Summer union renovation
will put heat on occupants
By Kasey Kerber
Staff Reporter
The next stages of the Nebraska
Union renovation may make a few
people sweat.
Air conditioning units in the
union basement have been removed
and new units will not arrive until
late summer or early fall.
Larry Blake, project manager
for the Nebraska Union expansion
project, said the union will not be
completely without air condition
ing, but some areas may not be as
chilly as occupants would like.
“We’re never going to be with
out heating or cooling,” Blake said.
“But our capacity to heat or cool at
any one time might be lessened.”
Until then, preparations are be
ing made for the return of warm
weather, Blake said.
Workers will install a temporary
chilled water line because the cur
rent line that cools the union will
be out of commission during con
struction, Blake said. He said the
new line could cost $15,000 to
$20,000.
Ventilation from windows and
the use of fan coil units also will
alleviate overheating, Blake said.
But some portions of the union
without access to windows will ex
perience problems, including the
ballroom and Crib.
The ballroom currently houses
the union's administration and Stu
dent Involvement offices. The Crib
is usually a study and lounge area,
sometimes used for University Pro
gram Council events.
Construction outside the union
also will take a major step later this
month as workers destroy columns
on Ihe north side of the union.
Workers for Builder’s Incorpo
rated, the project’s contractor, have
been using jackhammers to sepa
rate the columns from the founda
tion of the building.
After the columns have been
jarred loose, Blake said, a crane
will demolish them. The building
will still be supported by steel col
umns.
With the brick columns no
longer in the way, Blake said, work
ers could start building outward
from the union’s north wall.
Gallery to display student designs,
reveal roles of textiles, apparel
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accurately understood by the general
public, she said.
“The old view of home economics
is a stereotype,” Kean said. “We are
very concerned about the way people
live their lives and the roles that tex
tiles and apparel play in them. We
study the design of textiles from their
inception to how people use them.”
Robert Hillestad, professor emeri
tus of the department, said the gallery
featured a variety of works by a num
ber of artists, all to the benefit of tex
tile and design students. The display
of Sheila Hicks’ fiber wall pieces last
summer was an especially fulfilling
show because Hicks is a Nebraska
native now residing and working in
Paris, Hillestad said.
The occasion showed students
what they could do with their studies,
he said.
“We have an excellent program,”
Hillestad said. “The students get a very
good background having the oppor
tunity to see the work of important
artists in an appropriate setting.”
Kean said die gallery also provided
the necessary space to display the
department’s world-class collection of
Asian textiles and tum-of-the-century
clothing.
Beginning today, the venue will
publicly display works by students of
textile and apparel design, merchan
dising and textile science.
The show, which runs through
April 24, opens this evening with a
5:15 reception introducing and hon
oring the students represented in it.
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The old view of
home economics is a
stereotype.”
Rita Kean
chairwoman, Department of Textiles,
Clothing and Design
Such juried exhibitions allow stu
dents to build their portfolios and the
public to gdin an understanding of the
textile and apparel trades, Kean said.
“It’s a wonderful way for students
to gain public recognition for what
they do.”
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Seniors bid farewell
By Amy Keller
Staff Reporter
For many college students, a free
meal — and free beer — are often
welcome.
And University of Nebraska-Lin
coln alumni are welcoming all gradu
ating seniors to just that on campus
next week.
The Senior Send-Off party on
April 23 is for all seniors graduating
in May, August and December. It will
last from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Wick
Alumni Center, 1520 R St.
The Nebraska Alumni Association
and the Student Alumni Association
have planned a free barbecued dinner
catered by the Wick Alumni Center.
The dinner will be from 6:30 p.m. to
7:30 p.m., and free beer also will be
available.
The alumni are also giving away
free door prizes, such as Nebraska
clothes and memorabilia.
The Alumni Associations have
been sponsoring the parties to con
gratulate the seniors, give them a
chance to party with friends and get
information about the Alumni Asso
ciations, said Shelley Moses
Zaborowski, director of student pro
grams and reunions for the Nebraska
Alumni Association.
“In the past, the event has been a
semi-formal wine and cheese party,
but we wanted to do something more
casual this year because we thought it
would appeal to college students,”
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Zaborowski said.
Students will be able to buy a mem
bership to the Alumni Association for
$ 15 at the party, half the normal cost.
The event is only open to graduat
ing seniors who are over 21, but the
Alumni Associations have gifts for
younger seniors. Those students can
call the Wick Alumni Center to receive
their free gifts.
Most graduating seniors should
have received an invitation in their
mailbox, Zaborowski said, but if any
students did not receive them but plan
to graduate in May, August or Decem
ber, they are welcome to come with
out an invitation.
Seniors interested in the party can
call the Wick Alumni Center at 472
2841 by Monday.
Correction
The name of the Residence Hall Association treasurer-elect was incorrectly
listed in a graphic in Thursday’s Daily Nebraskan but was correct in the
story. The treasurer-elect is Kristen Morrow.
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