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for both me and the university,”
Mamp said.
Mamp’s dress design cap
tures the hard industrial side of
Detroit with its black leather
body, and at the same time main
tains its femininity with draped
silk gauze layers.
He said his evening gown
stands out because it uses unique
materials and an innovative
structure. Mamp bought his
materials in Chicago, and before
draping the silk gauze over the
basic form of the dress, he print
ed the pieces with a tire-tread
pattern.
Another characteristic that
set the dress apart from other
entries was its humor, Mamp
said. The traditional, delicate
dress materials contrast with the
heavier industrial parts of
leather and chrome.
Being a member of the asso
ciation, Mamp was sent materi
als detailing the rules and theme
of the contest. When he found its
theme was “Fashion From the
Motor City,” Mamp could not
resist the opportunity to create
something reminiscent of his
hometown.
Mamp said the contest is
judged on three levels: under
graduate, graduate and faculty.
Thousands of entries are sent
every year but only a few hun
dred are chosen.
Entries are sent to the associ
ation on slides where four judges
look at them and give them a
score based on the workmanship
and design of the piece.
Judges were equally
impressed with Meyer’s design.
Though leather and cloth are
the materials in her rodeo
ensemble, it also is made of vic
tory and memories.
Meyer constructed the outfit
for her design class, but incorpo
rated personal meaning into it.
Its yoke — the decorated flap
that hangs from the neck of the
blouse — is inlaid with snake
skin to represent her home in
Gothenburg. Its tassels are made
from the hair of the quarter horse
she has owned since she was
three.
But more important, it was
the ensemble that helped her
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Michael Mamp
clothing, textile, design student
become Miss Rodeo Nebraska.
Her creation is a western
style outfit made primarily of
purple ultra suede. Yet the fea
ture that sets it apart from many
others is the yoke.
This particular aspect of the
piece presented Meyer the great
est challenge. She wanted the
yoke to wrap completely around
the shirt, uninterrupted by a zip
per or buttons.
Meyer solved the problem
with a lace-up back that allowed
her to keep the yoke without dis
turbing its effect.
1 his feature helped Meyer s
work receive attention from the
judges. Yet Meyer did not design
this piece exclusively for the
International Textile and
Apparel Association’s contest.
“This way, we got some
exposure and recognition for
what we did,” Meyer said.
At first, Meyer began the
project only to fill a requirement
for a design class, she said. As
her work progressed, she found
she had more motivation to cre
ate her piece than mejdlyTo get | ^
grade. %
Another driving foree in cre
ating her piece was her need for
something to wear in the Miss
Rodeo Nebraska contest.
“Western wear has a big mar
ket,” Meyer said. The ensemble
she designed cost her between
$300 and $400, but it is still not
as costly as the store-bought
pieces she had to choose from,
which generally cost thousands
of dollars.
Meyer and Mamp enjoyed
their projects so much, they both
want to continue designing gar
ments, even if they aren’t being
graded for them.
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■ Alpha Phi Omega
volunteered for National
Service Week by donating
its time, energy and Bod.
By Jamie Suhr % 'V
Staff Reporter ?
Gathering cans of food and
cooking meals are among the activi
ties that Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity
will be volunteering for this week
during National Service Week
APO, a coed national Service fra
ternity, is participating in a week of
projects around the theme of Hunger
and Homelessness. Past themes for
National Service Week have includ
ed domestic violehbe, recycling and
severe weather.
“We want to encourage people to
help others. We want to put students
in touch with an opportunity to go
out and serve others,” said Amber
Reinker, vice president of service.
APO started its projects last
week by participating in Kick-In-A
Can for the Lincoln Food Bank at
the Saturday football game. Cans of
food and cash donations were col
lected at the gates before and after
the game. $2,782.42 and 4,500
pounds of food was collected in the
fund-raiser. The money and food
was split between the Lincoln Food
Bank and the Omaha Food Bank.
APO also is planning ways to
help prepare and deliver food to help
Tabitha Health Care Services with
its Meals on Wheels program.
During the week, Alpha Phi
Omega members will volunteer for
their regular services:
■ Members will be baby-sitting
for families with low incomes
Friday from 7-10 p.m. at theYMCA.
The service, called Take A Break, is
held every two weeks.
“Take A Break is for those par
ents who can’t afford baby sitters. It
allows parents to have time to them
selves, so they can run errands or to
just go out,” Reiker said.
■ Members volunteer at the
Gathering Place on the first
Thursday of every month at 5 p.m. at
1448 E St. It’s a place for low
income families to eat a well-bal
anced meal and to meet other people
who live in the same neighborhood.
The food comes from outside dona- j
tions and APO and other volunteers /
cook the meals. Between 50 and 60/
people attend. Sometimes they are
given sweaters and coats.
“Families that go to the
Gathering Place can get a hot meal
and a warm place to eat for free. It’s
a basic need,” Alpha Phi Omega
President Alyson Goodall said.
