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Eating out on a student budget Believe it or not, dorm food can become quite boring. How many helpings of broccoli quiche and bowls of Cap’n Crunch can one student stand? Maybe you eat at home, but there arc only so many ways to cook Ramen noodles. You want to eat out, and you want to do it NOW!! There is a virtual cornucopia of places to cat both on and near campus. Most varieties of food can be found, many at a very reason able price. Below is a quick look at nearby establishments. BURGERS: This is a two-way race between Burger King (in the Nebraska Union) and Wendy’s (14th and Q streets). Both have good quality food, but whereas Wendy’s has a wider selection. Burger King has lower prices. WINNER: tie. MEXICAN: Amigos (both in the Union and on 14th and Q) and Taco Bell (13th and Q streets) arc competing here. Taco Bell has slightly cheaper food, but Amigos has a great salsa bar and is open much later. No free refills at the Union location, however. WIN NER: Amigos. CHINESE: Imperial Palace Express (Nebraska Union) has the fastest service of any restaurant in the Union, hands down. The food is a bit more expensive than any other place there, but is well worth it. For those near the Reunion on 16th and W streets, try the Eggroll Palace. If you’re not in any hurry. toddle on over to A Taste of China (14th and Q streets) for some GREAT beef-and-broccoli. WIN NER: three-way tie. SUBS: Little King (Nebraska Union) is closer with a wider choice of selections (pizza, nachos, etc.), but Subway (13th and Q streets) makes the sandwich in front of you, keeps later hours, and has an over all better quality. WINNER: Sub way. PIZZA: This was a tough con test. For the dinc-in experience, Valentino’s (13th and Q streets) would definitely win for the wide selections of pizza, pasta, and sal ad bar, but this is college. Every body wants their pizzas delivered, and Val’s doesn’t deliver. Domi nos, Godfathers, and Pizza Hut always have coupons or specials floating around, and Pizza Shuttle makes up in price and no-coupon specials what they lack in quality. Also, in the Reunion, is Plump Tomato, which offers pizza, pasta, and calzoncs (pizza runzas). WIN NER: Dominos (for decent quality and 2 a.m. delivery on Fridays and Saturdays). Other places that couldn’t be labeled were Arby’s (14th and Q streets; terrific roast beef sandwich es), George’s Gyros (Reunion; gy ros, sandwiches.etc.), Rock-n-Roll Runza (14th and P streets; burgers, dinners, great malts), and Spaghetti Works (12th Street, between P and Q streets; unlimited spaghetti with choice of sauces). — Gerry Beltz Services make transportation easier By Jonathan Jamison Staff Reporter Transportation can be a hassle for new students at the University of Ne braska-Lincoln. UNL offers some ser vices to help deal with the hassles of parking and commuting, as well as tips for bicycle riders. Students who drive to UNL will probably need a parking permit. Sev eral different permits are available, ranging from a remote/night permit, which costs $13.50 per semester, to a reserved permit, which sells for $300.00 per year. These permits can be purchased directly from UNL Park ing Services at 1335 N. 17 th. Applica tions for permits may be obtained by mail as well. Shuttle buses are available to aid students who park in the remote lots located on the North and East sides of campus. The shuttles run from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and stop at the remote lots about every 15 minutes. The shuttles circle the city campus and are free of charge. A second shuttle bus system travels between east and city campuses. The intercampus shuttles stop only at Lyman Hall on city campus and Burr Fedde on east campus. The cost is 25 cents for a one way ride. Tokens are available at the student unions. Bicycles are a popular choice for campus transportation. Bicycles may be ridden anywhere on campus and there are no dismount zones. Howev er, UNL prohibits locking bikes to anything other than the bike racks near all buildings. Cpl. Larry Kalkowski of UNL Po 1 ice Crime Prevention suggested a few Jason Levkulich/DN Mike McCann, a senior in computer science, prepares to bike back home after a history class. pointers for owning a bicycle at the University: •License the bicycle at the time of purchase. •Obtain an ID number for the bike (or any property) from the UNL Po lice. •Use an engraving pen to mark the license number and UNL ID number at different places on the bike. •Record ID numbers as well as the owner’s name and address on a 3x5" note card which can be rolled and placed in a plastic bag inside the tube under the seat of the bike. •Purchase a top quality U-shaped lock. Be sure to buy the best lock avail able because some chains and cables arc easily cut. •Be sure the bicycle is firmly locked to a bike rack. •Don’t leave the bike locked to a rack for any extended period of time (semester and spring break, etc.). •Keep a separate record of the ID numbers as well as a photo of the bike and its owner. •Avoid expensive accessories that can be easily removed. •Use racks that are in the open in clear view of many people. •Purchase insurance for the bike (or for any major property brought on campus). Cpl. Kalkowski said most students neglect to license their bikes, making recovery difficult and proof of owner ship impossible. Education by nbc NBC National Bank of Commerce 13th & “Om Streets / (402) 434-4321 / Member FDIC A MkST CcMMCKl bmik. Your bank for life