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Security Continued from Page 1 campus. “Greek houses were not getting the same type of protection that other ap proved housing units were,” Cauble said. Nick Rcifschneider, president of the Interfraternity Council, said he thought security needed to be expanded to the greek system. Last year, a man entered Alpha Chi Omega Sorority and attacked a mem ber, he said. The man entered the build ing through a door propped open on the fire escape. Cauble said he thought that even though greek houses were not owned by the university, they should receive the same protection as other approved hous ing on campus. “They’re still students, and they de serve the same protection everybody else gets,” he said. Jayne Wade Anderson, director of greek afTairs, said each greek house on campus would pay $200 a year for the I additional security service — a com bined total of $8,000 each year. “Now there will be more eyes and more feet on the street in case there are more problems,” Anderson said. “The campus has changed,” she said. “There arc more people, more cars, more nonstudents. We needed more assistance in the arena.” Cauble said campus security had undergone many changes in the past few years. Several years ago, commissioned UNL police officers provided security in residence halls, Cauble said. Budget cuts later forced the campus police de partment to hire part-time student secu rity workers instead. Two years ago, full-time community service officers replaced those student workers, he said. Since then, the number of calls from the residence halls to university police has decreased 18 percent, Cauble said. “Apparently, somelhing’sworking,” he said. Cauble said the community service officers patrolling grcck houses and residence halls were different from com missioned police officers. Unlike commissioned police offic ers, community service officers are un armed and cannot make arrests. Com munity service officers also are not trained as extensively as commissioned officers. Community service officers arc cer tified to perform cardiopulmonary re suscitation and emergency first aid. With the expanded security patrol, one or two officers will patrol the areas around grcck houses eight hours each night, Caublc said. "if an officer secs a security problem at a sorority, such as a propped-open door or window, Caublc said the officer could ask the house director for permis sion to walk through the house. In fraternities, officers must only alert house officers of their intent to walk through the houses, he said. The police officers arc allowed to enter any part ofa house except sleeping areas and restrooms, he said. “It’s a service that will help provide a little more safety for the people living in the units,” Caublc said. Memorial Continued from Page 1 utility vehicles in an apparent attempt to steal them. On another occasion police arrived at the north field house as some one was trying to take jerseys, gloves and helmets. Manning said. Manning blamed the rash of en trants on curiosity. “This time of year when the football team is practicing and the awareness is high, we generally get more calls,” he said. “But all the construction that is going on probably adds some interest for the kids.” John Ingram, facilities manager at Memorial Stadium, said people proba bly just wanted to sec what was going on inside. “There is a lot of curiosity about the new stadium with all the TV screens in it and the like,” Ingram said. “And people arc bound to be a little mischie vous.” Manning said there were no sus pects in any of the cases. This Coleman® Flashlight Trio is FREE when you open any personal checking account at FirsTier. We have seven smart checking plans to meet your needs, including our popular No Service Charge Personal Checking Account. Keep a low $100 minimum balance, and there are: • No monthly service fees • No per check charges • No limit on the number of checks you write! And for 24-hour access to your money, every FirsTier checking account comes with a FirsTier Teller ATM card. With FirsTier Account Line, you can do your banking from any phone, seven days a week, and your satisfaction is guaranteed in writing. FirsTier Student VISA® Card A credit card with no annual fee. Plus with approved credit, you'll receive a minimum $500 line of credit. FirsTier Student Loans We have federally subsidized and unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loans and Federal Parent Loans for Students (PLUS). For details, call (800) 735-6799. Step Into the Light! See FirsTier Today! FirsTier You're First Here" Mm Bar*. N A . UMto POC tat lender. .V “Most of the damages were discov ered the morning after the vandalism had occurred,” he said. “Nothing was left to indicate who the perpetrator was.” Vandalism often is a problem when construction is occurring on campus. Manning said. He said he hoped the beginning of the school year and the increase in security would keep people from entering Memorial Stadium un lawfully. UNL police have increased security in the area surrounding the stadium, he said. CommunityscrviccofTiccrs,anew patrol force forUNL,alsowill checkout the area. Stadium managers also arc plan ning to upgrade the locks on all the gales, increase the random security pa trols and raise staff awareness about security issues, Ingram said. For the vandals’ sakes, Ingram said he hoped the number ofbrcak- ins would drop to zero. “We have more security now, and sooner or later we’re going to start catching people,” he said. Police to sell bike licenses From Staff Reports The University Police will register bicycles this week at campus residence halls and in front of Broyhill Fountain. University of Ncbraska-Lincoln Po lice Sgt. Bill Manning said Lincoln ordinances required all bicycle owners to license their bikes. To help students meet that requirement, the university police will liccnsebikcs today from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Harpcr Schramm-Smith courtyard and also at Broyhill Fountain. Students also can pick up licenses Thursday from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the west side of Sandoz Residence Hall or the Sellcck Residence Hall court yard. Students need $1, their bikes and identifnation, such as a driver’s license or student identification. Manning said. Police will give students stickers to put on their bikes. If students don’t register their bikes. Manning said they could be fined $5 to $10 by city police officers. Students who don’t register their bikes also won’t be able to reclaim them if they arc stolen. Manning said. “Around 30 or 40 bikes a year are auctioned ofT because they arc unli censed and cannot be reclaimed,” he said. Unce a Dike us licensed, siuuenis don’t have to to renew it. Manning said. “One license is good for life,” Man ning said. Governors pass resolutions at conference From Staff Reports Governors ended the Midwestern Governors’ Conference Tuesday with five resolutions and a statement of pol icy objectives on the 1995 Farm Bill. W iscoiusin's 1 icutenant governor and governors from Nebraska, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota passed five resolutions on issues ranging from the Conservation Reserve Program to the Soo Line Railroad Strike. The governors also approved an 11 - page document called the Proposed Policy Objectives on the 1995 Farm Bill. The document called for Congress to consider the long-range economic im fiacts of large changes in the Farm Bill, l also called for the extension and expansion of current USDA programs, including the CRP and other conserva tion programs and the Farmers Home Administration’s beginning farmers loan program. Gov. Ben Nelson said the confer ence offered Midwestern states a mom unified position to stave off an “ill advised and iadequate Farm Bill.” Does Your Heart Good. 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