The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, February 02, 1996, Page 3, Image 3
Plans made for spring break oy Jenny Parmenter ytaft Reporter Forty-three days until spring break. That includes weekends. Many University ofNebraska-Lin coln students who are counting down the days are also planning their vaca tions. “Students usually head to the tradi tional warmer destinations like South Padre or Florida, although New Or leans is becoming more and more popular,” said Thelma Lassen, man ager of AAA travel agency. “Even though it’s not on the Gulf, students still find it an exciting party town.” Terry Wemer, a travel agent at First Discount Travel, 5400 S. 56th St., said Padre Island was the place to be. “More students from the Midwest are traveling south, instead of to the more popular Florida beaches,” Wemer said. “Padre Island seems to be gaining favor with the college "More students from the Midwest are traveling south, instead of to the more popular Florida beaches. ” TERRY WERNER travel agent crowd. Phoenix is also another place that is becoming more popular to stu dents.” International Affairs, however, had another option for students: interna tional vacations. “We encourage students to get a Europass; then we help them out from there,” said Maggie Kahler, flights and travel services assistant. “Last year Mexico City was the place students went, but now places like London or Paris are becoming more popular. We can get students round-trip air fare and hotel stay for under $500.” Although most students prefer to plan vacations on their own, many travel agencies can help with air fare or package deals. “We suggest that they use special spring break agencies that can accom modate students’ needs, but usually we can set them up with discounts on air fare or car rental,” Lassen said. “Of course AAA always helps their mem bers with planning road maps and other details.” But Wemer said students should be aware that 43 days is not a long time. “If students arejust starting to plan their break, they are running behind schedule,” Wemer said. “Most agen cies offer their best deals in Decem ber. I would suggest students consid ering alternate destinations and trav eling mid-week if they want to get the best deal possible.” Unions apply for funds tty Hgjcii white Staff Reporter The Nebraska Unions and Student Involvement submitted a budget pro posal to the Asso CFA ciation of Students of the University of Nebraska’s Com mittee for Fees Al location on Thurs day evening. Daryl Swanson, director of Ne braska Unions, and Marilyn Bugenhagen, direc tor or btudent Involvement, combined their proposals for student fee requests, which total $1.8 million. , The request increased $37,891 from last year for a total increase of 2.09 percent. The budget for the Nebraska Unions and Student Involvement span a variety of areas. The administrative and operational costs of both the Ne braska Union and East Union are in cluded, along with Student Involve ment, the Women’s Center and the Culture Center. Swanson said the budget closely resembled the actual operating costs of the unions, sometimes within dol lars, although variables such as sales and usage of utilities made projec tions difficult to make. “Many unions across the country ... very often don’t show the true cost of these operations,” he said. Corrections Clarificatio Because of a production error, three lines were missing from a story in Thursday’s Daily Nebras kan about tho Freshman Learning Community. The lines should have read: Research has shown, he said, that 25 percent of freshmen drop out of school after their first two semesters. “The program is an efTort to help them stay in school and to capture their attention,” he (Don Gregory, director of general studies) said. “If they have something, they’re more likely to stay.” Student learns leadership, survives East Coast storm By Jenny House Staff Reporter ~~ “ An opportunity in the nation’s capital has opened one UNL student’s eyes to nonprofit orga nizations. Although Daniel Brox doesn’t plan to make working for a non profit organization a profession, the junior political science major said he hoped to be a lifetime volunteer. Brox was one of 75 col lege students, picked from 200 applicants, to attend a semi nar entitled, “Leadership 2000: Within the Indepen ueni sector. Brox Phil Dyer, a professor ofpolitical science, said Brox was chosen by the political science department because he was an outstanding student who had a serious interest in political sci ence. “Not only is he a very good student, he’s the type of person who wants to give back to the community,” Dyer said. Applicants composed essays and completed questionnaires, which were reviewed by the Wash ington Center, the nonprofit orga nization that sponsored the semi nar with the American Express Corp. Brox described the Washing ton Center as an experience-based learning program that offered in ternship opportunities. Part of its mission is to “utilize the resources of the nation’s capital,” he said. But Mother Nature and the fed eral budget impasse made holding parts of the seminar more of a challenge than planned. The snowstorm that hit the East Coast, dubbed the Blizzard of’96, caused problems for the planned activities, Brox said. Some activi ties were canceled, and an entire day was lost. Also, parts of the seminar took place during some of the federal government shutdown, Brox said, which caused scheduling prob lems. Replacements had to be found for closed federal offices. Because of the program, Brox said he was looking into summer internship opportunities with the Population Institute or Point of Light Foundation, both represented at the seminar. Brox said most students who attended the conference were inter ested in starting nonprofit organi zations. “Hie best part of the seminar was getting to meet people from all over the country,” he said. 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