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March, rally protest ‘Contract’ • • • . ^' . --x • .. . s' _ By Chris Hegarty Staff Reporter About 40 people turned out Wednesday afternoon to take part in a national day of action against the Republican Contract with America. Activities included a rally in front of Broyhill Fountain and an ensuing march to the Federal Building at 15th and O streets. Many of the speakers at the rally said the contract would slash social programs, punish the poor and favor big business. Carl Klamer of the Nebraska Pro gressive Party helped organize the protest. “People aren’t aware of what the Contract with America entails,” he said. “The more they are aware, the more they will be against it.” Vicki Stippel, a project assistant with Families Achieving Indepen dence and Respect, said she was against turning over welfare funding to the states. The U.S. House of Rep resentatives has passed a bill that would do that, and the Senate will soon consider a similar measure. “I am a welfare mother and a full JonWaHer/DN Carl Klarner, left, of the Nebraska Progressive Party starts a protest chant in front of the Nebraska Union Wednesday afternoon. time student at Doane College,” said Stippel, one of several speakers at the rally. “We are concerned about block grants that are punitive toward chil dren. I’m not sure I trust the State of Nebraska to take care of children.” Thirty people from the rally took part in the march and protest at the Federal Building. Lynn Stanford, a UNL graduate student in biological sciences, sai& she took part in the march to send a message. “I don’t agree with the things they are trying to pass,” she said. “Maybe this march will have an educational effect on people.” Police ride along educates public I By Chad Lorenz Staff Reporter Members of the mayor’s commu nity cabinet joined Lincoln police for a night on the town Wednesday as part of the department’s ride-along program. Investigator Alan Townsend, who arranged the ride-along, said the ex perience helped educate cabinet mem bers and clear up preconceived ideas people have about police officers. “They can all go home and say they learned something from us,” Townsend said. The officers were enthusiastic about the ride-along, too, he said. It gave them an opportunity to do some thing they wouldn’t otherwise have a chance to do, Townsend said. Kathy Espejo, one of the cabinet members, said she learned the “po lice officer’ s perspective” on her ride along. Through watching what the offic ers encountered on their beats, she said, she realized they do more than issue citations. They play a role in the community, she said. “I believe in not judging someone until I’ve been in the environment they are in every day,” Espejo said. When Espejo’s officer aided a semi-conscious mother on a suicide attempt call, she was impressed by his compassion when he cared for the two-year-old child, she said. Espejo also realized the potential for problems when an officer had to deal with a Vietnamese man who couldn’t speak English. It worked out because there was time to call an interpreter, she said. She said she could see how the language barrier may have complicated matters in an emergency. Joy Broer, another cabinet mem ber, said she liked the calming effect her officer had on people involved in domestic disputes — some of the most dangerous calls. Chief Tom Casady said most people don’t realize the sensitivity officers have with their job, particu larly with the different ethnic com munities. “I think it’s tough for police offic ers to endure this stereotype,” Casady said. Don’t get in a panic; attend the symposium By Beth Narans Staff Reporter A pounding heart, chest pain and shortness of breath may signal a heart attack. But many suffering from these symptoms find another cause — a panic attack. A panic attack is a rush of anxi ety accompanied by strong emo tions of fear and many other physi cal symptoms. The symptoms of ten mimic those of a heart attack, said Debra Hope, an assistant pro fessor of psychology at the Uni versity of Nebraska-Lincoln. These attacks can strike anyone, but they have been found to run in families. “There is a biological predispo sition that interacts with life events,” she said. UNL is sponsoring the 43rd Annual Symposium on Motiva tion called “Perspectives on Anxi ety, Panic and Fear.” It will run today through Saturday at the Wick Alumni Center. The symposium will feature guest speakers on bio logical predisposition, animal models, emotions, memory and other topics. “The event is very prestigious,” Hope said. “Everybody who’s any body in psychology knows about it.” Anxiety is a common disorder, she said. “More people visit their pri mary care physician for symptoms related to anxiety than for colds,” she said. “Anxiety is a normal part of life.” People need some amount of anxiety to cope with life’s major events and even to just drive across town or take a test, she said. About one-third of the popula tion suffers from anxiety severe enough to provoke a panic attack. The attacks come suddenly, Hope said, and usually occur during times of stress. “People then become afraid of the attacks themselves, and that can then bring on more,” she said. Students are welcome to attend the symposium, Hope said. Regis tration will begin Thursday morn ing at 8:30. On Friday and Satur day registration will begin at 8:45 a.m. lWCf2£AS£ HOU(Z dVCTUSAL 1.04 Visit the Gallery. SHELDON MEMORIAL ART GALLERY &. SCULPTURE GARDEN UNL alters method of registration payment By Julie Sobczyk Staff Reporter Instead of paying a $35 preregis tration fee, students registering for classes next semester will pay a $200 tuition deposit the week before classes begin. Earl Hawkey, director of registra tion and records, said the change was made to keep students from forget ting to withdraw from classes if they decided not to attend. “We’re trying to weed out the folks who aren’t really going to come,” Hawkey said. “With $35, people were willing to pay in March when they registered, but they would blow class off and not withdraw.” The larger deposit closer to thtf beginning of the semester would re mind students to withdraw from classes if they were not planning to attend, he said. “We need spaces open for stu dents who will actually be here,” Hawkey said. Bob Clark, director of student ac counts, said students who received scholarships or financial aid would not have to pay the deposit. It would be subtracted from the amount of aid the student received. “I think we’ll be accommodating financial aid and scholarship stu dents,” Clark said. “We request the deposit from those who would be paying it themselves.” If a student fails to pay the deposit, the registration will not be canceled, he said. “We will not cancel students,” Clark said. “Once they register they will have to cancel themselves out.” Clark said classes would not be canceled because in the past, stu dents became upset if their registra tions were dropped. “We’re trying to get away from a “We want students to understand they have reserved classes for the fall. This starts the thought process.” ■ BOB CLARK director of student accounts A-.' registration confirmation system,” he said. ‘To cancel students that abruptly is doing them a disservice.” In past years, if students failed to pay the preregistration fee, their classes were dropped. Clark said that upset many students. “The confirmation process really isn’t friendly for students,” he said. “Getting canceled can be a frighten ing experience.” But Clark said the fee was still needed though registrations would not be dropped. “We do need some revenues com ing in over the summer for expenses,” he said. “Without revenue coming in, we have a lean cash flow.” The fee also would serve as a reminder for students about their classes. “We want students to understand they have reserved classes for the fall,” Clark said. “This starts the thought process.” Registration notices will be mailed about the end of July, Clark said, and the $200 deposit will be due Aug. 15. Students will receive late charges if the deposit is not paid by Aug. 15. Students will be responsible for pay ing for classes they have not dropped, he said. 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