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I Read-a-thon promotes literacy
By Jessica Fargen
Staff Reporter
Lincolnites may have participated
in marathons, triathlons and dance-a
thons, but this weekend more than 200
Lincoln residents added a read-a-thon to
their lists.
The Lincoln Literacy Council spon
sored a 25-hour read-a-thon at The Mill,
800 P St., Friday and Saturday to cele
brate the 25 years that the council has
been around.
Participants hoped the event would
raise awareness of illiteracy, and teach
people of all ages that reading doesn’t
have to be boring.
Lois Poppe, executive director of
Lincoln Literacy Council, said 10 read
ers were scheduled during each hour.
They read from three to five minutes
from a book of their choice.
Most participants were reading
books from their childhoods that had a
theme applicable to all ages, Poppe said.
“I just love seeing people enjoy
reading and books, and realizing that lit
eracy is important for all of us,” Poppe
said.
Individuals and organizations spon
sored the read-a-thon by pledging $ 100
per reader, $ 1,000 for an hour, or four
people could donate $25 together.
Several local celebrities, like Mayor
Mike Johanns and Bill Robertson,
anchorman for KOLN- KGIN Channel
10/11, kicked off the event, which orga
nizers hoped would raise $25,000 for
the Future Fund, a program to ensure
that literacy programs continue.
Robertson introduced Johanns as
the first reader for the event, which took
place Friday from 8 a.m. to midnight
and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Johanns sat on a white, plastic chair
in front of a crowd of about eight peo
ple, and read a poem he remembered
reading as a child, “Casey at the Bat,”
into a microphone.
Johanns said he hoped the read-a
thon would open people’s eyes to the
importance of reading, especially to
children.
“It is important that we as adults dis
play a message that reading is fun and
enjoyable to show kids that reading is
not work,” Johanns said.
Robertson said his job at the event
was to introduce the readers and get
people excited about the read-a-thon.
He did not get excited about read
ing, Robertson said, until he was in col
lege, and was glad that there were peo
ple out there working to encourage
reading.
“As a young person, reading was not
my favorite thing to do. But it’s funny -
now I would rather read than watch TV”
Robertson said.
The Lincoln Literacy Council is a
private, nonprofit organization with
more than 500 members. Its programs
include teaching adults 16 years old and
up to read, teaching foreign people to
speak English and offering one-on-one
tutoring, using volunteers.
“Reading is such a key to life, and
with a book you can transport yourself
all over the world,” Johanns said.
UNL project enlightens children
By Amanda Schindler
Staff Reporter
Architecture Hall cast a shadow on
a new building, constructed from
refrigerator boxes and covered in tem
pera, Friday at UNL. It stood out not for
its architecture, but because it was made
by 10-year-olds.
The project, known as the
“Squatters’ Village,” was one of many
activities sponsored by the College of
Fine and Performing Arts and the
College of Architecture in their annual
“A” Festival.
Students and faculty from the col
leges collaborate to sponsor the event,
which offers various workshops for
both elementary and high school stu
dents from Nebraska. “A” Festival, now
in its third year, emphasizes the six art
disciplines of theater, dance, music,
visual art, interior design and architec
ture.
Friday morning, the young students
split into small groups and went to
hourlong sessions in subjects including
ballet, architecture, ceramics, sculpture,
printmaking and computer graphic
design.
Dan Kmiecek, a senior high school
student from Fort Calhoun, enjoyed a
workshop on improvisational acting.
“You never know what’s going to
happen,” he said. “The second you’re
put in a situation, you have to go with
it.”
Creativity was also encouraged, as
shown in elementary students’ chalk
drawings on the sidewalks near
Architecture Hall and Kimball Recital
Hall. Filled with bright blues, greens,
yellows, pinks and oranges, the designs
depicted everything from elaborate
houses to modern-day malls and an
orange tractor with green windows.
Elementary school students got an
additional treat when artist-in-residence
JefFRaz told stories. Raz, who comes to
University of Nebraska-Lincoln twice a
year through the residency program,
helped at last year’s festival.
“A” Festival first originated with
the alumni groups of the two colleges,
but is organized by the UNL student
volunteers. They work mostly with the
younger age groups, and high school
sessions are led by faculty members
themselves.
“It’s two-sided,” said Jay Palu, a
senior architecture major. “On one
hand, young students learn about the
arts from art professionals. On the other
hand, you have (college) students from
all fields taking a break, and taking a
mentoring role.”
One high school participant, Keri
Haney, said, “Students who are going to
college can get a good look at the
hands-on activities.”
More than 400 elementary school
students came this year, and 450 high
school students. Nearly 250 students
were turned away due to a lack of facil
ities, “A” Festival coordinator Ron
Bowlin said. More than 40 schools were
represented.
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