Seatbelt use increasing
By K»lll Bam—y
Staff Reporter
The number of college students
buckling up has increased since the
new seatbelt law went into effect, said
Ian Newman, professor of health edu
cation at the University of Nebraska
Lincoln.
A survey conducted in 1993 indi-i
cated that up to 76 percent of all col
lege students in Nebraska wear their
safety belts, he said.
A 1992 study indicated 58 percent
of all university undergraduate stu
dents almost always wore seat belts,
he said. That number was up from 45
percent in 1990.
Two safety belt laws have been
implemented in Nebraska. Each time
the laws went into effect the number
of safety belt users increased, Newman
said.
The latest Nebraska seat belt law
went into effect Jan. 1, 1993. The law
requires that passengers in the front
seats of vehicles wear safety belts at
all times.
If a police officer stops a vehicle
for a traffic violation and the front seat
passengers are not buckled up, the
driver can be fined.
Studies indicate the seat belt law
was encouraging more people of all
ages to buckle up, he said.
Newman said that although the in
crease was encouraging, more educa
tion was needed.
“The full benefit of safety belt use
in reduced death and disability will
not be achieved until 90 percent or
more are using their safety belts all of
the time,” Newman said.
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Religious faith under strain
By Julie Sobczyfc
Staff Reporter
For some UNL students, finding
new freedom on campus can mean
losing touch with religion.
“Statistically, 80 percent of kids
will stop going (to church) if they had
been going before,” said Scott Pixter,
campus minister of Christian Fellow
ship.
Several campus ministries are avail
able for students who want to keep up
with their faiths. Many ministries of
fer worship services and other pro
grams aimed at college students.
Tiffany Christensen, a freshman
speech pathology major, said she regu
larly attended church services when
she lived at home.
But since she has been away from
home, Christensen said she hadn’t been
attending and probably wouldn’t.
“I’m still trying to adjust here,” she
said. “I have to take it upon myself to
go. I guess I’m just one of those lazy
people.”
Jim Pennington, pastor of the Uni
versity Lutheran Chapel, said students
often became relaxed in their faith
~ once they came to campus.
“Once they get away and get out of
the home, they might not have any
motivation,” he said. “They might not
see Christianity to be relevant in their
lives.”
Various campus ministries plan
special worship services and activi
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ties aimed at college students to keep
students interested in their faith.
Pennington said his church planned
many efforts to reach students.
“We do a lot of outreach. We make
visfts during the First couple weeks of
school,” he said.
Aside from Sunday worship,
Pennington said games and activities
were offered every night of the week.
Bible studies in the residence halls
and apartments are available to keep
students in touch wdth religion, even if
they choose not to attend services, he
said.
Pennington said the program’s ef
fectiveness depended upon the indi
vidual student.
“Some students are receptive and
some aren’t. It just depends on where
they are at spiritually,” he said.
Non-christian groups also try to
influence students to get involved in
worship.
Mohamed Nassir, president of the
Islamic Foundation of Lincoln, said
groups like UNL’s Muslim Student
Association helped students maintain
active worship.
Another group called Du,ah con
tacts Muslim students and reminds
them about worship when they come
to campus, Nassir said.
He said Muslim students regularly
attended prayer services at the Islamic
mosques.
“When some people come here,
they find themselves shocked, and find
themselves not going,” he said. ‘‘But
after awhile, they will go.”
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Some ministries have problems
finding college students to participate
in their services.
Larry Doerr, a campus pastor at
Cornerstone Campus Ministry, said
one problem was finding the names
and addresses of students who were
affiliated with his denomination.
A second problem is getting stu
dents interested in programs, he said.
“There is a small percentage of
those we contact that have an active
interest in our programs,” he said.
“There is so much competition for
students’ time and energy.”
Campus ministries must follow
certain guidelines when approaching
students in the halls.
Lyn Jakobsen, assistant director of
housing for residential education, said
door-to-door promotions are not al
lowed. Every student is askecj to fill
out a religious preference card before
school begins for the semester, she
said. The ministries obtain students’
names through the cards and can visit
students in their rooms by appoint
ment. Religious groups must also abide
by each hall’s floor visitation hours,
she said.
But with cults remaining a con
cern, Christensen said she worried
about religious groups’ methods of
contact.
“I’d probably be a little leery if any
group just came up to my door,”
Christensen said. “I’m from a small
town, and I’ve heard of these stereo
types. If they contacted me by mail, it
might be different.”
Apple fest hits
Nebraska City
By Paula Lavlgw_
Senior Reporter
Apples, apples everywhere!
It’s harvest time in Nebraska City
as the town celebrates its 26th Annual
Applejack Celebration this weekend.
“Nebraska City... As American as
Apple Pie,” will feature parades,
bands, go-kart races and a variety of
other events.
Cindy Meyer, executive vice presi
dent of the Nebraska City Chamber of
Commerce, said the festival drew
30,000 to 40,000 people each year.
“It really changes our town of 6,500
people for a couple of days,” she said.
“Our entire town looks forward to it.
We roll out the red carpet.”
The town’s six orchards start turn
ing a deep shade of red around the
middle of September, she said. People
from all over the nation come to Ne
braska City to purchase apples.
The Applejack Celebration was
formed 26 years ago when two local
businessmen decided to to take ad
vantage of the traffic and planned a
harvest time celebration.
The celebration begins Saturday at
Nebraska City’s new airport. From
6:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. the local fire
rescue complex will host a pancake
feed.
At I p.m. the annual Applejack
Parade and Marching Band Competi
tion will begin, featuring more than
120 entries. The Apple Jam Fest will
begin at 2:30 p.m. at the Lied Confer
ence Center. The festival features blue
grass music, country dance competi
tions and a variety of apple-oriented
contests.
Water barrel fights will begin at 3
p.m. in the City Hall parking lot. The
annual Apple Bowl Football game
between Dana College and Peru State
College will begin at 6 p.m. at the
Nebraska City High School field.
The even ing wi 11 end with the Apple
Jack Street Dance, featuring The
Rumbles at 9 p.m. in the parking lot of
the Lied Conference Center.
Sunday’s highlight is the go-cart
races at I p.m.
Throughout the entire festival,
Nebraska City’s historical landmarks
such as the Morton Orchard, Arbor
Lodge and John Brown’s Cave will be
open to the public.
For more information contact the
Nebraska City Chamber of Com
merce.