NU officials review nine sites
for proposed parking garage
By Paula Lavigne
Staff Reporter
Nine sites arc under review for the location
of a proposed 41/2 story parking garage for the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln after a dispute
over the original site.
The proposed original location was next to
Alpha Phi Sorority. Sorority members opposed
the project because of safety and privacy con
cerns.
UNL Associate Vice Chancellor Paul Carlson
said the approximately S4.5 million 416-stall
parking garage would be made “as safe as
possible.”
“We will do all we can that’s economically
feasible to make it work for (Alpha Phi),”
Carlson said.
He said a flat wall could be built on the side
of the garage that would face the sorority to
separate the two.
“There are also questions that it won’t look
nice,” he said. “It would have to be aesthetically
pleasing. It could look very much like a class
room building.”
Carlson said the purpose of building the
garage was tocrcate space for short-term visitor
parking.
“Right now, there’s a concern if we allow
both visitors and students to use it, students
would monopolize it,” he said.
He said the garage could be used for students
on a short-time turn around basis.
“It’s designed for people who want to come
for an hour or two,” Carlson said.
The original location, Carlson said, would
be an opportune area because it is close to the
most utilized section of campus with the union,
library, administration building and academic
core nearby.
He said it would also be the easiest location
to maneuver traffic.
“If we exit and enter on R street, it would cut
down on traffic,” he said. It would also consol
idate visitor space, he said.
The existing visitor parking west of the
Episcopal church on the cast side of the union
and in the cul de sac west of the union would
then be freed up for other uses.
Carlson said some of the other sites under
consideration would be tougher to use because
of existing buildings or businesses the universi
ty would have to buy out.
The site at 14th and R streets would involve
demolishing the Culture Center, Lambda Chi
Fraternity and buying property owned by
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Parkto symbolize ‘ ideal ofpeace’
By Angela Jones
Staff Reporter
In a world where people’s lives are con
stantly threatened by violence, Nebraska
may be building a threshold of tranquility.
The World Peace Center located in Lin
coln is developing a Prairie Peace Park locat
ed eight miles west of Lincoln off 1-80 at the
Pleasant Dale interchange (Exit 388).
“The Park is a visual embodiment of the
dream and ideal of world peace, and the end
of violence as a means of conflict resolu
tion,” said Sally Oglesby, events coordinator
for the Park.
Don Tilley, director of the project, has
dreamt of developing a park for peace for
many years. Tilley secs the prairie as a
metaphor for world peace, because all the
parts of the prairie are interconnected.
Oglesby said.
Tilley’s dream is coming true. With the
help of international volunteers from seven
different countries, grants and public dona
tions, a 27.5 acre environmental peace park
is underway.
“The Prairie Peace Park is the only one of
its kind in the U.S., and possibly the world,”
Oglesby said.
The park is meant to symbolize peace
between nations, ethnic groups, races, reli
gions, sexes, and peace with the environ
ment, Oglesby said. Site hopes that the park
will be used by everyone, and that they will
reflect on what they see and read there.
Various works of art, created by artists
from around the world, will be featured at the
park, Oglesby said.
One of the most impressive visual medi
urns is the World Peace Mural, an 80’xlO’
work composed of fired clay tiles. The mural
was designed by 33 artists from different
countries, and 1500 people who stomped the
clay.
Some other things included in the Park
are a Children’s Maze, Amber Waves of
Grain, a War/Pcacc Path and a USA Grass
Map and Maze.
So after years of dreaming and prepara
tion, the grand opening for Prairie Peace
Park is this Saturday, June 11.
Events will begin at 7:30 a.m. with a
Native American Sacred Pipe Ceremony,
and will continue until 6 p.in. with an Afri
can Closing Ceremony.
“Saturday will be a day filled with activ
ities for people of all ages and cultures,”
Oglesby said.
The variety of activities for the day in
clude Tai Chi. a martial arts exhibit. Chil
dren's Banner Painting, and a World Drum j
Circle with Micheal DiMarlino, in which
everyone is encouraged to participate.
“We want the World Drum Circle to
symbolize cooperation and harmony,”
Oglesby said.
The dedication ceremonies will begin at 2
p.m. with Edward Asner as M.C.
The event is free, but donations will be
suggested, as a means to to keep the park self
sustaining, Oglesby said.
The park is many things, including a place
where people can go to escape from the every
day horrors, and a symbol of the insanity ofwar
and the ideal of peace, Oglesby said.
“Today as we are honoring D-Day as the
end of World War II, we hope we can honor
this park as the end of war altogether.”
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