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November 23. 1998
Glory Days
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VOL. 98 COVERING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN SINCE 1901 NO. 64
[a homecomin
of heritage
Photos by Sandy Sl'mmers/DN
RIGHT: DENNESS KEAHNA, 4, of the Meskwaki tribe; laughs after his headband falls
over his eyes during the junior men’s traditional dance competition Sunday after
noon.
BOTTOM: STEVE STREET, of the Meskwaki-Comanche tribe in Tama, Iowa, dances
during Sunday’s opening ceremonies for UNITE’s annual powwow, which took place
in the Nebraska Union. Festivities kicked off Friday with a lecture series and con
tinued through Sunday with native dance competitions, songs and games.
After delay,
north union
doors open
■ Except for the new west entrance,
the $13.5 million renovations are
scheduled to be finished by Jan. 11.
By Jessica Fargen
Staff writer
The opening today of the Nebraska Union's north
entrance marks not only a chance to see a new' part of the
union but the beginning of the end of more than two years
of construction.
By about 10 a.m. today, students can enter the union
through the near-finished Memorial Plaza but cannot
access the basement or second floor from the new entrance,
said Daryl Swanson. Nebraska umons director.
Failed fire inspections in the elevator and a problem
with the tile in the north lobby delayed the north entrance
opening, which was originally scheduled to open almost a
month ago, Swanson said.
While students are at home opening presents, eating
Christmas cookies and welcoming f999, construction
workers will be preparing almost everything in the union
for opening.
Originally scheduled to be done in August, the SI3.5
million union renovations, except for the new west
entrance, should be completely done by Jan. 11.
“You can tell by looking we "re close but not quite,”
Swanson said.
The bookstore will be accessible from the north by Jan.
11 when classes resume, said Viann Schroeder. acting man
ager of the bookstore.
Starting February, the bookstore will receive S1 million
in renovations under its new' owner. Follett College Stores.
The store will add a coffee bar and comfortable furni
ture. Schroeder said. Most of the displays w ill be on
w'heels. allowing the store to adapt to changing season
trends.
For example, the book buyback counter will be moved
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Please see UNION on 6
City eyes downtown
revival on P Street
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By Josh Funk
Senior staff writer
Lincoln's vision for a vibrant,
pedestrian-friendly downtown is
alive and well despite P Street’s
reversion to one-way.
Two-way traffic on P Street was
believed to be a critical element in
the city's plan for a marketplace
environment connecting downtown
to the UNL City Campus and the
Haymarket District.
“We want P Street to be a place to
go and hang out,” Downtown
Lincoln Association President Polly
McMullen said. "We want to
enhance that feei ."
City officials hope that a combi
nation of public and private invest
ment will attract more businesses
and pedestrians to the area.
Investments such as the Embassy
Suites Hotel and the city's landscap
ing efforts this fall are the most visi
ble signs of the transition to market
place. *
Planners hope to create a pedes
trian-friendly atmosphere on P Street
that links downtown to the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
“The whole area is geared to
campus,’’ McMullen said.
The marketplace plan was con
ceived by the Downtown 2001 com
mittee in 1995 as part of its 45 strate
gies to encourage investment in the
downtown area, said Dallas McGee,
assistant director of Lincoln Urban
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Archie stomps into spotlight
Exhibit plays mammoth part in museum visibility
By Kendall Swenson
Staff writer
Nebraska's State Museum in
Morrill Hall will now be a little more
visible on campus.
Saturday, the museum held a ded
ication ceremony for Archie, a life
size bronze replica of an ancient
Nebraska mammoth, and its new
showplace, Tanner Plaza.
“(Archie) will highlight the her
itage of Nebraska and the natural his
tory of the state,” said James Estes,
director of the museum. “Very few
people will be able to drive around
campus without seeing Archie.”
One of the goals of the project
was to make Morrill Hall a more
prominent part of the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln City Campus.
Estes said.
UNL Chancellor James Moeser
also recognized the potential of the
plaza to bring attention to the muse
um.
“The Tanner Plaza is a unique
gateway to the museum,” Moeser
said. “This will really be a focal point
for the entire university.”
Moeser Said Archie and the plaza
will play a role in the remodeling and
development of the campus.
The area will become a central
focus in the 12-year Master Plan,
which includes a grassy corridor from
Memorial Stadium to the Beadle
Center, he said.
“As people move from east to
west across the campus, they will see
Archie." Moeser said. “They will be
drawn to Morrill Hall."
The plaza recognizes the achieve
ments of Lloyd G. Tanner, a former
field supervisor in fossil collection in
western Nebraska.
“He would be very thrilled to
once again be a part of an exhibit to
really show off the State Museum,”
said Ron Tanner, son of Lloyd Tanner.
The dedication ceremony was fol
lowed by an open house where Archie
T-shirts were sold and exhibits such
as slides of excavations, mammoth
teeth and ice-age microfossils were
viewed.
Betty Anderson, a fund-raiser for
Morrill Hall, said the project will
have a strong effect on the museum.
“It will be the beginning of a
whole new era of wonderful things
happening here."
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