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Grade Continued from Page 1 change our grading system,” Benes said. “The current grading system is just as reputable as any other one,” he said. Trent Steele, vice president of the Association of Students of the Uni ver sity of Nebraska, said arguments that a change was needed would have to be convincing. “The burden of proof is on the1 proponents of this,” he said. Benes said proponentsof the change had failed to persuade him so far. He said he disagreed with the argument that UNL’s grading system confused outsiders and lowered the institution’s reputation. “Six out of 10 colleges and univer sities have agrading system with 10 or fewer divisions,” he said. Only about 1 percent of U.S. uni versities use the decimal system, he said. Benes said he also disagreed with the idea the decimal system would make grading more accurate. A grade is an instructor’s best esti mate of student performance, he said. “It isn’t a precise measure of a student’s ability, and we shouldn’t imply that it is by creating a grading scale with too many divisions,” Benes said. Moreover, Benes said students had shown active opposition to the change. ASUN, the Intcrfratemity Coun cil, the Panhcllenic Association and many residence hall govemmehtshave passed resolutions opposing the change. In light of this opposition, Benes said the half-step system should re main intact. “Why go through the considerable trouble and expense?” William Lauer/DN Let us prey Robert Peterson, a graduate student in entomology, shows off a 14-month-old preying mantis from Africa. The mantis is a voracious eater feeding on bumble bees, wolf spiders, wasps, caterpillars or any bug it has been given, Peterson said. Global conference highlights study tour By Marcia Verley Staff Reporter___ A tour of UNL officials and stu dents to Malaysia will look to strength en the university’s ties to the southeast Asian country. The University of Nebraska-Lin coln Nebraska Center for Entrepre neurship with the Malaysian Govern ment Ministry of Public Enterprise will sponsor the 1994 Global Confer ence on Entrepreneurship May 28-29 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The conference will be the high light of an executive tour for business leaders and a study tour for college students to Australia, Malaysia and Thailand. The study tour is an opportunity for students to learn about international business relations firsthand, NCE di rector Robin Anderson said. “We hope to promote cross-cultur al business, as well as understanding through this study tour, and we have planned this conference to be a high light of the trip,” Anderson said. UNL’s Malaysian connection al ready is strong. In the fall semester 1993, 372 Malaysian graduate and undergradu ate students were enrolled at UNL, the largest contingent from any foreign country and more than one-fourth of the university’s international enroll ment. The study tour also includes the Pan-Pacific Conference in Bangkok, cultural and business tours and meet ings with government officials in each country. Anderson and HarishGupta, a UNL associate professor of economics, will lead the tour, which is sponsored by the NCE, the Nebraska Center for the Assoc iation of College Entrepreneurs and Students in Free Enterprise at UNL. An informational meeting for the study tour will be conducted in the Nebraska Union at 6:30 p.m. on Feb 8. Student pops the question at halftime By Jeff Griesch Senior Editor_ Coming into the weekend, the big question popping into the minds of Nebraska women’s basketball fans was whether the Huskers would be able to leap from fifth to third in the Big Eight race. The Huskers needed two wins over the weekend, and they an swered with a 82-76 win over Okla homa Friday night, and a 81-75 loss to Oklahoma State on Sunday. But Don Nohavcc, a senior me chanical engineering major and trumpet player in the Comhusker Band, had an even bigger question on his mind. Nohavcc popped Ihe question to his girlfriend, Krismichelle McPherson, who is a member of the Scarlets Dance Squad, on the floor of the Bob Dcvaney Sports Center at halftime Friday. Carrying a bouquet of a dozen red roses in his left hand, and the public address announcer’s micro phone in his right, Nohavec got down on one knee and proposed marriage to McPherson after the Scarlets halftime routine. While Nohavec’s friend Brett Snuttjer captured the event on vid eo, McPherson, a consumer sc ience and education major, accepted Nohavec’s proposal. The couple was swarmed by the rest of the Scarlets while the more than 1,000 fans watching expressed their congratu lations. “I wanted to do something cre ative and out of the ordinary," Nohavec said. “I originally wanted to do it at the Orange Bowl, but that was a little too big. 1 also didn’t want to do it on Valentine’s Day because she would have expected it. I wanted it to be a surprise." McPherson said Nohavec’s plan worked. “I was really surprised,” McPherson said. “I’m still in shock. I can’t wait to tell my parents." Recycle Continued from Page 1 “When people find out how easy it is, other products will be recycled as well,” he said. “We will be taking garbage and turning it into a commod ity." UNL now recycles about 900 pounds of cardboard daily, Ekart said. The going rate for paper products is anywhere from 1/2 to 3 cents a pound. The project will allow UNL to make money from the recycled paper and will save about $12 a ton in landfill fees, he said. Landfill fees eventually will in crease to $18 to $20 a ton. However, recycling on campus will increase in volume and become more efficient, Ekart said. The trucks circulating through cam pus will be able to gather more recy clable wastes without having to in crease driving time. Mental illness has warning signs, too. For a free booklet about mental Illness, call: 1 -800-969-NMHA. Learn to see the warning signs. National Mental Health Association G! SUMMER JOBS AT CAMP □ OBQDM 600 camps in the USA, Russia, and Europe need you this summer. For the best summer ol your life, see your career center tor more information or call Camp Counselors USA 4* 800-999-CAMP or write CCUSA <d 420 Florence St.. Palo Alto. CA 94301 WET T-SHIRT CONTEST Every Monday v 10:30 p.m. 1823 "O" Street NO COVER Where can you get this much food for $2.99? At Eggroll Palace, get a HUGE helping of Sweet 'N Sour Chicken with fried rice and egg roll. $1.95 for Crab rangoon (6). 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