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their child in the first program
available, which often is an incon
venience. Students who have
classes on East Campus may have
to take their child to City Campus.
In many ways, though, Uttecht
said that having children comple
mented his college education. As
Kyle grows and learns, so do his
parents.
Sydney Turner, a junior news
editorial major, also balances her
life between school and her child.
Turner became pregnant when she
was 20. About nine months later,
she became a single parent.
“I had Nick because I am pro
life,” she said. “But when you first
...find out you’re pregnant, you can’t
make a decision like that. When
you make a decision, you have to
be absolutely sure that that is what
you want to do.”
Turner chose to have Nicholas,
and later met Dana Turner, who is
now her husband. Together they
share the responsibility of raising a
child.
Because Turner is a full-time
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.. Even though it’s
hard to study some
times, nothing comes
before my child. Nicho
las is infinitely more
important than any
thing.
—Turner
junior news-editorial major
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student and her husband works, the
couple checked into various child
care services.
Turner and her husband decided
to go with child care that was
offered by the university, she said,
because of the low cost and good
supervision. They decided on the
Child Care Project at the YWCA.
“They have a wonderful child
care staff, with a good teacher
student ratio,” she said. \
In addition to the child care
Nicholas receives from the YWCA
staff, several Turner family mem
bers help out. A neighbor often
takes care of Nicholas for a few
hours and every Saturday, Nicholas
spends the night with his grand
mother.
Turner family members are not
the only ones who make it easier on
the couple. Turner’s professors are
understanding when Nicholas is
sick or if something comes up, she
said.
Turner has even taken Nicholas
to class with her. She said she
thought it was better to take him
than to miss class.
“My professors have been really
encouraging,” she said. “They have
never frowned on it, but I don’t
think I would do it on a regular
basis. People are distracted. Usually
Nick would look around and color
when I brought him with me, but
there is no guarantee that he will
always do that.”
Despite the seemingly endless
responsibilities of student parents,
neither Uttecht nor Turner regret
having children.
“ ... Even though it’s hard to
study sometimes, nothing comes
before my child,” Turner said.
“Nicholas is infinitely more
important than anything.”
POLICE REPORT
Beginning midnight Wednesday
10 a.m. — Vehicle window bro
ken, parking lot at 19th and T streets,
$200.
12:12 p.m.—Bicycle parts stolen,
Abel Residence Hall, $200.
12:28 p.m. — Textbooks stolen.
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, 601
N. 16lh St., $200.
2:29 p.m.—Stereo stolen, parking
lot at 17th and R streets, $500 loss,
$300 damage.
2:35 p.m. — Tire slashed, parking
lot west of Lied Center for Per
forming Arts, $65.
5:01 p.m.—Hit-and-run accident,
parkinglotat 17 th and Court streets,
$350.
9:56 p.m. — Stereo stolen from
vehicle, parking lot at 19th and T
streets, $480 loss, S50 damage.
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men t on the grounds that such prayers
were offensive to some in the diverse
university community.
Sigerson said it was “ridiculous”
that prayer, which traditionally has
been a part of commencement, should
be eliminated.
Religion figures importantly in
society’s culture and deserves to be
reflected in prayer at a public
university’s graduation, Sigerson said.
“You can offer prayers in a way
that won’t offend anyone,” he said.
“The regents need to take a stand on
this.”
Sigerson said he probably would
be joined by student regents from
other University of Nebraska cam
puses in requesting action on com
mencement prayer.
In other business Saturday, the re
gents will hear reports from univer
sity officials on gender equity. Mary
Beck, a UNL associate professor of
animal science and the head of the
Chancellor’s Commission on the Sta
tus of Women, will be among those
speaking.
The regents also will review plans
for a master’s degree program in art
history at UNL and a doctoral degree
program in criminal justice at the
University of Nebraska at Omaha.
The regents will not vole until their
January meeting on a much-discussed
proposal to change NU admissions
standards.
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lion about the two reported violations
because she had not yet contacted the
professors and students involved.
Although some violations may go
unreported, she said, the few reports
reflect a general decline in policy
violations.
AS UN’s effort to inform students
about dead week policy through ad
vertisements in the Daily Nebraskan
and letters to professors contributed
to the decline, she said.
Increased awareness led students
and professors to deal with any dead
week policy conflicts earlier in the
semester, Strong said.
Two professors inquired this week
whether their class requirements were
in line with university policy, Strong
said.
“That’s never happened before,”
she said.
But when violations arc reported
during dead week. Strong said, it of
ten is loo late to do anything about
them, except to prevent similar viola
tions from happening the next semes
ter.
“Unfortunately, a lot of (reports)
are after the fact,” she said.
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