Notes services
take off at UNL
ONLINE from page 1
Much of the publicity for the sites
has been negative - focusing on slack
er students who need the notes because
they sleep in too late and miss class.
But Keesler said this is a miscon
ception, and allstudents.com is meant
to support hard-working students who
may come across difficulties in taking
notes each day.
“It really isn’t what people think,”
Keesler said. “This comes from stu
dents who say classes are too large,
who can’t hear the professors or feel
lost in class.”
The note-taking system can also be
a benefit to students who have a hard
time understanding a foreign professor
or who have a learning disability,
Keesler said.
Each set of notes contains a dis
claimer saying going to class is recom
mended.
And going to class can pay off. One
hired note-taker was advised not to
post a special test question revealed to
students ahead of time that rewarded
them for attendance. Keesler said.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
political science Professor Kevin
Smith said he didn’t object to note tak
ers in his class and thought that using
notes as a supplement would be helpful
to students.
But students who use the notes as a
substitute for class attendance are tak
ing a risk, he said.
“When you buy a set of notes, there
is no guarantee that those notes are
going to reflect the core material being
taught,” Smith said. “You’re investing
an awful lot of faith if you are using
them as your primary study material.”
Deanna Manning, a history profes
sor, said she posts notes on her own
Web sites.
Notes posted online run the risk of
not being comprehensive, Manning
said.
“Some of the notes they take may
not include everything that is essential
to the course,” she said. “They may not
be as valuable because of the fact these
sites don’t require a certain GPA.”
Allstudents.com will be online
within the next couple of days, Keesler
said.
Once it is fired up, the site will be
open for feedback from students and
professors.
Students can report on the quality
of notes they post. If professors have
problems or want to give feedback to
the site, representatives will be avail
able to talk to them, Keesler said.
Drugs, funds stolen from
Lincoln veterinary clinics
CLINICS from page 1
Burglars entered the Williamsburg
Clinic and triggered an alarm, Finnell
said, at 2:15 a.m.
The clinic’s head technician, Todd
Porter, laid the burglars took around
.$2,000 in checks and traveler’s checks
from the register and about $150 in
cash.
“Our alarm went off in the front
office,” Porter said. “It didn’t even look
like our pharmacy was touched.”
Porter said the burglars entered
through a window, and he did not know
the total estimated damage caused by
the break-in.
Finnell said burglars entered the
Parkview Animal Hospital through a
skylight between 8:10 p.m. Monday
and 7:30 a.m. Tuesday causing $500 in
damages.
The intruders took $539 worth of
Ketamine and Xylazine, Finnell said.
Finnell said it was not known what
effect Xylazine would have on
humans.
Kimberly Weber, a veterinarian at
Parkview, said the burglars took
steroids and vaccine but no narcotics.
Correction
The World Wide Web page
collegestudent.com allows students
to grade their professors. A story in
Tuesday’s Daily Nebraskan incor
rectly stated the site’s address.
“All of the controlled drugs are in
the safe, and they didn't get any of
those,” Weber said. “They didn’t touch
our computers. They didn’t touch any
of our valuables. They were after
drugs.”
Weber said the burglars also took
about $20.
Burglars entered the Animal Care
Clinic through a bathroom window,
Veterinary Technician Kim Carnes
said, and took between $80 and $ 100 in
Valium and Ketaset.
Carnes said the burglars broke
through two locks to get the drugs.
Police have not made arrests con
nected to the burglaries, Finnell said.
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Students find funds at Harris
HARRIS from page 1
have too many that don’t get on the
study. That wouldn’t be good cus
tomer service.”
Over the years, rumors have
developed about possible risks with
medical testing, but Logan said
safety is the lab’s primary concern.
“Oftentimes, they’re just testing
the absorption rate (of medica
tions),” he said. “For over 60 years,
there have been no serious prob
lems. We’re medically supervised
and monitored.
“Safety is our number one con
cern,” he said. “That is why we’re so
stringent on our screening proce
dures.”
Luke Bossard, a senior psychol
ogy major and former MDS Harris
test subject, said safety was also his
primary concern.
“I’ve always been real conscious
of investigating the drugs that they
want to give me,” he said. “I have an
uncle who is a doctor, so I refer
drugs through him. A couple of
times, he told me not to do a couple
of (tests). I just try to take the safest
route possible.”
Over the past three years,
Bossard said he has done six or
seven tests with MDS Harris, and he
has had no problem with safety.
“I think you can trust them,” he
said. “I’ve heard some rumors and
stories, but the majority of students
are safe.”
After each weekend visit,
Bossard said he had to go back to
Harris Labs during the week to get
blood tests at 6:30 a.m. to monitor
the drugs and his safety.
Bossard said he was drawn to
Harris Labs because of the high
amount of money that can be earned
in a short period of time. He said his
initial interest in doing a study was
sparked after his older brother was a
test subject.
Bossard said the tests are a great
way to earn money while getting
other necessary work done.
“My main motivation was
money,” he said. “It’s so easy. You
just sit there and study.”
MDS Harris provides test par
ticipants with food, entertainment
and private sleeping quarters, all of
which make the stay enjoyable,
Bossard said.
“The food is real good,” he said.
“They don’t really feed you enough
though. Everyone gets the same
amount, and for people with a big
ger appetite, it’s kind of like being
on a diet.”
Despite the small meals,
Bossard said he never dreaded
spending the weekend at Harris
Labs.
“It’s not bad at all,” he said. “It’s
just kind of like a summer camp for
the weekend.”
Bossard said he was unsure
whether he will do any more tests
with MDS Harris.
“My family and friends have
expressed concerns,” he said. “My
dad has been very vocal about the
studies, so I’ll probably stop doing
them.
“But (MDS Harris) has been
really good to me financially. I’ve
pretty much paid for school by
doing these tests.”
Trevor Ponte, a sophomore
chemical engineering major, said he
hoped he could work his way into a
MDS Harris study to earn extra
money.
Last year, Ponte applied to be a
test subject, but his height to weight
ratio exceeded the demands for the
study.
“I think it would be an easy way
to make some (money),” he said. “I
was disappointed that I couldn’t
participate in the test, but I’m going
to get my weight down and try
again.” n
Ponte said he had heard the
myths about the dangers of medical
testing, but he didn’t think they car
ried much merit.
“I know there are probably some
risks, but they tell you what the tests
will be, and if you think the risk is
too great, then you can decide not to
do it,” he said.
“It seems to be legal, so I
assume there are no real conse
quences.”
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