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Low returning numbers indicate group’s success, SIT members say ByIevaAugstums Staff writer When the Student Impact Team was started last year, organizers were skeptical of the success of ASUN’s newest spin-off group. Three hundred students became members of the organization last September. Many members attended week ly meetings, while a few decided to leave the group. But most members used SIT as a stepping stone to reach other involvement opportuni ties at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. With oply three members returning from last year, SIT is ready to represent UNL students for a second year. SIT Vice Chairman Jeff Bangert said he is happy to be one of the three returning members of the group. “It shows us that^ye; job,” Bangert, a sophomc systems * Carrie Pierce, past SIT chair woman, said the decline in SIT membership from last year occurred because students became involved in other activities. “Our primary goal was to get students involved and meet other leaders on campus,” Pierce said. “We did it. Students didn’t need our help anymore.” Targeting freshmen, the organi zation works with the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska to get students involved within the campus community, Jeff Nicholaisen, SIT chairman, said. “We are a branch of ASUN,” Nicholaisen said. “But SIT is not the only way to get involved.” Student government President Sara Russell said ASUN doesn’t tell students what to do or what organi zations to join. “Students came to Student Impact Team with real issues,” Russell said. “The students them selves act upon their own issues through involvement in other orga nizations.” Russell said SIT members can make a difference on City and East campuses. Students need to “utilize all possible resources,” she said. This includes committee opepmgs id positions in student orgaaiza licholaisen said this year%IT is pusbing for high membership. SIT is looking for members interested in getting involved on campus, he said. Last year SIT sponsored an ASUN election debate, hosted Pepsi Week activities, conducted a universitywide service project and helped more than 200 students gain leadership and involvement experi ence, he said. This year SIT hopes to do the same, but with more students. « We want to inspire students to accomplish their own goals here at UNL Kate Hutchens SIT vice chairwoman “If students are looking for something to get involved in, Student Impact Team is an option,” Kate Hutchens, SIT vice chair woman, said. “We want to inspire students to accomplish their own goals here at UNL.” Hutchens said SIT’s goals this year include volunteer work, lead ership and activity involvement on campus. Russell said there are many things this year’s SIT members can become involved in. <.! For example, the proposed state spending lid and parking issues, as well as new student organizations, are great avenues for involvement, she said. “SIT is the ultimate involve ment experience,” Nicholaisen said. “We’re about getting students involved and keeping them involved.” Student Impact Team will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Nebraska Union. j I I I I ■ I ■ I No Appointments Necessary u ■476-9466 •$6 Off ■ ®Oil Change Service ■with ■ • Oil & filter change (up to 5 ■> Lubricate zerk fittings Check & fill fluids: (brake, power steering, battery, washer, gautomatic transmission fluid only • Check antifreeze, air filter, ■and tire pressure ■» Vacuum interior & wash windows Best Service in 1 ■ Just 10 Minutes ■ | ■ Most brands available ( ■ Expires 8-31-98 Open Mon-Fri,8-6* S«t,8-4 % _ ■ ■ fcjL ffidSliSSttfeimltf* i «lti ^ -Hi-y* 1«V, Lj-iifc. 1 ... - ■ ■ i ■ ■■ mio 11/1 noi<i<»>.<* »[finlofinn Ln>i ! Smile. 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One of the victims told police the three boys, ages 14, 14 and 13, attacked him from behind while he waited for the bus at 25th and R streets. The other victim told policy he saw the initial attack from his house and came out to help. The attackers responded by strik ing the second boy repeatedly in the head with their hands and a handgun, which police later found to be a BB gun. Witnesses told police they saw the three attackers pass the gun to each other during the attack. When the bus arrived the driver called police, but all of the boys were gone when police arrived. The BB gun was found near a large trash bin at 2323 Q St. Wednesday afternoon police interviewed the two victims with the help of a Vietnamese interpreter. Then on his way back to the sta tion, the officer saw the suspects walking near Centennial Mall and Q Street All three of the boys were charged with assault and possession of a firearm. One boy was cited for pos sessing alcohol and the other for car rying a concealed weapon. One of the three boys was carry ing an army knife, and another had a bottle of Budweiser beer in his bag. They were referred to juvenile services before being turned over to their parents. Lower enrollment | • 11 - ' » prompts budget cuts FEES from page 1 we’ll kindly listen to diem.” The budget cuts are necessary because CFA bases fee users’ budgets on projected enrollment figures prior to the start of the school year. But student population figures are lower thanihose on which CFA based its budgets. Griesen said overall enrollment is down 1.9 percent for this year. Last year, UNL admitted 505 fewer students because of tougher admission standards. Freshman enrollment is up 150 spirts from ,, 4 ., ‘We:ai9 9P in freshmap^butdowp overall,” Griesen said. “Enrollment was the main reason for budget cuts.” Griesen said many international students also felt a strong “monetary squeeze’* from the Asian Currency Crisis, which prevented them from returning to UNL. The economy that offered stu dents plentiful and good paying jobs was another factor that decreased enrollment, he said. CFA Chairman Paul Schreier said students pay two types of fees: Fund A fees go to student-run organizations and services, such as student govern ment and the Daily Nebraskan; Fund B fees go to programs and services administered by the university, he said. “Dr. Griesen was able to spare fund A,” Schreier said. “The budgets there seem to be awfully tight already.” „■ ; Schreier urged students to approach CFA members with ques tions, concerns and suggestions to where student fees should go. “As a community we have to uti lize our services,” Schreier said. “Students need to take a proactive stand in student fees.” University targets binge drinking BINGE from page 1 and promotional practices. This includes special promotions boasting cheap, high-quantity alcohol. But it also includes stepping up efforts to decrease the density of licens es downtown, as well as increasing enforcement of legal occupancy in ccowdedbacs, Casady said. He said. he» hopes some of the money from the grant will go toward training employees of bars so they can recognize when a customer has had too much to'drink. ■ Reduce high-risk consumption and serving practices by increasing enforcement at bars and restaurants and at off-campus parties. ■ Increase student awareness of the risks associated with high-risk and ille gal drinking. , ,,, o 111 .-V : - t c ' This not only includes risks to the student who is.drinking,1>ut also to the students around drinkers. _ . , Chris Linder, a student representa tive on thecoalitton and former resi dence hall student assistant, said sec effects include unwanted sexu l... - V al advances, drunken driving, sleep dis turbances and “baby-sitting,” or taking care of drunk peers. ■ Identify activities alternative to high-risk drinking. Major said the stu dents will play a significant role with implementing this strategy. ■ Enhance enforcement of the manufacture and possession of false identification. Casady said false identi fication may not be a big problem, but it is something1 that needs to be ' addressed. With alt of the strategies, Casady said, consistent enforcement will be an important factor. In addition to the $700,000 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the NU system has donated $300,000 toward the effort The Nebraska Office of Highway Safety has allotted $150,000 to prevent underage drinking, and the university wili receive' $25,000 from the Pepsi contract to use for similar purposes. The coalition will spend this year plamtihg, and the program will start at the beginning of the 1999 academic year.' - ; ' 4PM- 7PM 20 cent BUFFALO WINGS FREE SNACKS $3.50 Pitchers of Beer
