New fountain operational ■ It will be opened once the union’s Memorial Plaza is completed. By Jessica Fargen Staff writer The construction site surround ing Nebraska Union’s Memorial Plaza got a splash of life this week. Frothy water shot out of a fountain in front of the union for the first time in two years. But the new Broyhill Fountain will not open until April 1999. Its opening is contingent on comple tion of the plaza, who will open in mid-November, said Nebraska Unions Director Daryl Swanson. The fountain was scheduled to open Nov. 1, but representatives from the Georgia Fountain Co., which designed the fountain, rec ommended it be left off because construction dirt may clog it, said Mike Leupold, assistant director for operations for the Nebraska Unions. Leupold said the testing went smoothly, and the fountain is oper ational. Besides testing, Georgia Fountain Co. also trained union staff members to operate and test the fountain, Leupold said. By Thanksgiving break, the $950,000 renovations to Memorial Plaza should be completed. The plaza and north entrance should be open, Swanson said. When that time comes, students walking through the new plaza may not even recognize it. The new fountain, which resembles a wading pool, is about 18 inches deep in the center and has several steps leading into it. People will be able to sit around the foun tain or on the boulders in it and dangle their feet in the water. About six huge boulders sit in the center of the fountain, sur rounded by small water spouts and a main spout that will shoot water 12 feet high and 4 feet wide. Swanson said people com plained that the exposed plumbing in the old fountain was dangerous and unattractive. The new fountain will be safer, because the plumbing and utilities are beneath the bot tom. Leupold said the fountain will release hot water through misters, which will turn it into fog after hit ting the cold air. It may not be working this winter. “I think (the fountain) is going to be better, but that remains to be seen,” Swanson said. “It’s in the eye of the beholder.” The fountain will remain the central feature of Memorial Plaza, which also will have a new look with its built-in performance stage. M I think (the fountain) is going to be better, but that remains to be seen. It’s in the eye of the beholder.” Daeyl Swanson Nebraska Unions director The plaza also will have twice as many seats where students can study, people-watch or sunbathe. Those seats will include the low concrete wall stretching between the plaza and greenspace. Benches will be built into 20 planters with trees and landscaping. Swanson said most of the inside of the union will be completed before Thanksgiving break, but the basement recreation room, televi sion lounge and the upstairs meet ing rooms probably won’t be com pleted until next semester. The union, which was original ly scheduled for completion in August this year, will be dedicated in February, with construction completely finished by spring break. 4PA^PA^0cen^UFML^mNGS FREE SNACKS $3.50 Pitchers of Beer BREAST CANCER NETWORK ► Do you hay a strong QPA, high ORE scons, and a strong academic ncord? ► An you hr one of the NSF science dbdpdnes? ► Do you Intend to go to ffaduate school In one of these disciplines? If so, you may be interested in applying for one of the 1,000 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships. To learn more, you can attend a panel that will explain the Fellowships and give you tips for how to make a compelling application. . . -, Panelists: Don Helmuth, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Al Kamil, Professor of Biological Sciences Mark Walker, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Duane Jaecks, Professor of Physics and Astronomy tiflcffc Wednesday, October 7,1998 10 -11 a.m. Where: Nebraska Union (room to be posted) m Pulliam Journalism Fellowships Graduating college seniors are invited to apply for the 26th annual Pulliam Journalism Fellowships. We will grant 10-week summer internships to 20 journalism or liberal arts majors in the August 1998 June 1999 graduating classes. Previous internship or part-time experience at a newspaper is desired. Winners will receive a $5,250 stipend and will work at either The Indianapolis Star and The Indianapolis News or The Arizona Republic. Early-admissions application postmark deadline is Nov. 15,1998. By Dec. 15,1998, up to five early-admissions winners will be notified. All other entries must be postmarked by March 1, 1999. To request an application packet, write: Russell B. Pulliam Fellowships Director The Indianapolis News p.q. Box 145 ; Indianapolis, IN 46206-014^ i ■ m ■* i ^ 12th 4 ‘P* / PH: 477_^66^and^/PH^6^313^