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TONY BOCK, LEFT, RYAN RAGSDALE AND MATT FIORITA, members of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, construct columns
for their yard display Thursday afternoon.
Purchase could provide needed space
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about 65,500 square feet of space
between two floors and a basement.
The second floor is currently used
for university museum storage and
exhibit preparation, he said. The
museum would keep this space.
But the University Bookstore also
used the building’s ground floor this
fall to store and distribute textbooks
ordered by students.
Much of the ground floor is outfit
ted for a fast-food restaurant court that
used to operate in the building,
Carlson said.
Creating office-space suites on the
floor would require significant reno
vations, which are not yet planned, he
said. But the floor will not be leased to
fast-food vendors again, he said.
The parking lot surrounding the
building would continue to be marked
as Area 20 for commuter students, he
said.
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may add
Forum demonstrates
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spirtual side of greeks
By Jamie Suhr
Staff Reporter
LeAnne Pierce has found that there
is room in life to be both greek and
Christian.
As a participant in Greek Life, a
roving forum that has grown out of
Campus Crusade for Christ, she has
found other fraternity and sorority
members who are concerned about
keeping religion in their lives.
“Greek Life has given me a chance
to interact with other greeks, to see that
they have a desire to know more about
God; and it’s allowed me to see the pos
itive side to greek systems,” said
Pierce, a Greek Life student worker.
Joe Bushelman, a Greek Life
speaker, said the university helps stu
dents become more well rounded acad
emically, and fraternities and sororities
provide social development. Greek
Life acts as the influence to develop
people spiritually, he said.
The group has been meeting week
ly at greek houses to talk about friend
ship, life’s obstacles, integrity and
other topics. Many of the workers for
Greek Life are also members of
Campus Crusade for Christ.
“We want people to develop char
acter, a better relationship with God
and a better relationship with others,”
Bushelman said.
Bushelman was excited to see so
many greeks from different chapters
leading and coming together to discuss
meaningful topics and how God fits
into their lives.
“When greeks get together you
don’t typically think of them dis
cussing themselves, the house, the
greek system and the campus,”
Bushelman said.
“It’s such a positive thing. No mat
ter who you are, it has a great effect on
not just you, but the people around
you.”
Angie Bring, a student planner for
Greek Life, said people were surprised
to see so many people from fraternities
eager to learn about spirituality.
“It’s encouraging to see a high
number of people who want to be part
of something greater than themselves,”
Bring said.
The meetings allow other
Christians to introduce themselves to
one another. During the presentation,
the group watches video clips, and
speakers show parallels to the Bible.
After the clips, the group members
discuss what they can learn from these
discussions and how they can apply the
lessons.
At an October meeting, a clip from
“A Few Good Men” was shown to
illustrate the idea of integrity. In the
clip, two soldiers were discussing
whether they were accountable for a
soldier who died while being hazed.
In five meetings, 241 people have
attended The highest attendance for a
single meeting is 78, which was in its
first sessioa
“Wow, to see that much interest is
great,” said Tony Ferate, a Greek Life
student leader. “These aren’t the bar
greeks. It’s the greeks you don’t always
see. These are the people leading hous
es and doing an effective job.
“These are the unsung heroes.”
Greek Life meetings will now be
monthly, and the next meeting is sched
uled for November at Alpha Chi
Omega Sorority. Although each meet
ing is held in a greek house, everyone is
invited.
“I hope people don’t think we’re
trying to jam God down (their)
throats,” Ferate said. “We just want to
show how God can fit in your life - not,
‘You need God.’”
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ing for the university.
According to the proposal, the
funding request did not appear on the
university’s 1997-98 Biennial Budget
Request to the Nebraska Legislature
because the land was received after the
university submitted the request. ,
Included in the request are ongoing
maintenance expenses for the six
groundskeeper positions at an annual
cost of $ 112,000; buying various seeds,
fertilizers, pesticides and vehicle main
tenance at $57,000 per year, and water
ing the 55-acre grounds at a cost of
$28,000 per year.
Maintenance activities would begin
in early spring 1998.
■ A proposal to ask the governor
for $93,538 to pay for part of Nebraska
Union renovation and expansion
expenses not appropriated by the
Legislature during its last session.
The university needs the money to
support operations and maintenance of
additional union space unrelated to stu
dent oiganizations and activities.
Some operating funds will be gen
erated through student fees, the propos
al states.
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