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I • UNL students contribute to chili dinner at shelters By Crystie Nichols Staff writer Children’s laughter and the hum of conversation filled the dinning area at tiie People’s City Mission. Men and women had come for a warm meal and to be embraced by seven big hearted students who brought them supper. The smell of chili permeated the dining room while people continued to line up to the kitchen. The words of praise fiom the diners proved the suc cess of the evening. Wednesday night, University of Nebraska-Lincoln students held evening meals at three shelters hoping to counteract the attack of a homeless man on City Campus on Nov. 3. John Conley, a sophomore sociol ogy major, had read in the Daily Nebraskan about a man, trying to sleep over a warm grate, who was beaten to the point where he needed seven stitches on his lip. So Conley took action and helped plan tiie meal, hoping to make peace with his fellow man, he said “This doesn’t make up for (the violence), but it helps break down die barrier between the students and the homeless,” Conley said “Once (stu dents) educate themselves that these human beings are our fellow man - that’s the biggest thing we can do to ease the situation.” Meals were also served at the Matt Talbot Kitchen, 1911 R St, and The Gathering Place, 1448 E St Employees at the People’s City Mission, 110 Q St., were impressed and appreciated the students’ help. Staffers said they hope to see them back. “I’m encouraged that these stu dents are sending such a good mes sage,” said Carolyn Kroeker, donor development manager at the People’s City Mission. Natalie Hoover, a sophomore sociology and Spanish major, said she was paying for the food out of her own pocket, but was hoping for a grant to reimburse her. The night was created to prove not all students are like the ones who beat the homeless man, organizers said “NU students don’t condone what happened,” said Justin Clark, a sopho more marketing major. “We don’t all have problems with the homeless.” Despite the attack, Kroeker said she didn’t think the homeless felt any animosity toward university students. In fact, she said, they greatly appreciated the kind gesture of a warm meal. “I think they would think this is an outpouring of love,” she said Ray Edwards, kitchen coordinator for the mission, said the mission could always use a helping hand from UNL students. The mission is always look ing for volunteers to help, especially during the holiday season, he said. “We are open three meals a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year,” Edwards said. “As the weather gets colder, the more people come.” Though no one eating the meal would agree to be interviewed, a mes sage on the wall scrawled in black let tering described what they may have been thinking about the meal: “In everything give thanks.” Smoking increases on college campuses SMOKE from page 1 •: 15 are hanging around smokers,” £ University Health Center Promotions • Ash said. j‘Envuonment playsa laigerole.” | Half the smokers in' the Harvard - Study were like UNL sophomore con struction management major Dan Sindelar, who has tried unsuccessfully to quit a couple of times. “I’ve been talking about quitting,” friends can be crucial to success. “This is not a battle against smok ers,” Ash said. “We need to help them quit Sometimes people aren’t ready to quit, but we need to offer them sup port” T Supporting smokers who are trying to quit means being armed with gum and candy, helping keep their minds off smoking and just encouraging them to keep trying, Ash said Along with today’s Great American Smokeout, the Health Center and resi dence hall health aides have several activities planned to help people quit smoking. Each of the health aides has adopt ed at least one smoker on their floor to jjeTf) quit smoking. 5r |The health aides will support smokers in their efforts to quit, Assistant Health Aide Coordinator Julie Rezac said. They also will have a table in the Nebraska Union all day with models of lungs and mouths that show the effects of smoking and diewing tobacco. “Hopefully, people can quit for mote than a day if they can quit for one (day),” Rezac said. The Health Crater also offers quit ting programs for smokers who want help. But because the habit of smoking becomes ingrained in smokers’ lives, Ash said they may have to change some of their habits to quit “If someone always has a cigarette with their morning coffee, they may have to change that habit” Ash said. Because college students are devel oping habits they will carry with them forever, Ash said it is important to curb the addiction now. “We need to address the problem now, so students are not addicted in the future.” ASUN votes to remove election party names ByIevaAugstums Staff writer ASUN senators said they had the student body’s best interests in mind when they barely passed, 14-12, the 1999 election rules and procedures Wednesday. However, their decision came after two hours of intense debate. The main argument was over whether or not student election group names should be left on ballots in elec tions for the Association of Students of the University ofNebraska. ‘Tarty names need to be left on die ballot,” said Vernon Miller, a senator representing the Teachers College. “It allows voters to look for and elect stu dent leaders on this campus.” Speaker Matt Boyd disagreed. ‘Taking the name off will be benefi cial to the student body as a whole,” Boyd said. “It’s going to create better senators