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I lassroom r* 1 oaches Tutoring programs ensure academics are part of game TUTORS from page 1 Center’s learning areas, said Kim Schellpeper, director of the tutorial program and an academic counselor at the Hewit Center. For places to work on their homework, athletes have options which include dining areas, quiel study areas or a computer lab. They can also take part in supplemental instruction or, with special permission, study with groups elsewhere on campus. “What we do is to have our students as active ly involved in the learning process as possible,” Schellpeper said. “That’s why we provide them with so many choices.” One-on-one tutoring is another option for stu ucm auucics. To find tutors, student athletes use the Hewit Center’s computer database system that contains the names of about 80 tutors, along with subjects the tutors are qualified to teach and their phone numbers and e-mail addresses. Student athletes are responsible for getting in contact with the tutor they select, Schellpeper said. Qualifications for student tutors include junior standing and a 3.0 grade point average. Tutors go through a hiring process, which includes an interview and a review of a tutorial manual. The tutors are introduced to NCAA rules and regulations and die university’s student code of conduct. Experienced teachers, retirees and tutors from Lincoln Public Schools are also available to help athletes. Athletes who work individually with tutors say one-on-one sessions allow them to understand subject material better. Victoria Ridge, a freshman on the women’s rifle team, said studying with tutors at the Hewit Center while other athletes are around helps her feel comfortable. Paul Gomez, a senior NU wrestler, agreed. “That’s a big help,” Gomez said. “I think it’s cool that everyone’is in there - you see all your friends in there.” All sessions between student athletes and tutors take place at the Hewit Center, Schellpeper said, for a couple of reasons, which include payroll purposes and protection against any possible alle gations of social or academic misconduct Misconduct might include doing the athletes’ FRESHMAN SOCCER PLAYER Leah LaMoily and her Spanish tutor, Viviana Larsen, correct a paper for Leah’s Spanish Composition class. Kim Scheiipeper, Coordinator of the Learning Development Programs, said the tutoring program is for any student who wants some additional instruction. work or typing papers as they dictate. Schellpeper said academic counselors super vise all tutorial sessions at the Hewit Center. A major portion of a tutor’s orientation is devoted to academic ethics, Schellpeper said. Tutors sign an honesty statement after each tutori al session. Paul Durbin, a math tutor at the Hewit Center, said he uses several techniques to help student ath letes learn and think independently. “The students put the work on the board,” Durbin said. “I’ll fire questions back. That’s how I tread the line (of academic dishonesty).” Academic dishonesty can destroy an entire program, and sometimes an entire athletic depart ment. For example, recently at the University of Minnesota, the men’s basketball team was put on probation, and the coach and athletic director were fired for allegations that included significant tutor misconduct. So UNL must pay careful attention to the actions of its athletes and tutors. “That’s an effort for us to exercise as much institutional control as we possibly can,” Schellpeper said. Each spring, tutors are sent letters that remind them ofNCAA rules and regulations and universi ty academic policies. Eric Johnson, a former NU football player, said the tutoring system at UNL played a large part in his staying on track to graduate. Johnson was a Proposition 48 athlete his fresh man year. Proposition 48 is an NCAA rule that initially prevented him from playing football because of his grades. Players who do not meet the NCAA Proposition 48 requirement are declared ineligible for sports that year. Johnson, who has a learning disability, said the tutoring system helped him overcome his situa tion. “When I got here I was a Prop 48, so I had to go to school for a year even to (play),” Johnson said. “Everything worked out because we had one on-one with the tutors and stuff like that” “Honestly, I don’t think I would have made it” Mary Karel, a UNL student who tutors ath letes in math and Spanish, said the tutoring system also benefits tutors. “It’s good teaching experience, and it’s a good refresher course,” Karel said. Julius Jackson, a former NU football player, said the tutoring system at UNL has helped a num ber of his peers. “Every university, every corporation, every job should have some kind of program where you’re taught what to do,” Jackson said “If we did n’t have the people there to force us to do things, we wouldn’t have got anything done.” The All-Americans Athletes and their tutors Learning Disabilities The Sports Major Corruption in the System Isolation and Its Counterparts Athletes After Graduation The Social Scene for Athletes Athletes as Role Models A Day in the Life The Academic/ Athletic Tradeoff Gameday ro APPOINTMENTS NEEDED . Most brands are available. 17th& N St 476-9466 1 "OIL CHANGE SERVICE 1 728 Q. Street Haymarket sbjb i EVERY Wednesday I 5 7 p*m* I* Gun collection, cash stolen from Lincoln home A total of $4,700 worth of guns and cash was taken from a home between 7:30 and 8:45 a.m. on Monday. Two witnesses who observed the break-in reported two suspects kick ing in the door to the house, 912 N. Eighth St., Lincoln Police Sgt. Todd Beam said. One suspect was described as a white man in his 30s or 40s, around 5 foot-6 to 5-foot-10. The other was described as a black man in his 20s, around 6-foot-3 and wearing a black coat with a hooded sweatshirt. The men took 12 guns from the house, including shotguns and a muz zle-loading black powder rifle. Six hundred dollars in cash was also taken. The men were reportedly driving a maroon vehicle with in-transit signs. The incident was called in later Monday although the police report does not say why the witnesses wait ed. UNI freshman cited for MIP at Abel Residence Hall Lincoln Police officers cited University of Nebraska-Lincoln freshman Drew Gottula for minor in possession of alcohol Saturday night at Abel Residence Hall. Mylo Bushing, assistant chief of police services for the University Police, said a community service officer saw Gottula carrying a bag weighed down by what looked like a heavy, square-shaped object into the north entrance of Abel Hall. When the officer approached Gottula and asked about the bag’s contents, Gottula said that it con tained clothes, Bushing said. The officer then asked to see the contents of the bag, but Gottula again said that the bag had clothes in it, Bushing said. Lincoln Police officers arrived and searched the bag and found 23 cans of Busch Light beer. Second suspect arrested for two burglaries After arresting one man who they believed to be involved in two bur glaries Monday, police took a second suspect into custody Tuesday. Brad H. Geller, 21, of 2125 A St., was arrested for burglary Tuesday. Police said he broke into Jiffy Lube, 1520 Pioneers Blvd., and Rent-A Van, 1530 Pioneers Blvd., and took money from the cash registers, Beam said. A Mini Maglite flashlight that was reported missing from the Jiffy Lube was found in Geller’s car. Police took Derek Scott Breazeale, 21, of 1534 E St., into cus tody Monday on a previous warrant for his arrest, but Geller was let go. Compiled by staff writer Derek Lippincott #