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Worn ^^^^^^^™en’s Literature Ferguson was awarc|e(j to Ferguson for her research in British and African Caribbean women’s lit erature. The position is endowed through the University of Nebraska Founda tion by the estate of Ryan, a lawyer and state legislative lobbyist. About four or five chairmanships in the coun try are offered in women’s studies. “It’s a tremendous affirmation of women’s studies to receive this pres-1 tigious award,” Ferguson said. Ferguson spent her childhood in Scotland. She eamedrher bachelor’s degree from the University of Lon don. She has published 14 books and written about 50 articles in the past 12 years, she said. Ferguson came to UNL from the University of Washington, where she earned master’s and doctorate degrees. During her graduate studies, she said, Ferguson was a member of the first bookstore collective that sold women’s literature in Seattle. The store was called “It’s about time,” she said. In Washington, Ferguson said she discovered the struggle for women’s rights paralleled the movement to ward women’s studies. The Ryan award is a symbol that work in wom en’s studies is taken seriously, she said. “This award is a tribute to the upper administration at UNL and their -44 It s a tremendous affirmation of women's studies to receive this prestigious award. — Ferguson UNL English professor -99 ~ commitment to women and other underrepresented groups,” she said. “A part of the women ’ s study struggle has been to gain acceptance in the mainstream.” Two ofFerguson’s books have been nominated by their publishers for na tional book awards. She is writing a book about and entitled “Jamaica Kincaid,” which will be published next year. “I plan on continuing to do what I * ve been doing, which is writing about women’s culture in as representative a way as possible,” Ferguson said. Education conference starts Sunday By Stacie Hakel Staff Raportar Problem-solving and role-playing activities will highlight the seventh annual Women in Educational Lead ership conference, which begins Sun day. The two-day conference will be at the Nebraska Center for Continuing Education, 33rd and Holdrege streets. Among other events, participants will play The World Game, which conference organizers said was a take off on military war games. In this game, however, the enemies will be social problems such as hunger, illit eracy and disease. Monday, University of Nebraska Lincoln’s Dr. Barbara LaCost, assis tant professor of educational admin istration, will present “Starpower. Improving Our Understanding of Race, Gender and Status,” with Dr. Randy Lindsay of California State University. Starpower is another simulated activity in which the audience mem bers act out roles of different social economic classes, LaCost said. The participants are subject to discrimina tion, prejudice, poverty, lack of pow er and other problems. Starpower challenges participants to find solutions for the problems of their social economic class. “It’s a hard thing to explain,” LaCost said. “What we’re going to do is discuss it in terms of educational administration. In a sense, you will be in that are unlike yourself.” andina Cardenas Remirez, l director of the Southwest Center for Values, Achievement and Communi ty in Education at Southwest Texas State University, will give the open ing address. Remirez became known for her work as director of the Office of Mi norities in Higher Education at the American Council on Education and as a commissioner of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. The activities allow educational leaders to become better prepared in solving problems of race, gender and status m their every day job, LaCost said. “I think it’s a person able to have an appreciation for multiple perspec tives that feeds into that vision and mission (of education),” she said. SO. And not o penny more. Ahialattly aathlay. That't what yaa'II pay to ill rtfalarly ichtialtA walittaaaca far tha first 1 yaart ar 14,010 aa AIT aaw lyaafal at Itka Iraakar lyaalal! ItartlBf «t SII.2I0 Itarvlaf at ^ $188". $117: __ 48th l R 8*88*8 18 ^8^W8# ■ 8|B8«I _ __ « k«sH m nooo 4««i, i% 464-5976 tJI. 48 i. IJLC.iTl^ The New Prince On Sale at Twisters CD's Cassettes $34,97 $24,97 The Hits/The B Sides ftiislevftirk CD's Cassettes $11.97 $8.97 | THINKS 11 CD's Cassettes $11.97 $8.97 The Hits 2 Prices effective through 9-30-93 No bucks for booze-free bashes By Mike Lewis Staff Reporter In past semesters, UNL fraternities and sororities competed for recogni tion and monetary prizes by trying to throw the best non-alcoholic parties on campus. ' All of that will happen again this year — except for the money part. The Panhellenic/IFC Social Board decided on Sept. 1 not to give money to the winners of the greek non-alco holic party competition. Amy Gogan, secretary of the Panhelfenic Association at the Uni versity of Nebraska-Lincoln, said board members agreed, with no strong objections, to eliminate monetary re wards. “We don’t think we need the mon ey incentive to do it,” Gogan said. The social board is made up of social chairpersons from all sororities and fraternities. The Panhellenic and Interfratemity Council secretaries arc in charge of the board. To raise money for the prizes, each sorority and fraternity had to contrib ute $25, Gogan said, but the board had problems collecting money from some fraternities. Also, she said, the prize money sometimes would not make up for the cost of the parties. Money often had to be split among several greek organi zations that co-sponsored one party. For example, the first-place party last semester was sponsored by five greek organizations: Tau Kappa Ep silon Fraternity, Kappa Delta Sorori ty, Delta Gamma Sorority, Chi Ome ga Sorority and Pi Kappa Phi Frater nity. The prize was $400, but each group got just $80. Despite the elimination of reward money, Gogan said, non-alcoholic parties would continue to be judged, and she planned to advocate having a contest each semester. Shannon Jacobs, Delta Gamma president, said the prize money was nice but not necessary. The money “wasn’t really why we went,” she said. But Alison Alderman, Chi Omega president, said the prize money was a “great boost.” “There will be a lack of incentive (to hold the parties),” Alderman said. “In our house, maybe not, but in oth ers, definitely.” Parking Continued from Page 1 count. She also cited safety concerns, saying students who used the lot at night would have to walk farther in the dark if parking was moved away. But Spanier said ASUN members were not aware of the entire parking proposal. “It’s really much broader and much more complicated,” he said. Spanier said campus safety and parking solutions all would be ad dressed in the October parking analy sis. He said he suggested to Benes that UNL landscape officials make a pre sentation to senators at their next meeting. “Those who have gotten the larger briefing understand that it does make some sense,” Spanicr said. Spanier said the overall feedback he had received about the green space idea was 95 percent positive. But others, looking only at the immediate situation, he said, would rather see the parking lot remain.’ “A few people say we should pave over everything,” he said. “But a lot of people feel the aesthetics of the campus arc very important." Oneof those people, Ecology Now! president Mark Petersen, signed his name to a petition in Broyhill Plaza Thursday supporting the green space. “1 think that a lot of students arc apprehensive in general about any thing that changes the parking situa tion, the senior biological systems engineering major said. “But once they’d seen the green mall in place, they’d really appreciate it.”