Natalie Ehly, a senior art major, paints her self-portrait in the Richards Hall
pointing room. Ehly said she haa not noticed many changes to the building.
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Repairs revamp Richards
More renovations needed
in art building, but money
not available, official says
By Stacie Hakel
Staff Reporter _
Aboul S59,(XX) worth of repairs to Richards
Hall puts only a dent in renovations for the
building, a UNL official said.
Larry Lusk, associate dean of the College of
Arts and Sciences, said that since February, the
building’s main hallway had been repaired and
painted, sinks and electrical outlets had been
installed, and a study had been completed on
the air conditioning and ventilation problems in
rooms 116 and 117.
“Quite a few things have happened,” he said.
“However, I’m not sure how much is visible to
the students yet.”
Richards Hall still is not accessible to dis
abled students, Lusk said, and it needs ventila
tion, air conditioning, an elevator, storm win
dows and restroom repairs.
John Benson, director of Institutional Re
search and Planning, said faculty in the art
department considered those projects a prior
ity. _
“Richards Hall has continued to be a high
priority as (far as) U NL is concerned,” he said.
“But we’ll keep working (and) applying minor
improvisations until funds arc madeavailablc.”
The cost of remaining repairs and renova
tions for Richards Hall is estimated at $7 mil
lion, Benson said.
Last year, 25 students from the Department
of Art and Art History petitioned UNL Chan
cellor Graham Spanicr for belter ventilation in
the building for paint and other fumes.
Chryslal Bcnskin, a junior ari education
major, said that at a large university like UNL,
she thought conditions in buildings would be
better than they were at Richards Hall.
“It’s not too inspiring — with a three-hour
class, it’s very uncomfortable,” she said.
Alanca Hoy, a junior art major, said the
lighting created a distorting glare.
“It kind ofgivcsyouawcird lightingon your
painting,” Hoy said. ‘‘The colors look differ
ent.”
Benson said that while many improvements
remained to be done, Richards Hall was safe.
Further renovations will not be completed
until more funds arc acquired, he said.
Bob Carpenter, campus architect and man
ager of Facilities Planning, said the funds for
the repairs already completed came from two
sources.
A large chunk of S5(),(KX) came from a
pledge made by Spanicr last November for an
annual SI(X),(XX) to improve90of UNL’s sub
standard classrooms, Carpenter said.
The remaining S9,0(X), he said, came from a
fund set up by Jack Goebel, vice chancellor for
business and finance, to upgrade, repair and
replace classrooms.
Spanicr said UNL was tackling the renova
tion of Richards Hall gradually.
"What we will do each year is look at the
most pressing problems,” he said, “and bit by
bit try to deal with them.”
Richards Hall did not make the NU Board of
Regents capital construction list, Spanicr said,
because of limited funds.
‘‘Given the state’s current economic situa
tion, the regentsdidn’t think it was realistic,” he
said.
Richards Hall will be considered for the
regents’ capital construction list again in 1993.
I-POLICE REPORT
Beginning Monday
8:38 a.m. — Pedestrian hit by vehicle, 14th
and Avery streets.
10:17 a.m. — Vehicle window broken, Tau
Kappa Epsilon fraternity parking lot, 420'
University Terrace, $300.
10:51 a.m. — Miscellaneous,alcohol bottle
on playground, Ruth Staples Laboratory.
1:50 p.m. — Football tickets stolen, Sigma
Chi fraternity, 1510 Vine St., unknown
amounl.
2:08 p.m. — Bicycle stolen, Kappa Kappa
Gamma sorority, 616 N. 16th St., $400.
3:24 p.m. — Book bag stolen, University
Bookstore, S75.
4:38 p.m. — Woman fainted, Campus Rec
reation Center, transported to University
Health Center.
7:18 p.m. — Book bag and jacket stolen,
Hew it Athletic Academic Center, SI 38.
Campus maps maybe changed
to include safety information
By Angie Brunkow
Staff Reporter ___
Mapsofthc University of Nebraska-Lincoln
could receive a face lift if ASUN votes to
approve the rccomrticndaiion, a senator said.
Cheryl Mrsny, chair
woman of the Association of
Students of the University of
Nebraska’s campus lifecom
^ mittee, said senators would
"f vote tonight whether to rcdc
sign the maps to mark the
'f location of the new emer
gency phones, the Univer
sity Health Center and the UNL Police Depart
ment.
The new maps also would include important
telephone numbers students might need in an
emergency, she said.
Mrsny said the maps would be important for
people unfamiliar with the university, espe
cially new students.
New students could use the maps to orientate
themselves on campus and be prepared if an
emergency would arise, she said.
Mrsny said the new maps would help stu
dents with night classes because they would
have the number of the Campus Escort Service
handy.
The map also would help Students take
precautions before they walk on campus at
night, she said.
“Hopefully, it will increase student aware
ness of safely on campus and help prevent
everything that should be prevented,” she said.
I f A S U N votes to approve the recom menda -
lions, Mrsny said, the new maps could be in
place by next year.
Instructors
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research assistants.
But Lauren Drees, institutional research and
planning associate at the University of Ne
braska-Lincoln, said the university employed
about 242 part-time faculty in 1991 — an&ut 16
percent of the 1,508 instructors at UNL.
Nationwide, he said, part-time instructors
make up 17 percent of the instructors at major
research universities.
“We’re well within the ballpark and a little
less than the national average,” Drees said.
In 1989, he said, UNL employed 286 part
time instructors — about 19 percent of the
1,517 instructors.
This trend has remained fairly steady for the
past few years, Drees said.
The number of courses each part- or full
time faculty member leaches is unclear, he
said. The load varies greatly for each instructor.
Drees said each instructor had responsibili
ties to conduct research, instruct students and
perform public service. Professors distribute
ihcir lime differently among those three mis
sions, he said.
But Drees said he would guess most part
time faculty spent mostof their lime instructing
students.
Pratt said she believed most part-time in
structors were excellent teachers, but they were
unavailable for advising, creating curriculum
or directing a senior thesis because of their
small time commitment.
“Most arc not involved with students be
yond one semester,” she said.
Many part-time instructors, Pratt said, arc
devoted to their students in the classroom be
cause that is the only opportunity for interac
tion.
Part-time instructors, she said, also miss out
on many of the benefits that full-time profes
sors receive.
For example, Pratt said, many part-tirtic
instructors arc denied the opportunity to do
department-supported research and arc notable
to get tenure.
“Part-time instructors arc always on the
margins of the profession and that can erode
their professional expertise,” she said.
American Heart Association
WE'RE FIGHTING FOR \OUR LIFE
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1992 Homecoming
Munster IHIailaDweeim
00 MU §aiy§ CU Later 2 H00
October 26-31, 1992
Wednesday
October 28. 1992
Royalty Voting: City and East Campus Unions,
and Campus Recreation. 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Thursday
October 29. 1992
/ All Campus Pep Rally: Coliseum. 8:00 p.m.
Friday
October 30. 1992
BIG RED DAY - All day
Wear RED to show your SPIRIT!
Saturday
October 31. 1992
UPC/ASUN Tailgate Party with ABC-TV:
Union Plaza. 1:00 p.m.
Homecoming Game: Memorial Stadium.3:00p.m.
NEBRASKA VS. COLORADO.
Half-time: Crowning of Royalty. ABC-TV Scholar
ship Winner, and Homecoming Champions.
Coordinated & sponsored ^University Program Council
