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Brooks breaks records with 5 Lincoln shows BROOKS from page 1 America’s biggest selling solo artist in U.S. music history. “Never in my wildest dreams did I think we would do five shows,” Hug said. “We were planning two and felt comfortable with three, but we need ed five.” As of late Tuesday afternoon, there were still a few seats available to the Sunday night show. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. And when Brooks hits the stage at about 9 o’clock tonight, it will be his first concert appearance in Lincoln since his 1993 sold-out performance at the Devaney Center. About the only people who aren’t happy that Brooks decided to add the extra show in Nebraska are the people who will be attending the 31st Annual Country Music Association Awards in Nashville, Tenn., tonight. Why? Because Brooks, who is nominat ed for country music’s Entertainer of the Year, won’t be there. Karen Byrd, his publicist, said she thought it would be only the second time he has ever missed the industry’s top awards show. The first time hap pened in 1994 when he was touring out of the country. “That’s unique for someone of his stature,” Marsh said. “He is the indus try. For him not to be present at the awards is amazing.” Hug said that it took a performer such as Brooks to bring such an excit ing atmosphere to the city. “He is such an energetic and pow erful entertainer,” he said, “and those who do get the chance to see him once want to see him again and again.” People from all over the region, country music fans sitting next to alternative music fans sitting next to jazz music fans, realize Brooks is one of the most popular entertainers in the world, Marsh said. “He has had quite an impact on people - country music fans or other wise,” he said. “This is an event that is not to be missed. People realize this and don’t want to be left out.” And while Brooks provides music and fun for his fans, he hopes they will give a little something back in return. As part of the national program endorsed by Brooks, Feed the Children barrels will be placed near the Devaney Center entrances. Concert-goers are encouraged to bring canned or nonperishable food that will be donated to the Food Bank of Lincoln. All the food collected will stay in Lincoln or the surrounding counties. Hug said he hoped concert pro moters would take a good look at Lincoln and the reception Brooks has received when they book bands in the future. “I hope this will open the doors to more concerts,” he said. “We’ve had kind of a drought when it comes to concerts. I hope this puts our name back on the map.” Test Anxiety? Do You Draw A Blank At the Test? YOU ARE NOT ALONE! k k ** Join us and learn how to relax as you prepare for exams. ' Session I: October 7,14,21,1997 Session II: November 4,11,18,1997,3:30 to 5:00 pm Registration is required, For more information, Call CAPS (472-7450) you still hove time-i to register for fail dosses at Southeast Community College! Peril quarter begins October 7,1997 and ends December 18,1997 Academic Transfer and vocational/technicd dosses offered the SCC-Uncoln - Cad 402-437-2605 Voeationd/technlcal dosses offered at SCC-Mllford - Cal 402-761-2131, ext 8243 or check the SCC web page “Current dosses” http://www.college.scem.cejie.us Southeast community college MON - WED - FRI I WEDNESDAY 4 - 7 PM 9 PM - MIDNIGHT 209 $2 BUFFALO WINGS | CHEESEBURGER & FRIES fj ■ V Down While enrollment in iversityof Fall 1996 Nebraska-Lincoln increased, general enrollment UNL graduate and 25.000 undergraduate programs has declined. Pall 1007 ___ __ UNO, UNK, and UNMC have experienced FaN 1997 22,827 23,887 similar trends. The College of Architecture1^ A has remained stable with the addition of a professional program for students leaving 20.000 - the college. -^ ^ 15.000 - 10.000 - 5,OOO -4,-159 4,546 422 387 0 . .