Earlier in the semester, APO
members lived in Shanty Town,
where members stayed in cardboard
boxes for three-hour periods to help
raise money for Habitat for
Humanity and increase homeless
ness awareness.
“We just want people to know
that there are college students out
there who want to make a difference.
We want to help as many people as
we possibly can. This is not limited
to just one group. It’s a year-round
thing,” Goodall said.
Bison could replace pork, chicken, beef
By Eric Rineer
StaffiBeporter
Although beef, turkey and
pork are the most commonly
eaten meats, a UNL nutritionist
is doing research that could put a
different, more healthy meat on
consumers’ plates.
Judy Driskell, a nutrition pro
fessor at University of Nebraska
Lincoln, with a team of animal
scientists, discovered that vita
min levels in bison meat are gen-y
eralljfclower than in beef and
a two-year study,
Driskell’s team found a way to
replace those vitamins by chang
ing a bison’s diet.
Marketers already promote
bison meat as being low in fat
and high in protein, but the new
studies could be another plus for
promoting the meat, Driskell
said.
“It’s an alternative meat
source to add variety to con
sumers’ diets,” Driskell said.
“We could consume bison meat,
which is lower in fat than beef
and pork. It could be used in a
marketing point of view and
would be important to the con
sumer.”
During the research at North
Dakota State University,
Driskell’s team performed tests
on the clot, rib eye, top round and
sirloin of bis<%feolls. The results
showed the bison meat had lower
levels of vitamins B-6, B-12 and
E compared with beef.But by
changing bisons’ diets, the team
increased those vitamin levels,
Driskell said.
The team fed the bison hay,
various grains and several differ
ent vitamin supplements instead
of their usual diet of oats, barley
and wheat.
David Giraud, a UNL nutri
tional science technician who
also helped with the research,
said the new diets also raised the
levels of selenium and thiamin in
the bison meat. Thiamin is an
essential vitamin for metabolic
systems.
“This should help in adding to
the nutrient value of the bison,”
said Giraud. “It looks like it
would help bring it up and make
it comparable to beef.”
Martin Marchello, professor
of Animal Ranges and Sciences
at North Dakota State University,
was one of the leading
researchers of the experiment.
He said the 100 bison bulls
included in the experiment were
taken from eight different states
and three Canadian provinces.
He said the bulls were 24-28
months old.
Marcello said the tests per
formed now will give consumers
more information of the nutrient
composition of the meat.
“This gives a source of identi
fication of what exactly is in it
for the consumer,” he said.
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This should help in adding to the nutrient
value of bison. It looks like it would help
bring it up and make it comparable to beef”
David Giraud
UNL nutritional science technician
Storm affects city budget
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mally would go to city parks and
libraries is currently on hold.
“This is just a hold, this is not
absolute,” he said. “We’re just
trying to get a head start on what
our financial needs might be.”,
Requesting that the Lincoln
City Council amend the city’s
$90 million budget may also be
needed, he said.
Gov. Ben Nelson said
Wednesday that an estimated
damage statewide from the storm
has hit $114 million.
FEMA funding will pay 75
percent of matching funds for the
cleanup efforts, while the
remaining 25 percent must be
divided between the state and
local communities.
Those communities hit hard
est by last month’s crippling
snowstorm may see a check by
the end of this week, said John
Miller, director of FEMA’s
Region 7 office in Kansas City,
Mo.
But Miller wanted to remind
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people that money for cleanup
assistance would not be available
for individuals.
“We’re here to help support
communities and help them in the
extra costs they’ve concurred,”
he said during a news conference
at the Capitol.
Unfortunately, people who
had trees fall on their homes or
had to.skip a few days of work to
remove debris from their yard
won’t be getting money from the
government, he said.
After damage-assessment
teams complete their surveys in
the 38 counties and communities
approved for federal assistance,
FEMA officials who have set up
shop in Lincoln will prepare a
final claim for federal assistance.
Gov. Ben Nelson said he was
glad relief from the government
had come so quickly.
On his first day back from a
trade mission to Japan, China and
South Korea, the governor
thanked Miller and FEMA for the
swiftness of getting a presiden
tial-disaster declaration signed.
“We didn’t need help later,”
he said. “We needed it now.”
In just the few hours he had
been back in Nebraska, Nelson
said he had the chance to see
some of the large piles of debris
around the city, one of which he
labeled “Mount Brushmore.”
But he said the worst part,
other than the continued massive
cleanup, was over.
“Because of the way
Nebraskans have pulled together
in the crisis, the people of this
state are safe,” he said, “and the
emergency nature of this storm
has passed.”
Adjunct Gen. Stanley Heng of
the Nebraska National Guard
said because of that, troops
assisting with cleanup efforts
would begin to decrease.
“Most (troops) have been on
duty for six days, and I’m sure
there are some pretty sore mus
cles right now,” he said.
Of the 1,050 troops who were
on duty last week, only about 500
would remain on the job through
Friday, he said.