Design department receives national prize
U Our faculty is
well known
nationally and
internationally for
their work in the
areas of textile
science,
merchandising
and design.
Rita Kean
human resources and family science
interim dean
/
By Margaret Behm
Staff miter
An award given to UNL’s textiles,
clothing and design department has
helped recruit more students and has
paid for technology that will prepare
graduates for future jobs.
Rita Kean, interim dean of human
resources and family science, accepted
the award for excellence and $3,000
from the American Textile
Manufacturers Institute at the annual
conference of the International Textile
and Apparel Association in Santa Fe,
N.M., in November.
“This award recognized the excel
lence of our program in teaching,
research and design,” Kean said.
The award has shed light on the
department, she said.
“The announcement of this award
drew attention to our department
because this is the highest design
award,” Kean said.
It has also helped recruit more stu
dents to the textiles, clothing and
design department, Kean said.
“This award has an important
impact because students know that
they could be majoring in the depart
ment that just won this award,” Kean
said.
Winning the award also indicates
that the University of Nebraska
Lincoln department’s faculty has
gained prestige, Kean said.
“Our faculty is well known nation
ally and internationally for their work
in the areas of textile science, merchan
dising and design,” she said.
And because of the program, stu
dents can easily find employment,
Kean said.
“Most of our students are in high
demand,” Kean said. “They are
employed before they graduate.
Textiles is a growing industry in
Nebraska.”
Patricia Crews, department chair
woman, said the award money would
be used to purchase computer software
that is used by the apparel industry.
“The new software will help stu
dents develop necessary skills that are
sought after by the design industry,”
said Crews.
“It will be extremely beneficial to
students.”
The award also recognized all of
the members of the department for
their work in the field, Crews said.
Kean said she is proud of the
department not only because of the
award but because many graduates
have gone on to high-ranking jobs in
the textiles and apparel industry.
“Recognizing that a Midwest
school has produced graduates that
have made significant contributions to
the field of textiles and apparel is real
ly quite something,” Kean said.
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—LEGISLATURE—
Bills against
smoking fail
in Legislature
By Gwen Tietgen
Staff writer
Smokers were spared two possi
ble adjustments to their lifestyles for
at least one year as two bills failed to
advance in the Legislature.
The two senators who proposed
the bills said they may revisit the
bills in the future.
LB505, introduced by Sen.
David Landis of Lincoln, would
have increased the tax on a pack of
cigarettes to $1, an increase of 66
cents.
On Jan. 12, Landis compro
mised by offering an amendment
that would have added 30 cents,
making the tax 64 cents. The amend
ment failed by two votes, so he
pulled the bill.
The bill is now indefinitely post
poned, said Laurel Marsh, legislative
aide for Landis.
Landis said he has not
announced any immediate plans and
isn’t going to advertise his strategies
for the bill.
LB750, introduced by Sen.
Nancy Thompson of Papillion,
would have allowed smoking only in
restaurants that had a separate bar
area. The bill failed to advance to
select file, which is one of the last
steps before it can become a law.
“We need to realize the impact of
secondhand smoke,” Thompson
said. “There are dangers to both the
public and the employees who work
there.”
Doug Koebemick, Thompson’s
legislative aide, said next year
Thompson will introduce a similar
bill, but she’s unsure about bringing
it up again this year.
Sen. Adrian Smith of Gering
said he opposes LB750.
“My personal feelings would say
vote for it because I hate smoke, but
I believe the banning of a legal prod
uct on public property is a violation
of a person’s civil liberties,” Smith
said.
Smokers at UNL had mixed
reactions to each bill.
Smoker David Dinh, a sopho
more international business major,
said he didn’t mind smoking being
banned away from the bar area in
restaurants.
“But the tax on cigarettes is a bad
thing because then just one pack of
cigarettes will cost over $4,” he said.
“Though it might deter some
people from smoking, most people
will probably just pay more.”
Dennis Reese, a junior biologi
cal sciences major, agreed
“I can accept the smoking ban in
restaurants,” he said. “I didn’t start
smoking until I was 18, so I know
what being a non-smoker is like.
“(Legislators) continue to
increase taxes on cigarettes while
overlooking taxes on alcohol.
Alcohol causes just as much dam
age, and nothing is said about alco
holism and the education of domes
tic abuse.”
Angela Ries said if cigarette
taxes were raised that much, then she
would probably quit.
“It’s a good idea, and it might
work for the young smokers but
probably not for adult smokers,” said
Ries, a freshman general studies
major.
“I don’t think it’s really neces
sary to smoke in restaurants. It’s a
good idea, but there is going to be a
lot of people complaining.”
Lora Meyers, a junior psycholo
gy major, said though smoking in
restaurants was banned in
California, she didn’t see it happen
ing in Nebraska anytime soon.
“Personally, I would be sad
because restaurants are one of the
few places smoking isn’t banned
already,” Meyers said.