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Recycling is newest UNL, KSU contest ■ Students from both „ schools will compete to collect the most cans for spirit and the environment. ByIevaAugstums Staff writer Students, faculty members and staff at UNL have the chance to show those at Kansas State University they can recycle Cornhusker football enthusiasm into hundreds of pounds •; of aluminum. In anticipation of the football game on Saturday and America Recycles Day on Sunday, the KSU Student Governing Association is challenging UNL and the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska to see which school has the spirit to collect the most aluminum cans. Beginning today and ending Sunday, the University of Nebraska Lincoln is encouraged to collect as many aluminum cans as it can, said Tony White, ASUN Environmental Subcommittee chairman. “This is something we should do as a university community,” White said. “It’s all for fun, and it’s for a - good cause.” Stacy Meredith, KSU Student Governing Association environmen tal coordinator, said the challenge is statewide effort in Kansas to increase recycling awareness. “Basically we want everyone to reduce, reuse and recycle things they use,” Meredith said. “Aluminum cans are a good starting point.” Meredith said KSU has chal lenged all of the colleges and univer 1 sides in Kansas. ' “But to be honest, the focus here on campus is solely on Nebraska,” she said. “Our students want to beat you in other ways than football.” ASUN President Sara Russell said KSU is interested in challenging UNL’s student body rather than the football team. “We play them on the 14th, and they think they can beat us,” Russell said. “We accept their challenge, and we’ll see who will win this recycling challenge.” Meredith said KSU students are thrilled to be competing against Nebraska. “There’s been a lot of talk from students here,” Meredith said. “We are ready to begin the challenge.” Pale Ekhart, UNL recycling coor dinator, said the competition should increase student recycling awareness. “From a student standpoint, par ticipation is the key to doing better than K-State,” Ekhart said. “Plus this gets you to be involved in your envi ronment, and it’s a fun way to begin changing your habits.” Participants should bring their cans Monday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. to the UNL Food Store parking lot, 1700 Y St. The cans will be weighed, and the total amount of cans will be calcu lated per pound per number of stu dents enrolled, he said. “Bring a sack or a truckload,” Ekhart said. “Just bring cans.” Meredith said there are no guide lines each school must follow. However, each school participating can collect its cans only within the scheduled week, she said. Ekhart said Recycling Services anticipates collecting cans from resi dence halls, greek houses, class rooms, staff, faculty and other organi zations. White said the deciding factor on whether UNL will win the challenge is participation. “This is an excellent opportunity for us to work with other college cam puses in a fun and worthwhile pro ject,” White said. “By participating, we are strengthening our campus community.” Distinguished minority alumni return to UNL Speakers plan to offer insights into careers By Kim Sweet Staff writer Some of UNL’s most distin guished alumni will be on campus tonight to share some of their strate gies for success. A former Chicago White Sox player and a Harvard graduate are just a couple of representatives who will be at die University of Nebraska Lincoln for the sixth annual Alumni of Color Career Forum. One of the guests, Shawn Buchanan, is president of All American Meats in Springfield and was a professional baseball player. Another guest, Lance Morgan, is president and chief executive officer of Ho-Chunk Inc. in Winnebago and a graduate of Harvard law school. Other alumni who will be fea tured at the event are Charles McClendon Jr., talent assessment specialist at the Gallup Organization; Nina Sitting Eagle, a teacher in Omaha Public Schools; and Brian Nguyen, a system engineer for Midland System Incorporated in Omaha. • The event brings together some of die UNUs most successful alumni of color to give insights to all UNL stu dents, said Jake Kirkland, assistant director of Career Services! “Here are some individuals who have experienced going through this institution and are now going through the world of work,” Kirkland said. “They can share experiences that can help students make a smoother transi non. In planning the forum, which car ries the theme, “Students of Color: Representing Occupational Excell ence Throughout the 21st Century,” Career Services advisers focused on bringing together a quality group of panelists, rather than focusing on rep resenting each college, as they had before. But die range of different ethnici ty is present this year, like all other years, he said. The idea for the career forum came to Kirkland six years ago when he first came to UNL. After seeing Master’s Week, a string of talks from successful UNL alumni, Kirkland wanted to do something similar on a smaller scale geared more toward minority students. The result, Kirkland said, was an event successful in giving students role, models and helping them think about life after college. “With (the presenters’) insight, they can do a better job of helping students prepare him or herself,” he said. This is especially important for the 21st century, he said, a concept that is emphasized with the forum’s theme. “(The presenters) can begin to share with others what they believe to be qualities, skills and insight that is necessary to be successful in the new millennium for students of color” The forum is open to all students. It begins at 5:30 p.m. today in the Culture Center. A light meal will be served. n ' " . " - —- •■■■ Need a Lawyer? ASUN Student Legal Services offers free legal advice and representation to UNL Students. For-an appointment call 472-3350 or stop by 335 Nebraska Union. ALL Expenses Paid INCLUDING PERSONAL BILLS Must pdssess a sense of humor Call toll free 1-888-874-6101 Please leave area code V. and number. J I Parking Problems? Need a Place to Park? Park by Day $2.00 Don't Fight for Parking Enter at 8th & S Streets, 1 block west of Memorial Stadium National Garages, Gold's Galleria, Suite 120 • 474-2274 jmmgnjniim i ■ J^H H ■gHHui 1 : 1 ,.■ I I B -------1 Tkinlc Of It As A Little Wind ow Of Opportunity. \ *, : j V- . - • November 10 'Little' because we won't be on campus for brig. But the career opportunities are huge. Just think. Working for a natbnaf company. Designing and marketing topof-line windows ' and doors that are known the world over. Learning from experts. With room to move up. Pella Corporation representatives will be on campus for interviews on November 10. For more information and to sign up, contact Placement and Career Services. Or call our jobline, 515-621-6770. 1 ■ ST’ ’■ \‘s ■ ■>; Pella Corporation • 102 Main Street • Pelfo, Iowa 50219