World of opportunity awaits
students who study overseas
From Staff Reports
Get ready to pack your bags,
earn college credit and have the time
of your life.
International Affairs is holding a
Study Abroad Extravaganza tonight
at 7 in the Centennial Room of the
Nebraska Union.
Guest Peter Reinkordt from
Doane College will speak about
international experiences, and what
one can learn from a traveling expe
rience.
A $250 scholarship toward any
study abroad trip will be drawn and
awarded to an individual who is pre
sent at the extravaganza. Students
attending the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln are eligible to
win, and the scholarship may be
used anytime during their enroll
ment at UNL.Refreshments, 20
informational booths and small
informal talks will also be available.
“Traveling abroad is not only a
one-semester experience,” said
Shaney Sanders, International
Affairs marketing supervisor. “It is
an experience that will last a life
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Gaining new viewpoints abroad
By Brian Carlson
Assignment Reporter
From Oxford University to
Mexico to the land down under, study
abroad programs are all the rage.
And with more opportunities for
international study and the availabili
ty of scholarships and financial aid,
more and more University of
Nebraska-Lincoln students are seek
ing to gain a world view for their edu
cation.
During the 1996-97 school year,
387 UNL students studied abroad.
That is up from 296 students the year
before.
Hot spots for UNL study abroad
include universities in English
speaking nations like Australia and
the United Kingdom.
Summer programs at Oxford and
a Spanish language program in
Mexico have consistently attracted
about 60 students per year. Although
many students are interested in study
ing in Europe, other parts of the world
have attracted interest as well. This
year, UNL students are studying in
Colombia, Ghana and Tanzania.
Inger Bull, study abroad adviser
in the Office of International Affairs,
said study abroad programs are
increasingly flexible to students’
needs.
“The thing I tell students is that
they can go anywhere in the world, no
matter what their major is,” Bull said.
The increasing interest in study
abroad programs partly is due to a
snowball effect, said Christa Joy,
study abroad coordinator.
“It’s kind of that more people do
it, and more people come back and
tell people in their major area about
it,” she said.
Because UNL has partnerships
with universities throughout the
world, it doesn’t necessarily cost sig
nificantly more to study abroad, Joy
said.
Students who participate in UNL
sponsored study abroad programs
continue to pay UNL enrollment.
Airfare, passports and extra insur
ance incur most additional costs.
* University scholarships can be
used td pay for study abroad. Federal
financial aid can also be used, but stu
dents cannot borrow above their loan
limit to cover additional costs.
Caroline Routh, assistant director
of UNL’s Office of Scholarships and
Financial Aid, said early preparation
is vital for students interested in
studying abroad.
“Students really need to plan
ahead - about a year in advance - and
be working and saving money so they
don’t have to depend entirely on
loans,” she said.
UNL sponsors study abroad pro
grams with universities on five conti
nents.
The partner universities offer a
variety of programs of study.
Programs vary in their length, and
whether they are offered in English or
the native language.
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(Study abroad) ...
sets you apart from
the norm”
Inger Bull
study abroad adviser
As an undergraduate at UNL,
Bull spent a year each in Great
Britain and Australia.
“When I came back to Nebraska,
I was thinking everybody should have
the opportunity to do what I did,” Bull
said.
In addition to increasing global
awareness, Bull said, studying abroad
can enhance a resume.
“(Study abroad) is really highly
looked on,” she said. “It sets you
above the norm.”
Shaney Sanders, a graduate assis
tant in marketing with the Office of
International Affairs, encouraged stu
dents to visit the office’s library or
Internet home page. The Web site can
be accessed at <http://www.iaffairs.
unl.edu>.
Students should study their
opportunities and absorb them, then
begin to narrow their options,
Sanders said.
“The key is early planning,” she
said.
Bryan to buy Lincoln General
HOSPITALS from page 1
Councilwoman Coleen Seng said
it was just a relief to vote on the deal
today, essentially ending the debate.
Nevertheless, she recognized the sale
was going to upset people in Lincoln.
•»; A few years ago, the idea of sell
ing Lincoln General didn’t appeal to
the council, she said. But a lot has
changed since then - in health care, in
Lincoln and in people’s attitudes, she
said. And changes have been painful.
