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Parking Problems? Need a Place to Park? Park by Park by Day Month $2.00 $25 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 ■■■ MB' mmmm mwarn mmmm mmmm -mmmmt mmbb ___ _. - - _ - - COMING TO YOUR WORLD March 31,1999 ^7 6:00 pm r\^^E: City Campus Student Union The Walt Disney College Program is about friends, experiences and opportunities you’ll discover as you live, learn and earn in our world. Event celebrates ‘real Africa’ By Nicole Hall Staff writer Students from 19 African countries came together Saturday night to pro mote the solidarity of the continent at the Afro Unity Festac. “Tonight, empty your head of TV and movies,” said Festac emcee Batsirai Kasu as the event began. “We are going to learn about the real Africa.” Saturday night’s event, put on by the African Student Association, was a dis play of African entertainment and food. Among activities were traditional dances performed by members, a fash ion show that showed clothing from dif ferent the countries and a professional dance troop from the Benin Republic, which performed the final act. ASA members also served ethnic food representing African countries. This was the first Festac since the event was discontinued three years ago, and ASA members began planning this year’s event in December 1997. A few months ago ASA had doubt ed if the plans would come to fruition, said Innocent Anaverberokhi, senior Management Information Systems major and organizer of the event Anaverberokhi said the purpose of the event was to bring African culture to UNL and the Lincoln community. “The average student doesn’t see Africa besides war and fighting,” he said. “They don’t see the things we deal with every day that make our life happy.” The guest speaker, C. James Peterson, UNL professor of Agricultural Economics, said he was trying to diminish the misconceptions about Africa. Peterson said Africa’s economy sometimes appears to be the worst in the world, but not by its own doing. 66 The average student doesn’t see Africa besides war and fighting Innocent Anaverberokhi event organizer “(This is all) promoted by the media,” he said. Peterson said that Africa is on the brink of economic growth and at the beginning of renewal. Africa has terrific potential although it has been slowed by a long difficult history and inappropri ate policies. These are all correctable problems, he said. Organizations donate funds for field trip From staff reports The Panhellenic Association and the Interfratemity Council pre sented a check for $300 to the sixth grade class at Elliot Elementary School on Friday. The money will allow the stu dents to take a field trip to the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, where the class will visit the rain forest, which it has been studying in science class. Julie Stewart, vice president of the Panhellenic Association, said the class wouldn’t have had the chance to visit the zoo if it hadn’t received some rmancial help. The donation was suggested by UNL senior Angie Swanson, who works at the school. The class plans to take the trip in a couple of weeks, Stewart said. The Panhellenic Association and IFC decided to take advantage of the opportunity in order to help out the community. “We’ve donated to other causes before,” Stewart said. “But we thought this one would be a really special cause to donate to.” WE'LL ERASE HOUR COLLEGE LOAN. If you’re stuck with a (federally insured) student loan that’s not in default, the Army might pay it off. If you qualify, we’ll reduce your debt—up to $65,000. Payment is either 1/3 of the debt or $1,500 for each year of service, whichever is greater. You’ll also have training in a choice of skills and enough self-assurance to last you the rest of your life. Get all the details from your Army Recruiter. (402)467-2221 ARM BEAU YOU CAN BE www.goarmy.com Group injects humanities into pre-medicine studies By Jami Schievelbein Staff writer A new student organization wants to get more pre-medicine students involved in the humanities. The Humanities in Medicine pro gram will provide a way for those stu dents to learn more about areas they usually don’t focus on, such as litera ture, art, history, anthropology, psychol ogy and other cultures. The idea for combining pre-medi cine studies with the humanities in a student oiganization came from Alexis Haifley, a sophomore English major and pre-medicine student. Haifley said if pre-medicine stu dents are going to work with people, then they need to learn everything about them, such as their religions and musi cal tastes, in order to know how to fully heal a person. She said pre-medicine students need a broad view of life so they can treat people with many different per spectives. Humanities in Medicine will be open to all majors, though it will pri marily focus on pre-medicine. Some activities the group may be involved in include attending musicals, orchestras or dance performances and visiting art galleries or cultural fairs. “We have a lot of access to things, like the Sheldon Art Gallery,” Haifley said. “Why should we overlook those things?” Students from all majors often study art, plays and culture, Haifley said, but they don’t actually experience them. Her idea for the group is to go to museums instead of looking at pictures of what iOs in them and go to plays rather than read them. She said she wants Humanities in Medicine to provide an opportunity for people who can’t major in the humani ties to be able to experience and be involved with them. Haifley said the group might help students get the most out of their college education. She said students sometimes go through college as if it were job training for one specific occupation, rather than an opportunity for a broad education. The group’s adviser and assistant professor of biological sciences, Lawrence Harshman, said some stu dents feel there is not enough time to pursue other interests, so the organiza tion would benefit them. A significant number of students feel discouraged from taking classes not part of their major, Harshman said. He said it is important for students to become well-rounded and appreciate ideas in other cultures, languages and the arts. Studying humanities also will help pre-medicine students maintain a bal ance between their career and other areas of interest,^ well as help students become more broadly informed, he said. Haifley said she welcomed ideas for the new group. “I don’t really want to make this all mine,” she said. “Really, this is just for fun.” :^MDS Harris Together, We're Making Lives Better 621 Rose Street, Lincoln www.mdsharris.com/rcrt/recruit.htm