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k n „ Bret Gottschall/DN 1 1 Workshop combats cockroaches By Jenny House Staff Reporter A free workshop Thursday will help students get rid of some unwanted roommates—cockroaches. The University of Nebraska Coop erative Extension of Lancaster County will hold a free Cockroach Combat Workshop at 6:30 p.m. in the Exten sion Conference Center in Agricul tural Hall. “People don’t like cockroaches. They are creepy and can startle you,” said Barb Ogg, Lancaster County ex tension educator. Cockroaches cause health prob lems, she said, because they transmit bacteria by feeding on contaminated garbage and leaving feces. They also transmit bacteria by getting it on their exoskeleton, then molting and leaving the bacteria wherever they go. Ogg said up to 25 percent of those allergic to house dust actually may be allergic to the molted skin of cock roaches. Conditions created by cock roaches also can cause asthma, she said. Workshop participantswill receive a 90-page manual covering the work shop material. Ogg will present the material with her husband, Clyde, who works with a University of Nebraska Lincoln pesticide educational pro gram, and Dennis Ferraro of the Omaha/Douglas County Extension Conference Center. “They will offer a wealth of infor mation because both have worked in the pesticide field combating insects,” Ogg said. Deali ng with cockroaches i s a com plex task, she said. Several things must be done at the same time to ensure cockroaches are eliminated. The workshop will promote prod ucts that are not highly hazardous to pets or families, she said; many com monly used insecticide sprays have harmful toxins and aren’t very effec tive. The workshop also will promote the use of Insect Gross Regulator, which Ogg described as “birth control for cockroaches.” To get rid of cockroaches, one must eliminate their water, food and habi tat, Ogg said. “At the workshop we will show how to lower the level, if possible, to eliminate cockroaches,” Ogg said. “Without elimination, some will sur vive and a rebound of numbers easily happens.” Sanitation is the answer to cock roach frustrations, she said. Even clean houses can have cockroaches, she said, because cockroaches don’t need much food. ASUN to establish home page on web By Kasey Kerber Staff Reporter To keep up with cutting edge technology, the Association of Stu dents of die Uni versity of Ne braska will soon have its own World Wide Web page. ASUN al ready has infor mation on the Gopher system, and within two weeks most of that information will be transferred to the web. “Gopher is archaic,” said ASUN Sen. Ryan Homer, a Communica tion and Publication Committee member who is spearheading the effort to go on the web. “The World Wide Web is much easier to use,” he said. “It has more of a Macintosh-type environment that students will feel more com fortable with.” The push to go on the web began during the Impact Party’s election campaign. When the party was formed, it listed a web page as one of its platform goals. The page will make information available to all students who have access to the Internet. The informa tion will be broken down into indi vidual colleges so users can view which ASUN senators represent each college and find out how to get in touch with them. “At last week’s meeting I re quested e-mail addresses from each senator that will be added to the web site,” Horner said. “We’re also trying to include each member’s picture with his or her informa tion.” Information on ASUN also will be available. Students can find the latest information on legislation passed by ASUN, meeting notes, and information on how to get in volved in upcoming activities. “The main focus of the entire project is to create a page in which students can see what ASUN is doing and get involved themselves,” Horner said. “We want more stu dent input, and we believe this is a way to get it.” There are no small victories in the fight against heart disease. Plug Into the World with FREE Herbie Classes inow mar you nave your compurer accounr on nerDie, uinl^laoo i , and UNLGRAD1, you can discover how to tap into the resources available to you on the internet. These classes are free and no reserva tions are required. Seats are available on a first come, first served basis. Call 472-9050 if you have any questions. 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