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-“I I '10**! Everything! (excluding artwork) > Music • Artwork • Jewelry * Plus a lot More. Stop by and see for yourself. | Sropou/ewneftte | I 1621$. ntk I 435-4955 offer expires 3.31.95 New Apartment? Used Vacuums ^ $35 and Up Trade-Ins Accepted All with Warranties RANDOLPH Vacuums 2712 Randolph — 433-3163 » .. ....... ;. .. Clean Sweep Sale! 150% saw a 175%“’ Closed Monday, Feb. 13 Reopen Tuesday with All New Merchandise February 14 r Junior League .Consignment & Thrift Shop rV 2201 O Street 4 Open 10-5 Mon. - Sat. k Plug Into the p World with FREE ^ Herbie Classes Now that you have your computer account you can discover how to tap into the resources available to you on the internet. These classes are free and no reservations are required. Seats are available on a first come, first served basis. Call 472-0515 if you have any questions. 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Our exciting, 16+ page, bound, GameCharts package makes a handsome souvenir to be enjoyed for years. A true collector's item, and a great gift! 15 day money back guar antee! NFL playoffs & College Bowl games are also available. Send $9.95 (->-$1.25 S/H) for the Souvenir Edition or $19.95 (+$1.95 S/H) for the Collector's Edition (full color charts and a simulated leather cover) to: GameCharts Inc. 10 Santry Rd, Marblehead, MA 01945 or call for our fixe brochure, 617-639-2199. If you have not yet enrolled in the student insurance pro gram offered by UNL, and wish to do so, you must apply be fore February 9, 1995. Your coverage begins with the date payment is received, and con tinues until 8-21 -95. International students are being automatically billed on your tuition statements, your coverage began 1*9*95 and ends 8*10*95. If you have pri vate insurance, you may be able to waive this automatic bill ing by showing proof of ad equate coverage to the student insurance representative. For more information, please call our 24-hour info line at 472-7437. (jjg) BREAK CRIVC VovSSCLr 8u $AVK? I_I r.—. 1 1". 1 I—'—I l~ I 1 1 ' PER PERSON DEPENDING ON KSTNATION / BREAK DATES / LENGTH Of STAY. TOLL r»K mroOiATION & SSSSSVATfOMS NOTICE TO STUDENTS All students arc eligible to apply for a refund of their "A" portion of student fees during a period beginning January 9, 1995 and ending February 10,1995. Students claiming a rcfiind will lose benefits provided by Fund "A" users during the spring semester 1994-1995. Application forms are available at the Student Activities Financial Service Office, Room 222, City Union; ASUN Office, 115 Nebraska Union and should be returned by the applicant in person to 222 Nebraska Union or 300 Nebraska East Union. Students must bring their student I.D. cards at the time of application. Students who arc unable to personally return their application to the Student Financial Services Office should contact Gregg Jablonski, Room 222 (phone 472-5667) on or before February 6, 1995 to make arrangements. Students who have completed a refund application and returned it on or before February 10,1995 will be mailed a check for the amount of the refund claimed. Refund checks will be mailed between the dates of February 13 - February 17,1995. Students claiming a refund will lose certain benefits provided by the above Fund "A" users. For details on which benefits may be lost, please refer to the cover sheet on the refund application._ RHA members get online with new computer plan By Laura King Staff Reporter Members of the Residence Hall Association heard Sunday about the proposed plan to upgrade computer networking services and hall com puter labs over the next several years. Doug Zatechka, former housing director, pre sented the plan to RHA and dis cussed details and concerns with them. “I’m a lot more pleased than I was two or three weeks ago,” Zatechka said. “I was never opposed to the initial plan; I just want costs for resi dence hall students to stay reason able.” The plan, recently forwarded to the NU Board of Regents, calls for a 6.5 percent increase in housing costs for incoming freshmen. Returning residence hall students would receive a $60 increase per year for the next three to four years. A campus-wide committee con ducted a survey and researched schools in the Big 10 and Big Eight to determine the best plan for UNL’s computer system. Even with the increases, Zatechka said, UNL would have the lowest costs among other universities in its peer grQup. UNL’s rates are $836 below the average rates at ten schools in the Big 10 and Big Eight. “What Nebraska has planned is very similar to these schools and less expensive to students,” Zatechka said. Some of the system charges at those schools include additional stu dent fees for hook-up costs and charges per credit hour. UNL wants to curb those extra costs, Zatechka said. “We want to eliminate the adding of fee after fee like other schools,” Zatechka said. The Computer Resource Center, as a result, will absorb the $200,000 cost of upgrading computer labs in residence halls, he said. The system, Zatechka said, should be completed in five years. Two to three halls, in addition to Abel Hall, which currently is connected to the network, will be wired by the fall of 1995, he said. A decision on which halls will be wired first should be made by the end of March. The ease of wiring the halls and the number of computers in each will be considered in the decision. Zatechka urged RHA to discuss these factors when giving their input on which halls should be wired first. “Make your voice heard,” he said. “You have the ability to get input from residents about their concerns.” Lancaster County gets crime prevention grant Youth program will be created to deter violence By Catherine Blalock Staff Reporter Lancaster County received help last week to fight juvenile crime. The Lincoln Lancaster Mediation Center received notification that it would receive a $14,853 matching grant, said Jeff Golden, juvenile jus tice division chief at the Nebraska Crime Commission. The Crime Commission is admin istrating funds provided by the Fed eral Justice System, which is supply ing $83,000 to four Nebraska com munities. The money also will be used for one regional project. “The primary reasons for the pro gram are prevention and interven tion,” said Betsy Kosier, executive director of the Lincoln Lancaster Mediation Center. The program will focus on youths, Kosier said. By providing training in mediation, juveniles will learn to deal with problems and gain self-esteem and communication skills. With that, Kosier said, comes the hope that youths will stay away from violent crime. The primary group of mediators will come from grades 7 to 12. Stu dents can nominate themselves or be nominated. Mediators will go through at least 30 hours of approved training. Other volunteers have additional special ized training for working with family or community disputes, Kosier said. The program will focus on commu nity involvement rather than schools. Golden said the mediation center must match the grant by 50 percent. The money will be matched through donations. The Lincoln Lancaster Mediation Center had applied for the grant three times. “The primary reasons for the program are prevention and intervention. ” BETSY KOSIER Executive director of the Lincoln Lancaster Mediation Center Individuals requesting mediation services are required to pay based on income and household size, Kosier said. The services occur on neutral ground to prevent problems from es calating, and an adult is always nearby. Cities receiving the funds are Scottsbluff, Gering, Wahoo and South Sioux City. Montigo Bay Continued from Page 1 If the license is revoked, Kugler said he would appeal to the state liquor commission. Montigo liay opened in April, he said, and this was the first action against the bar’s liquor license. But Montigo Bay’s license didn’t take effect until November. Before November, the bar operated under the license of the previous operator, Rockin’ Robin. After being cited for selling liquor to minors this summer, Kugler said, he paid a $1,000 fine to avoid being closed. Kugler denied responsibility in the incident. Since then, he said, security has tightened. Kugler said that was all he could do. Peschong said Montigo Bay’s management had been receptive to police suggestions, but he hadn’t seen any change. Police calls to Montigo Bay de clined in January. No calls were re ported over the weekend. Kugler said if the city council voted against the liquor license, he could continue liquor sales until he went before the commission.