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Tosh Wolfe/DN RIGHT: A WELDER finishes working on Joints between two of the large steel beams that are forming the struc ture of the Kauffmann Residential Center, north of the Nebraska Union. The center will house students who belong to the J.D. Edwards Honors Program for computer science and man agement majors. BELOW: A FENCE now marks the area where the old International Affairs and Summer Sessions offices stood next to the Temple Building at 13th and R streets. Construction booms at NU CONSTRUCTION from page 1 some demolition. The old International Affairs and * Summer Sessions offices between 13th Street and the Temple Building have been removed. A parking lot and headquarters for the Love Library South renova tion project will replace them. id when all these construction are completed, mere v, Parker said. This year alone, Lyman and Bancroft halls will be demolished, and renovation of Hamilton Hall will begin. The construction of a parking garage, a chemical engineering facil ity, a hazardous materials facility and Anderson Hall, which will house the College of Journalism and Mass Communications, will get underway. Although it sounds like a lot of construction, there is an end in sight. Most of the construction, part of Jpfes Master Plan, will be complet ed or started during the next six years. At least 40 dead in clashes between Muslims, Christians “O” Street Oil Change The only “Catch” is you have to say "PLEASE!” On any GM Vehicle! Park Place Pontiac/CadiHac/GMC “Northside” OPEN EVERY SATURDAY 10-2 NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY 434-5200 Includes 5 quarts of Valvoline Oil & Oil Filter Expires March 31,2000 5020 “O” St JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Violence across Indonesia claimed at least 40 lives over the past few days, authorities and news reports said Sunday,, as bloodshed continues to plague this sprawling Southeast Asian nation. Clashes between Muslims and Christians broke out in eastern Indonesia, leaving dozens dead and destroying hundreds of homes. Associated Press Television News footage from the island of Haruku, 1,600 miles east of Jakarta, showed at least 24 bodies lying on the ground. Several ships could be seen arriv ing bringing in Christian fighters. No soldiers or police were present, and hundreds of houses and several churches in Haruku and Sameth, the island’s two main towns, were on fire. It was impossible to get a precise num ber of how many people died in the violence. regional capital of Ambon on Monday to try to bring peace to the region. Few expect the bloodshed to stop. Aftef'Sukarnoputri and President Abdurrahman Wahid visited the area last month, fighting resumed within 1 two days. The violence has since spread to othefparts of Indonesia, affecting even j^cgyor tourist areas. Last week, Muslim mobs went on a three-day ranipage on the resort island of Lbinbok, setting fire to dozens of churches and destroying Christian owned homes and businesses. Many Christians and most foreign tourists were evacuated to neighboring Bali, and a quick intervention by troops and paramilitary forces restored calm on the island. I t _ ._^ Talk with us: We can help. Eating Issues Support Group Wednesdays, January 19 - May 2 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Improving Body Image Women’s Center Tuesdays, Feb. 8 - April 4 Nebraska Union 338 3-00 - 4:30 p.m. No registration required! Women's Center, For more information, call Norma, 472-7450 Nebraska Union 338 Must register, call Sue at 472-7450 Accepting Our Bodies... Accepting Ourselves Tuesdays, March 1 - April 11 Diet, fcNOw More 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 9 - April 5 Nebraska Union, room to be posted 3:30"5:00 P m Must register, call Norma at 472-7450 University Health Center, Room D yn Must register, call Sue at 472-7450 or Karen at 472-7478 For more information, call .>»•«„ Counseling and Psychological * Services at 472-7450. _. \ Locyl military chiet ong. uen. Max Tamaela said the fighting started after a Muslim mob attacked and burned a church on Sunday morning. About 2,000 people have been killed in a year of religious violence in the Maluku and North Maluku provinces, collectively known as the Spice Islands, or Moluccas, during Dutch colonial rule. On Halmahera island in North Maluku, clashes on Friday and Saturday are reported to have left at least eight dead and 18 injured. Muslim and Christian gangs also clashed on nearby Seram island on Synday, the official Antara news agency said. There were no reports of casualties. Vice President Megawati Sukarnoputri is scheduled to visit the Indonesia is also beset by sepa ratist rebellions. In Aceh province, 1,100 miles northwest of Jakarta, eight people were killed and scores injured in clashes Saturday between rebels and security forces, military spokesman Lt. Col. Priyatna said. Violence also broke out in several other towns and villages across the ter ritory. Aceh, an oil-rich province on the northern tip of Sumatra, is one of sev eral Indonesian regions where insur gents are fighting for independence. Acehnese guerrillas have been waging a struggle against Indonesian rule since the mid-1970s. At least 5,000 people have died in the violence during the past decade. Wahid is scheduled to visit Aceh on Tuesday to hold peace talks with the separatists. In the past week, at least 38 people have died as govern ment forces cracked down on the guer rillas.