ISO welcomes new members
By Kasey Kerbe'r
Staff Reporter
The International Students’ Or
ganization opened its doors this year
to American members.
Previously, the club was open
only to foreign students.
Muhammad Javaid, the
organization’s second vice-presi
dent, said they decided to open
membership at the first meeting.
“We felt that our name implied
that this was a worldwide.organiza
tion, and the United States is part of
that world,” he said. “American stu
dents as well as foreign students
should be welcome.”
ISO’sconstitution states that the
organization can have five execu
tive officers and 21 counselors. The
number of counselors can vary,
however, from 21 to 29. Currently,
five American students are counse
lors.
One of those students is Joanna
Halbgewachs, a senior environmen
tal studies major from Cozad, Neb.
Halbgewachs is the organization’s
East Campus coordinator in charge
ofworking with students and publi
cizing events on East Campus.
ISO appealed to Halbgewachs
because she was interested in learn
ing more about foreign cultures and
traditions.
“I joined after making a trip to
Scotland, where I saw an interna
tional organization in the country,”
Halbgewachs said. “I had a lot of
fun and knew there had to be an
organization like this back home.”
Another new member to ISO is
Christopher Apple, a sophomore
international affairs arid Spanish
major from Hastings. Like
Halbgewachs, Apple became inter
ested in ISO after spendingtime in
a foreign country. Apple was a for
eign exchange student in Spain.
He is also one of the three Ameri
can students who are part of the six
member International Subcommit
tee of the Association of Students
of the University of Nebraska.
“In the subcommittee, we bring
international concerns to the atten
tion of ASUN,” Apple said. “We
work with many issues, from repre
sentation to insurance.”
Both Halbgewachs and Apple
said they felt no resentment from
foreign members upon joining ISO.
“People care in this organiza
tion,” Halbgewachs said. “There
are no pretenses.”
Javaid said he was encouraged
by the new members.
“They are very eager to learn,”
he said. “They want to know of
foreign traditions, ask about our
countries, know about our food and
even our clothes.
“It’s been a very good response.”
Robak
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said. “I don’t dwell on that side of it
because there are opportunities out
there.
“Everybody gets treated differently
based on who they are,” she said. “The
last thing we want is for everyone to be
treated the same because people have
different skills and aptitudes.”
Although she would serve out
Nelson’stermas governor, Robak said
it was too early to know whether she
would run for the post herselfin 2000.
Robak said she would consider run
ning and would make the decision
with her family.
“I see a real opportunity for some
leadership,” she said. “The public is
really looking for people who can take
Nebraska into the 21 st century.”
But for now, Robak said, she will
continue to work hard in her current
position, especially on her project to
reform health care in Nebraska.
Robak began the task of changing
the current health care system soon
after becoming lieutenant governor.
In one of the high points of her ser
vice, she said, a 10-point package she
put together was passed unanimously
by the Legislature.
That package included provisions
for immunizing children, reforming
small-group insurance laws and gov
ernment funding for doctors’ medical
school bills if they practice in rural
communities.
The current phase of her reform
program focuses on how the Depart
ment of Health and Human Services
works. It examines bow federal funds
are used, from when they are received
to when services are provided.
No matter which executive job she
JioldsJRobaksaidjthereisoneasjgct
of her life that will always come first.
Her family.
“It’s a tremendous amount of work
to be a working mom, or a working
parent even.”
Robak has been married for nearly
10 years to Bill Mueller, a Lincoln
attorney who does lobbying work.
Because of the nature of their jobs,
they don’t take their work home with
them, she said.
“He represents the interests of his
clients by giving information to the
senators,” Robak said. “We don’t talk
about those issues.”
Most of their attention is on their
two daughters: Katherine, 7, and
Claire, 4.
“Now that we have two girls,”
Robak said, “it makes it impossible to
talk about anything.
“When we go home, our time is
spent With them.”
New standards mean
diverse UNL royalty
Committee expands
qualifications, raises
grade requirements
By Tedd Taylor
Staff reporter
Students interested in becoming a
homecoming royalty candidate this
year can jump on one of three new
tracks.
Andy Vuko, ASUN homecoming
royalty chairwoman, said the change
was meant to correct a shortcoming in
the homecoming application process.
“In the past, we mainly looked at
the applicants’ campus involvement,”
Vuko said. “We realized you don’t
have to be in X number student orga
nizations to be an ambassador for the
university.”
The three new tracks are campus
involvement, community service and
athletics.
Vuko said that in recent years, ap
plications had been dominated by
people in the greek system. This year ’ s
application process should change that,
she said.
“Now, anyone qualified in any of
those three areas has a chance to shine,”
she said. “We want to diversify the
courtship based on what they do.”
Vuko said the athletic track was
not limited to varsity athletes. It in
cludes campus intramurals and other
competitive athletes, as well.
Another change applicants can ex
pect to find this year is the grade
requirement.
Now, applicants must not only have
completed at least 75 credit hours,
they must also hold a 3.0 grade point
average. No other grade factors will
“Now, anyone qualified
in any of those three >
areas has a chance ta
shine. We want to
diversify the courtship
based on what they do. ”
ANDY VUKO
Homecoming official
figure into candidate screening.
Last year, students needed cnlyia
2.4 grade point average. Bonus points
were added for any grade points above
that.
"This is also a much smaller appli
cation,” V uko said, “It is very cut and
dry, and students only need one refer
ence this year.”
Applications are due in the Asso
ciation of Students of the University
of Nebraska office by noon Sept! 18,
Vuko said. Candidate screening will
begin then.
Screening will be conducted^ •*
three committees each made up of a
staff member, an off-campus student,
a residence hall student, and a ateek
student.
Each committee will choose be
tween 10 and 15 semifinalists, who
will be interviewed Sept. 26 and 28.
Ten male and 10 female candidates
will be chosen for this year’s royalty
court and will be introduced att the
NU-Kansas State football gametQct.
21.
Students will vote for a king and a
queen Oct. 18.
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