed out the lack of diversity on the staff at the DN,” he said. “Next year’s staff needs to recruit minority students for both reporting and edit ing positions.” Two football players arraigned By the Associated Press Two Nebraska football players were charged Wednesday in connection with a fight at a house party that sent some members of the school’s baseball team to the hospital. Lance Gray, 21, pleaded innocent to assauli and trespassing,City Attorney Bill Austin said. Lancaster County Judge Jack Lindner set an April 16 trial date for Gray, a walk-on line backer from Oswego, N.Y. Todd Gragnano, 20, pleaded guilty to tres passing and was fined $ 1 (X). He is a scholarship quarterback from Fountain Valley, Calif. Five other players have been cited in the Feb. 21 incident and were set for arraignment later this w'cck. Police said a group that included some base ball players forced two football players to leave a house party when they refused to pay for beer. The two came back later with other members of the football team and a fight broke out, authorities said. Six members of the baseball team and one former player were injured. Some were taken lo the hospital. Nebraska football coach Tom Osborne kicked two of the players off the team. The others face suspension of part or all of spring practice. Nebraskan Editor Jana Pedersen, 472-1766 Night News Editors Adeana Leftln Managing Editor Kara Wells John Adklsson Assoc News Editors Chris Hoplensperger Wendy Mott Kris Karnopp Tom Kunz Opinion Page Editor Alan Phelps Art Director Scott Maurer Assistant Sports Editor Tom Clouse Sales Manager Eric Krlnasl Arts & Entertainment Editor Stacey McKenzie Classified Ad Manager Annette Sue per Diversions Editor Dionne Soarcey Publications Board Chairman Bill Vobe)da, 472-2588 Photo Chief Michelle Paulman Professional Adviser Don Walton, 473-7301 FAX NUMBER 472-1761 , The Dally Nebraskan(USPS 144-080) Is published by the UNL Publications Board, Nebraska Union 34,1400 R St.. Lincoln. NE, Monday through Friday during the academic year; weekly during summer sessions. Readers are encouraged to submit story ideas and comments to the Daily Nebraskan by phoning 472-1763 between 9am and 5pm Monday through Friday. The public also hasaccess to the Publications Board. For Information, contact Bill Second-class postage paid at Lincoln, NE. ALL MATERIAL COPYRIGHT 1992 OAILY NEBRASKAN Officials to increase price of Nebraska football tickets By Kristine Long Staff Reporter_ _ _ The price of Nebraska football tickets will rise slightly next year, a UNL official said. Gary Fouraker, assistant to the athletic di rector for business affairs, said the price of student tickets would rise from $7 to $8, and public tickets would rise from $18.50 to $20. Faculty will be able to buy two tickets at a reduced price of $16 instead of one reduced ticket for $ 10 and one at regular price, Fouraker said. The primary reason for the price increase is that Nebraska will play only six home games instead of the usual seven this year, he said. But, he said, the prices will not go back down when Nebraska plays seven games the following year. Joe Selig, UNL ticket office manager, said the number of students purchasing tickets had dropped by 50 percent over the last 10 years. I n 1982,16,337 students bought tickets compared to 8,075 in 1991, he said. “1 speculate that the typical student is just different than 10 years ago,” Selig said. Fouraker said price was not the main reason students were not buying tickets. “It’s not so much the price, it’s that students are involved in jobs,” he said. Scan Gatz, a senior finance and economics major, said, “I’m a bartender, and I usually work during the games. It would be a waste of money to buy tickets.” Some students also may channel their money toward basketball instead of football. Melanie Bills, a sophomore secondary edu cation major, said, “I’d rather buy basketball tickets because the games are scattered through r—. ■ . »■-f Season ticket lottery scheduled for April From Staff Reports The lottery for 1992 student season football tickets will be April 6-10, said Cindy Bell, assistant ticket manager. Applications may be turned in each day from 8:30 a.m. to4 p.m. at the South Stadium Ticket Office. Only full-time students arc eligible to apply, but student identification is not needed. All students, regardless of regis tration status, arc eligible to apply for tickets after April 10 until Aug. 25. The price for the six-game package is $48 for regular student tickets and $128 for spouse tickets. out the week, so they won’t interfere with my job on the weekend.” Deb Hegcmcislcr, a junior actuarial science major, said she did not buy football tickets just because she enjoyed basketball more. “Also, I can enjoy the football game just as much in front of the TV,” Hcgcmcistcr said. Sclig said more students were working to pay their way through college, and “the time they work is the lime we’re playing football.” A study by a marketing class in the spring of 1989 found that many students also did not buy tickets because they were non-transferable. Tickets now arc transferable through vali dation, but sales still have not increased, Sclig said. 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