But those changes, she said, will
improve both hospital’s services. And
despite the change in ownership, the
city and the public will maintain
some control over Lincoln General
through a combined board of
trustees.
Councilman Jeff Fortenberry,
who also has been vocal against the
sale since taking office in May, said
his was a “mentally and emotionally
difficult decision.”
He has disagreed with the way the
sale shaped up, he said, especially
with specifics of the deal. Even
Monday, less than an hour away.from
the vote, Fortenberry questioned
Bryan Hospital President Lynn
Wilson about an unclear provision in
an amendment to the deal.
He said the provision allowed
Bryan to transfer some services to
for-profit companies, even though
Lincoln General is considered a non
profit company. Under the deal, any
thing ranging from laundry to health
care services could be managed by a
for-profit company. : c
, Wilson said the board had no
intention to contract out such ser
vices. Technically, it could be done,
he said, but it’s so complicated, hospi
tals rarely ever do it.
By the time roll call came to
Fortenberry, he was comfortable with
Wilson’s assurances.
The council had to overcome one
other speed bump to vote on die deal.
On Thursday, Lincoln resident
Dorothy Pentium asked Lancaster
County District Judge Earl Without
to stop the council from voting on
Monday.
The case was argued earlier in the
afternoon, where Putnam’s lawyer,
Vince Powers, said the City Council’s
public hearing last week was neither
sufficient nor fair because die public
was not provided certain information
about the deal.
He said people were not told how
much Lincoln General’s building was
worth, exactly what equipment would
be sold, or how much the city would
profit from the deal.
City Attorney Bill Austin said all
legal requirements for the sale had
been met, and there was na reason for
the court to prevent the City Council
from acting.
He said the Nebraska Supreme
Court had ruled previously that a
court cannot stop a city council from
acting on a decision or passing an
ordinance.
Witthoff agreed and denied the
request for the restraining order just
after 4 p.m., clearing the way for the
council to vote.
Seng said the council’s move
would not be popular with everyone
in Lincoln, but the council members
had spent a lot of time and energy
researching, listening and thinking
about the right decision.
“Am I happy about selling
Lincoln General? Of course not. I
never was. ... Do I feel it’s best for
Lincoln? Yes.”
Staff reporter Lori Robison
contributed to this report.
Council denies bar
special liquor license
By Lori Robison
Staff Reporter
The Lincoln City Council
voted unanimously Monday to
deny a request for a special-desig
nated liquor license for Mouse’s
Library, formerly Herm’s Huddle,
for Friday.
Todd Mausbach, co-owner of
Mouse’s Library, 1644 P St., said
the license would have been used
to set up a beer garden and a band
Friday, the day >before-. the
Nebraska Cornhuskers’ football
f. game against the Washington
Huskies.
However, when the council
called Mausbach and his brother,
co-owner Tom Mausbach, to
speak on behalf of issuing the
license, both brothers were stuck
in traffic in Omaha.
After a moment of waiting,
Lincoln police Chief Tom Casady
stepped before the council and
said a Daily Nebraskan article
Sept. 9 brought new information
of how alcohol might be marketed
at Mouse’s Library.
Emphasizing the article’s men
tion of the bar’s “Sneak a Leak”
grand-opening promotion, in
which customers received free
beer until someone in the crowd
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either left or went to the bathroom,
Casady said, Mouse’s promotion
encouraged high levels of alcohol
consumption.
“They want to encourage,
specifically, the consumption of a
large amount of alcoholic bever
ages in a short amount of time,” he
said.
But Mausbach said the only
purpose of the special promotion
was to create a fun atmosphere
where customers could participate
in a game, adding that the beers
would be a nickel each, not free.
“We wanted something differ
ent that never happened before,”
he said. “We don’t want to pro
mote mass consumption of beer.”
However, Casady said, he was
concerned that similar promotions
would be used again when
Mouse’s applied for future special
licenses, and discouraged the
council from granting the special
Sept 19 license to the bar.
Mausbach said neither he nor
his brother had decided to have
similar promotions in the future,
but they do plan on appearing
before the City Council during die
bar’s next special-license hearing
in two weeks.
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