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September 1, 1993
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Vol. 93 No. 9
Graffiti
Painter’s work
upsets officials
walking around with a very
obvious “beer gut.”
Graffiti has already become a
problem this semester at the Uni
versity of Nebraska-Lincoln, both
on- and ofT-campus.
UNL Police Sgt. Mylo Bushing
said at least 10 counts of vandalism
have been reported.
The Lincoln Police Department
also has had reports of “beer gut”
graffiti around campus, but not
enough to establish a formal inves
tigation.
The “beer gut” markers aren’t a
joking matter, Bushing said.
“Inis is vandalism,” he said.
“We’re taking this seriously. We’re
not just putting this on the back
burner.”
“Beer gut” has appeared on stop
signs, concrete barricades, build
ings, Brovhill Fountain and Rich
ard Serra s Green Point, the sculp
ture between Burnett Hall and
Andrews Hall.
Daphne Deeds, curator and as
sistant director of the Sheldon
Memorial'"Art Gallery, said the
damage to the sculpture came to
$60, which the Sheldon Gallery
covered internally.
“We abhor all vandalism,”
Deeds said. “But we are especially
upset when a collection is vandal
ized.
“Fortunately, this particular
sculpture will weather a lot of abuse,
since it is made out of steel.”
Bushing said the graffiti has
changed since it first appeared.
“The later ones have been sten
ciled on instead of done freehand,”
said Bushing. “We don’t know if it
is the same person.”
If anybody has seen anything
suspicious or has information about
“beer gut,” they should call UNL
police, Bushing said.
By Joel Strauch
Staff Reporter
1 though UNL is adry cam
pus, someone has been
They study afar
New exchange grants funded
uy uionne searcey
Senior Reporter
Last year Jarod Sutter spent a
year—and more than $6,000
— studying in France.
“I’m broke and prowl of it,” said
Sutter, who studied at the University
of Haute Bretagne in Rennes, France.
Had Sutter and 300 other UNL
students who studied at foreign schools
last year waited a year to go abroad,
they might have returned with a few
extra pesetas in their pockets.
A federal student-exchange pro
gram will offer about 200 Americans
the chance to study in Europe in the
1994-95 school year, said Charles
Storey, a program officer at the Fund
forthe Improvement ofPostsecondary
Education in Washington, D.C.
The exchange program, which was
created with help from members of
the European Community, would give
students grants to cover tuition and
room-and-board costs. Student sti
pends of $3,000 would be available to
help with living and travel costs, Storey
said.
Each university, he said, will de
termine how to distribute money for
the 30 grants available to students at
select universities.
The University of Nebraska-Lin
coln and other Big Eight schools have
jointly applied for20-25 spots in the
said Susan Pahm. study
UNL will receive enough money to
semi three undergraduate or graduate
students to study in Europe.
In line with a nationwide trend,
studying abroad is becoming more
popular with UNL students, Dahm
said. But, she said, the fear of huge
expenses scared some students away.
With a little research, Dahm said,
students could find programs to fit
their budget.
Many students who take part in
foreign exchange programs pay the
same tuition they would pay at UNL,
Dahm said. Other non-exchange pro
grams offered by special groups are
more costly, she said. Those programs
range in price from about $5,000 to
$6,500, she said.
The UNL Office of International Affaire
offers these suggestions for undergradu
ates preparing to study abroad:
Before you go:
■ Meet with your academic adviser to
determine what kinds of courses you
need to complete degrees.
■ Check with your cofege dean’s
office to find out if you need waivers for
pass/no pass regulations or residency
requirements. If you need waivers, get
them.
■ Study the course catalog from the
foreign institution.
■ Choose courses — and alternatives
— from the foreign institution and
compare them with courses offered by the
University of Nebraska-Uncoln.
■ Prepare a course-approval
worksheet for each course of study plan,
which asks for a description of courses
you will take. The worksheets are
designed to help you set up an agreement
with a department about the credit you
want to receive.
Students have a plethora of such
programs to pick from, Dahm said.
For example, UNL proposes a pro
gram to Nebraskans that costs about
$5,600, Dahm said, and offers stu
dents five weeks of study in Belgium
and the Czech Republic.
Funding for the programs is hard to
find, she said — but it is available.
The UNL Department of Modern
Languages offers several grants and
scholarships to students, Dahm said.
ships and fellowships. Students also
can take out loans to pay for study
abroad, she said.
UNL students should consider
study abroad programs to be worth
while investments, Dahm said.
“The future is definitely going to
be international in scope,” Dahm said,
“no matter what discipline you’re
going into.”
Sutter considers his time in France
to have been worth the money he now
lacks in his final year at UNL, he said.
“There’s always time to raise mon
ey and find jobs and that type of
thing,” he said. “I wanted to experi
ence as much as I could because I
figured it was a once-in-a-lifetime
thing.”
After 20 years, Heisman winner returns for degree
Rodgers begins
classes again
By Tim Pearson
Sontor Reporter
After 20 years, Johnny Rodgers
is nuking another run for (he
prize.
But it's not the Heisman Trophy
Rodgers is after this time — it’s a
1972 Heisman Trophy winner
from Nebraska is back in school at the
University ofNebraska-Lincoln, aim
ing for the degree he didn’t get 20
years ago.
Rodgers, 42, said he regretted not
finishing college earlier.
’The sooner I get it, the better. It
would have been a lot easier getting
the degree at 22 than 42,” he said.
*T think a college degree is neces
sary for anybody who wants to sur
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vive in the 21st century,” Rodgers
said. *T can’t say I’ve had a quality
education.”
Rodgers is about 45 credit hours
short of completing his bachelor’s
degree in broadcasting. He said he
wanted to graduate in two years, but
would stay as long as it took to get it
done.
“1 think it will take between a year
and a half and two years," Rodgers
said. “It depends on how energetic I
am about doing it."
Rodgers, a Lincoln resident, will
continue serving as president of the
Omaha-based Malcolm X Memorial
Foundation. He said he was taking 12
credit hours—the minimum number
needed to be considered a full-time
student.
He said the first week of classes
was hectic. v
“It was like hell week," he said.
“I’ve been through drop and add where
people were lining up. But I have
athletic advisers that help me out."
The Northeastern University Cen
ter for the Study of Sport in Society,
an organization for former athletes,
will pav for Rodgers’ tuition and fees,
he said. In return, Rodgers will make
speaking appearances ami do other
work for the university.
A former wingback for the
Comhusker football team, Rodgers
was the San Diego Chargers’ first
pick in the 1973 National Football
League draft.
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