■■■■ -1^ Professional total Graduate total _1 Aaron Steckelberg/DN UNL enrollment takes dive Moeser expected drop, says number should rise From Staff Reports Enrollment at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln dropped by 4.4 percent, or 1,056 students, this fall compared with the fall semester last year. Official enrollment figures released Tuesday showed a 5 per cent drop in enrollment for the entire University of Nebraska sys tem, from 49,032 students in fall 1996 to 46,565 this fall. NU officials have said a number of factors may have influenced eiiroflments^including fefobust Nebraska ecOftomy that* might encourage potential studenfrio enter the workforce and postpone their education. Last spring, James Griesen, UNL vice chancellor for student affairs, said a drop in enrollment was expected following tougher admissions requirements at UNL this fall. oume ummurmeu grauuaimg high school students would think they couldn’t qualify for admission and would refiise to apply, he said. UNL Chancellor James Moeser said at the time he expected lower enrollments for a few years and then a rise because of the increased pres tige of the university. Two weeks ago, Moeser reiterat ed during a UNL Academic Senate meeting that he expected a drop, but added he was surprised by its level. He also said he worried about the long-range financial impact of the loss in tuition. ^ r He expressed gneatesf^p^rn over the drojH& graduate student enrdTJspgfelitf^at v^ftleh Tuesday’sreport stated had dropped by 8.5 percent. Enrollment in the NU College of Law dropped by 2.6 percent. ' . Among UNL undergraduate programs, the greatest enrollment drops occurred in Jhe divisions of continuing and general studies, vis mng siuuenis ana me couege oi Architecture. But a new professional program in architecture admitted 45 stu dents, resulting in no change in the college’s overall enrollment. Undergraduate enrollments rose in the colleges of engineering and technology, fine and performing arts, human resources and family sciences, and journalism and mass communications. At the University of Nebraska at Omaha, enrollment dropped by 5.3 percent, including a 5.3 percent drop in undergraduate enrollment and a 5.2 percent drop in graduate enrolteisht' 0WI bwoio noil zoo ; Enrollment declined by'3.7 per cent at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. At the University of Nebraska at Kearney, enrollment dropped 7.1 percent, including a 2.8 percent drop in undergraduate enrollment and a 26.5 percent drop in graduate enrollment. UNO plans for dormitories UNO from page 1 The university will not seek land in Elmwood Park for either project, said UNO spokesman Lou Cartier. The park, adjacent to UNO’s main campus, sponsors a popular Shakespeare on the Green festival each summer and includes a public golf course. Contrary to reports in the Omaha media last week, UNO also has no immediate desire to acquire the 3.7 acre park for any other residence halls or UNO expansion projects, Cartier said. “There’s no question that that piece of ground makes sense for the university,” Cartier said. “If we had that property, I’m sure we could find an excellent use for it. “But that’s different than saying we have an active proposal to put a parking garage there. That’s not the case.” New UNO Chancellor Nancy Belck mentioned during a UNO Faculty Senate meeting this month that she and other university officials for years have looked at Elmwood Park as an attractive location for uni versity expansion, Cartier said. But Belck did not say the univer sity planned to acquire the park, he said. Regent Nancy O’Brien of Waterloo agreed that, for several years, Elmwood Park has surfaced in university discussions as an attractive location for UNO expansion. But when the regents approved UNO’s desire to start planning build ing the haHs on its campus last fall, they expected the halls would be built on UNO’s main campus, probably in its southwest comer, O’Brien said. Neither Elmwood Park nor Ak Sar-Ben, which the university acquired 70 acres of July 1, was pre sented as a possible location for the halls, she said. Ak-Sar-Ben, about one-half riffle south of the campus’ Pacific "Street ' • ■-f f--—__ border, wasn’t considered as an appropriate location because many students choose to live in school dor mitories who don’t own vehicles and cannot drive to campus, O’Brien said. And although Ak-Sar-Ben is the site of the new Peter Kiewit Institute of Information Science, Technology and Engineering, which will be com? pleted in August 1999, the institute will be Ak-Sar-Ben’s first university building. “If you’re living on campus, you want to be at the heart of campus, not on a campus with only one building,” O’Brien said. 0’ Regents first hoped to see thenew dormitory plans as early a&this sum mer, but they later decided the new chancellor shoukthave input in the proposal. NoW/regents are “just wait ing” forthe proposal. Castilow said most other regents 3 support the project, and he will be “greatly relieved” when the project gets their approval. It ? rlf^l mmtm - v * --* - ■ '! ~ <•'? • : * *■* *■ , . £-*f* ■• *> ■*>' • ■ -■ . k . _ • •-* -‘ .•» - ' >
