r-NEWS BRIEFS-,
Groundhog may risk it,
associate professor says
From Staff Reports
Groundhogs searching for shad
ows today might be out of luck, but
weather forecasts leave the possi
bility open.
Ken Hubbard, associate profes
sor of agricultural meteorology at
' UNL, said the local outlook called
for increasing cloudiness through
out the day, but some shadows
might be visible in the morning.
“It looks like it could go cither
way, depending on the luck of the
draw,” he said.
The notion that groundhogs arc
sometimes scared by their shadows
after climbing to the surface on
Feb. 2, thereby delaying the onset
of spring, is a nice folk tale, Hubbard
said. But he said he didn’t lake
much stock in it.
Hubbard said that groundhogs
probably can’t comprehend the
complcxiticsof the atmosphere any
belter than humans.
“He may have a fax machine,
but I don’t think he’s ahead of us on
forecasting.”
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Hubbard said that, shadows or
not, he was unsure if Nebraska
would have six extra weeks of win
ter this year.
“Long-range forecasting is re
ally difficult,” he said. “It’s a good
way to ruin a reputation.”
Revolving door to be fixed
From Staff Reports
At long last, the broken revolv
ing door on the north side of the
Nebraska Union is expected to be
operational by the end of the week.
The door has been broken since
Thanksgiving week.
Installed in 1968, the door broke
as a result of normal wear and tear,
Richard Hoback, UNL mainte
nance manager, said.
Hoback said the shaft around
which the door pivots had three
cracks. An outside contractor was
called to repair the door. The work
will cost about $3,500.
It may seem like it is taking a
long time to fix the door, Hoback
said, but thef repair time is not ex
cessive.
“Ev$ry door is made specifi
cally for the opening,” he said. “It’s
not something you go down to the
hardware store for. The shaft has to
be made for this specific door.”
Career-based events planned
From Staff Reports
The University of Ncbraska-Lin
coln Career Services has planned
two events to help students and
alumni in their career search.
Minority Career Night will be
held on Feb. 17 in the Nebraska
Union. The program, which will
feature over 35 companies, is open
to all racial minority students and
alumni of UNL.
On Feb. 18 career services will
sponsor Engineering and Techni
cal Career Day. The event, spon
sored by UNL Career Services
and the Engineering College stu
dent chapter, will be held in the
Nebraska Union.
The event, which will offer
resume critiquing and job search
lips, will attractabout40employ
ers interested in candidates from
the sciences, engineering and
mechanical fields.
All events arc free.
Regents
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he said. “I would consider the board of
regents as high profile as the unicam
eral.”
Sigerson said Nebraska’s voters
were informed enough to elect the
regents themselves.
Regent Charles Wilson of Lincoln
agreed.
Wilson, the only regent who testi
fied, said an appointed board would
create new problems.
“It would make the board more
susceptible to being led by the admin
istration,” he said. “Boards are sup
posed to set policy.”
Wilson said he was not speaking
on behalf of the entire board, but was
offering an opinion because he had
served on an appointed-education
board as well the elected NU board.
Wilson acknowledged that most
states appointed boards similar to the
NU board, but he added that contro
versy still existed.
Wilson also was opposed to the
term reduction originally proposed
by LR3CA.
Control of the university’s com
plex budget should not be left to new
board members, Wilson said. If the
legislation passed, a two-year, ten
ured member might be the most expe
rienced person on the board, he said.
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Fakes
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problem is, we send them in to the
cops, and they send them back to the
original owners.
“Then we see the same IDs coming
back.”
Gifford said doormen and bartend
ers receive a free meal if they confis
cate an ID. She said most people
whose IDs are taken leave quietly,
“but sometimes, some of them give us
a lot of grief.”
“That’s when weend upcalling the
police,” she said.
Land
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Secondary Education is the appropri
ate group to oversee the university,
Wood said. However, if the commis
sion was involved, the amount of
taxpayer input would not decline,
Wood said.
The commission is a
gubematorially appointed 11-mem
ber body that oversees university and
college education in the state.
Larry Scherer, legal counsel for
the commission, said his organization
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was neutral on the proposed legisla
tion, but offered an amendment to the
bill that would clarify the issue.
The proposed amendment said real
property acquisitions would be re
viewed by the com m ission. Any other
project that has a potential impact of
state funds also would be reviewed by
the commission.
The committee is holding the bill
until LB683, which also involves the
commission, is heard.
The bill, introduced by Sen. Jeropie
Warner of Wavcrly, would change
the provisions for review and approval
of certain projects by the commis
sion.
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Bookstore
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and the suggested retail priccat $30.40.
Prentice-Hall verified the $30.40 fig
ure.
At the University Bookstore, “In
Our Times” sells for $22.90 used and
$30.10 new. At the Nebraska Book
store, the book sells for $22.25 used
and $29.65 new.
“People always want to say, ‘Hey,
the bookstore is screwing us. They
have to be making a mint,’” Carlson
said.
“We aren’t trying to hide any
thing,” he said. “We just want that -
perception nullified that we’ve got
this big cash cow that’s making all
this money because it’s just not hap
pening.”
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