Safety, security precautions
increased at UNL, chief says
By Lisa Vernon
Staff Reporter
A big concern students have
while attending college is the fear
of not feeling safe and secure.
But the University of Ncbraska
Lincoln Police Department should
help pul students’ minds at case.
Ken Cauble, UNL police chief,
said 27 commissioned officers arc
employed by the university, and
can make arrests and carry weap
ons I ike other police officers. UNL
also has nine non-commissioned
officers, who patrol the campus on
foot to report incidents and help
ensure safety, he said.
uiNL s police department pa
trols both city and east campuses,
as well as the vicinity around and
between the two, Caublc said.
Many steps on campus have
been taken by the university and
the police department to help stu
dents feel more at ease on campus.
Thirty-six emergency phones,
which arc highlighted by blue
lights, have been set up on both
campuses for student use.
“These lights are definitely to
be used in case of emergencies, but
we want them to be used for non
cmcrgcncics like locking keys in
cars, etc.,” Caublc said.
The intercom system on the light
pole goes directly to the telecom
reel the call lo the proper authori
ties.
“I think the blue lights were a
great idea and 1 see them all over
campus, and that is good loo,” said
Tara Linkugcl, a sophomore busi
ness major.
This Tall a new class will be
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Health center
educates clients
By Shane Tucker
Staff Reporter
University of Ncbraska-Lincoln
students visiting the University Health
Center might be surprised to find the
medical care they receive is intended
to educate as well as heal.
KunlcOjikulu.dircclorof the health
center, said the health center dealt
mostly with primary care, as opposed
to private hospitals which deal mostly
in secondary or leritary care.
“We do a lot of outreach programs
in terms of teaching the students to be
better informed consumers,” Ojikutu
said.
In this capacity, the health center
offers drug education classes, support
and problem solving groups, commu
nity health education, peer programs,
health promotion and contraceptive
education.
“Teaching students to be more re
sponsible for their well-beings —
that’s what primary care is all about,”
Ojikulu said.
However, the health center’s in
volvement in primary care docs not
prevent it from providing more tradi
tional medical attention to students.
The health center also provides a gen
eral clinic, dental clinic, immuniza
tion clinic,physical therapy and coun
seling and psychological services.
\lowg wivh ihcsc services, UNI
letics will receive two new services in
the fall, Ojikulu said.
One of the new services will be an
injury clinic located in the health
center’s physical therapy department.
Ojikutu said the clinic’s primary pur
pose was to serve UNL students ac
tive in intramural sports.
The second new service being of
fered will be free sports physicals.
The physicals will be given to stu
dents who seek to get involved in
intramurals at UNL.
Ojikutu said these new services
will be provided to UNL students
without increasing the current $75.57
student fee assessment for health cen
ter services.
Health center services arc avail
able to all UNL students. However,
charges vary depending on the amount
of student Tecs paid.
Fall and spring semester students
carrying seven or more hours will
receive health center services through
the student Tecs they automatically
pay with their tuition.
For students carrying four hours or
more in either five-week summer ses
sion, student fees cover health center
charges in the same manner as they do
in the fall and spring semesters. UNL
students not participating in the sum
mer session can still receive health
. center care by payingS2^.92pcr f ive
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