for this body. That’s a positive thing.” However, opposition to Boyd’s opinion wasi raised when Teachers College Senator Chelsy Harris asked the senate to consider if there was a fair tradeoff between party-affiliated candi dates and independent candidates. “The way the rules stand, we are penalizing someone for being a part of an election group,” Harris said. “ASUN does not have thd right to do this.” Electoral Commission Director Ryan Fuchs said the decision to remove party names came from a election party survey conducted earlier this year. Other issues raised involved report ing campaign expenditures and cam paign fine regulations. Paul Schreier, College of Engineering and Technology senator, said reports would be more accurate if more time was allotted to submit them. “If we truly want our student elec tion groups to show what they are doing, we need to give them time to do # it,” Schreier said. As the election rules stand, an inter im report ofboth contributions received and expenditures made or authorized must be submitted to the ASUN office. -*2. 115 Nebraska Union, by March 1. Fuchs said having a due date of two days prior to election is reasonable. Mariyne Beyke, ASUN director of development, agreed. “Voters have the right to know this information about each party,” Beyke said. “This is the only time ASUN can give to students the information they may need to make a responsible vote.” Schreier also questioned the issue of parties receiving inappropriate fines. Fuchs said the commission will take a discovery and evidence-building process with every issue presented. “We are not here to screw any stu dent election group or independent can didate over,” Fuchs said President Sara Russell said it is important that a student election group gets fined if it does something wrong. “Someone needs to be held accountable for campaign actions, even it die guilty party is not for or against a specific party” Russell said Academic Committee Chairwoman Kara Slaughter was outraged with the senate over election rules issues. “I cannot believe we are still talking party names and other issues,” Slaughter said. “Removal of party names is what students want Everyone has had months to favor or oppose the electoral commission’s recommenda tions.” Russell told senators she was glad to hear thoughtful debate about the issue; however, she was disappointed that there was no prior input to senators’ concerns. “Every meeting was open to the senate and the public,” Russell said “I wish the senate would have utilized the opportunities we gave to you.” Fuchs said he was disappointed that more senators did not approach him with their recommendations. “Everything they said tonight is valid and rational” Fuchs said. “Many good points were raised, but now it’s done and over with. We must now focus on the election ahead.” Nebraskans awarded ’ . r-. . • " r for acts of kindness By Nicole Hall Staff writer Four Nebraskans were awarded Tuesday for their persistent desire to put others ahead of themselves. Nancy Weber, Ellen Kaperman, William Kurovsky Sr. and Iona Kurovsky were chosen from a list of nominees to receive the Second Annual Comhusker Spirit Award. The inspiration for the award was the 1997 October snowstorm, when many Nebraskans put others before themselves to lessen the negative effects of the blizzard on their neighbors, said John Dittman, president of Comhusker Bank, a sponsor of the award. Even without a debilitating snow storm, the award continues to honor Nebraskans who put others before themselves, he said. “We believe that these acts of kind ness occur year-round without a disaster striking” Dittman said. Organizers said Nebraskans given fire award have put aside the troubles in their own lives to reach out to others in need of food, clothing, household sup plies, child care and parental advice. “I need to help,” said Kapperman, an awardfecipient “I have done it all my life” ' Kapperman helped start and oper ate the Lincoln Action Program’s Clothing and Household Goods Bank. She also is active in several other com munity organizations, including Food Net, an organization that provides food and holiday gift-giving activities for the poor. In addition to her work with local charities, Kapperman also has given a home to more than 30 children, who still write, visit and consider her their second mother, said award organizers. She now provides baby-sitting, transportation and insight into child development to young mothers without family support, organizers said. Kapperman helps those in need, especially single mothers, despite sev eral health problems, including respira tory difficulties that have caused her to retire early, Dittman said. Weber, another award recipient, overcame a life-threatening motor acci dent that shattered her left leg. Through 14 leg operations in seven years, Weber has learned to walk and still manages to help those in need, Dittman said. “I like helping people” Weber said. “I can always find someone to help, so my complaints don’t seem so big.” Weber operates the Lincoln Action Program’s Clothing and Household Bank and prepares food baskets for the Emergency Food Program. The Kurovskys were unable to attend the ceremony to receive their award because they were physically unable to drive, Iona Knrovsky §aki Even though they are not as physi cally able as they once were, they still collect clothing and household items m their hometown of St Edward, which is about 100 miles northwest of Lincoln. 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