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f.~i j—i 1 A story in Thursday’s Supplement incorrectly identified Hank, a Duffy’s employee as a male. Also, a story stated $1,012 million would be cut from summer session budget That is the total for programs recieving state support. The Daily Nebraskan regrets the errors. Budget ax drops on two resource, centers By Jeff Zeleny Senior Reporter _ Students looking for academic help next year at UNL will be out of luck unless they are eligible for special-interest programs. The Academic Success Center, which assists hundreds of students annually, was one of four programs eliminated at the University of Ne braska-Lincoln as part of a S2.9 mil lion budget cut mandated by the Leg islature last September. Academic Success Center, Writing Lab,'Czech program killed Closing the center will leave a void on campus for students trying to im prove academically, said Kenneth Kiewra, director of the center. “Where does the average student go? I don’t know,” Kiewra said. “If you’re gifted, there’s the gifted pro gram; if you’re a minority, there’s the minority program; If you’re every body else, I don’t think so.” The removal of the center will hurt the university’s efforts to lure stu dents to UNL, he said. “A center like this helps in recruit ment and retention,” he said. ‘‘When students choose a college, they are looking for academic assistance. One of-the reasons the athletic program draws good student-athletes is they have their own very good academic success program.” Academic assistance is in high demand by all students, Kiewra said. Colleges across the country arc step ping up their efforts to encourage students to be more interested in aca demics, he added. “There is a real trend around the country as far as having programs like this being initiated and supported and increased,” he said. “And here ours is being dropped.” TT»c elimination of the center will save $64,(XX). Eight people will lose their jobs at the center, including four graduate students, two undergradu ates, one secretary and one director. Students will lose another resource center through the budget cuts. The Writing Lab, which-costs UNL $60,000 annually, will bccliminalcd. The lab is the last writing support outlet for students, .said Ann Whitney, associate coordinator of the lab. “There will be no support for writ See BUDGET on 6 Michelle Paulman/DN Marc Shkolnick, an admissions representative for UNL High School and College Relations, carries some take-out Chinese food from the food court Wednesday. Shkolnick said he came to the food court “at least twice a week. New food court proves lucrative, director says By Angie Brunkow Staff Reporter Students, vot ng with their dollars, have proven the decision to develop a fast-food court in the Nebraska Union was right on the money, said Daryl Swanson, director of the Nebraska Unions. Swanson said food sales had increased 2S percent since the union-operated Fast Break was replaced by Imperial Palace and Amigos in August. The Nebraska Union Board decided last January to close the Fast Break cafeteria, which had lost about $200,000 in the two years prior to the closing, Swanson said. “The final decision was really a financial one,* he said. In light of increased food sales, Swanson said he thought the initial costs of converting the space for the new restaurants would be more than made up within the next two years. The union had to pay $97,000 to convert the area into suitable spaces for rent and $25,000 to build an exhaust system to take fumes and heat out of the union, he said. Swanson said revenue from rent as well as from a portion of the restaurants’ profits would pay for the investment. The success of the food court can be See FOOD on 6 Campuses to receive summer enhancements New bike path, road repairs are planned changes By Mark Harms star ntporw_ When students return next fait, those little red flags slick ing in the ground in spots all over UNL’s campuses will have become new trees, flowers and shrubs. Bud Dascn brock, director of Land scape Services at the University of Ncbraska-Lincoln, said the planting of new greenery was part of his department’s continuing program enhancement project “We just keep trying to make it better every year,” Dascnbrock said. A recent study, he said, showed the appearance of college campuses was an important factor in prospective students’ decisions. “We want to create that environ ment that attracts great students and great faculty,” Dascnbrock said. A number of other changes also will take place over the summer, he said. Students will sec a new bike path that will adjoin the city path on the west side of 19th Street and run to Sellcck Hall. He said much of the damage to roads and parking lots caused by this year's harsh winter would be repaired over ihc summer. Students will also see some new construction next semester. Howard Parker, manager of archi tectural and engineering services, said the first phase of the addition to the College of Business Administration was scheduled to be finished by the end of summer. Richards Hall is scheduled to have an air conditioning system installed during the summer. Chi Omega sorority is adding a wing to the south side of its building on 480 N. 16th Street. House Mother Barbara Stickles said six or seven bedrooms would be added to the sorority along with two new See CAMPUS on 6 Red Indicates areas of summerg construction or addition. | , DN graphic .. _L_L first phase finished 3Richards Hall: air codltloning JChi Omega: .wing addition jDelta UpeMon: expanding rooms ^ 3Lied: sculpture B addition BCBA: sculpture addition e Fruiting employees victims ot vandalism; striKe continues By Jeff Zeleny Senior nooortor_ rTl hrec acts of vandalism to * American Signature manage A ment officials and employ ees were reported to Lincoln Police Thursday morning, but it is unknown if they were related to the three-day old strike. . Dale Greer of Lincoln, a third shift supervisor at the company, said he had obscenities painted on his garage and van Wednesday nighl. Twoempty bottles, possibly from antifreeze, were also found on his front lawn. An assistant form an at the print ing and graphics company also had his garage door vandal izod,Greer said, and an employee who wasn’t on strike had four tires flattened on his car. “We’re just assuming it was the strikers,’’ he said, but he didn’t know the motivation behind the acts. Cape Joy Cilia of the Lincoln Po lice Department said the vandalism was under investigation, and there was no evidence the acts were related to the strike. The strike continued at the plant at 3700N.W. 12th St. Thursday, as com pany officials began looking to re place the 700 workers walking picket lines. The workers walked out of their shi fts T uesday night and have been on strike ever since. They received let ters Wednesday from company offi cials asking them to return to work. * - * “We arc urging our employees lo accept the offers and return to work on their next scheduled shift," American Signature officials said through a news release. The news release, issued Thursday from the company’s public relations office in Greenwich, Conn., said the plant was operating with supervisors and employees that have chosen to report to work. The company also advertised ini wo Lincoln newspapers Thursday for graphic arts applicants in the press and bindery departments. Ray Woodward, president of Graphic Communication International Union Local 221, said he was not surprised by the advertisements and wasn’t worried about the company hiring new employees. “Since we are in a craft that re quires a lot of skill, we don’t antici pate them finding a lot of replace ments,’’ he said Thursday night. See StRIKE on 2
