More upperclassmen stay in residence halls this year
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More upperclassmen are call
ing residence hall rooms home
this semester.
TWo hundred more upper
classmen live in the residence
halls of the University of
Nebraska- Lincoln this year than
last year at this time, said Doug
Zatechka, director of housing.
The halls traditionally hous
ing freshmen hit their capacity, as
well this year, Zatechka said.
He doesn’t know why more
upperclassmen are returning to
the halls this year, but Zatechka
said the rising costs of living off
campus could be driving stu
dents to the residence halls.
UNLs housing rates fall near
the bottom when compared with
other universities of its size.
Nebraska has the second
lowest room and board rates in
the Big 12, Zatechka said.
But several upperclassmen
said they didn’t consider prices
when they decided to live on
campus.
Junior accounting major
Heather Banta moved into
Sandoz Residence Hall from her
Lincoln home this year. She had
lived with her parents the past
two years.
“My family moved to Texas,
so (my friend) Jerusha offered to
share her room with me,” Banta
said.
Ban ta said she didn't consider
moving off campus with her
friend.
“Since I had never lived on
my own, I thought this would be
an easier transition,” she said.
Sophomore biochemistry
major Carl Galloway is returning
to Neihardt Residence Center for
the second year. He decided to
stay on campus because he liked
Neihardt's Ethernet connection
and being on campus.
Galloway said he didn’t con
sider the costs of living off cam
pus.
He also said he didn’t mind
living with younger students.
“I haven’t had the chance to
meet most of them,” he said. “I’m
kind of one of the older people on
the floor, so that's nice."
Students returning to the
halls will find small changes in
their rooms and hallways, and
some might even find a new
nameplate on their residence
hall directors’ office door.
Five new residence hall direc
tors moved into UNL halls in July.
Josh Overocker is the new
residence director for Abel South,
and Ann Marie Gottner will take
over duties in Abel North. Deb
Sievert will be in Pound, Josh
Deacon will be in Neihardt and
Meredith Carpenter will be the
residence manager in Husker
Hall on North 23™ Street
Some other changes in the
residence halls include the fin
ished renovation of the rooms
and quarters of the Selleck
Quadrangle. The Abel game
room was also changed into
seven small meeting rooms to
support Abel’s learning commu
nities.
The changes were in
response to students’ demands,
said Glen Schumann, assistant
director of housing for facilities
operations.
“We are constantly renovat
ing, which is why we work closely .
with students with what they
want,” Schumann said.
Sarah Fax contributed to this
report
Men arrested for allegedly
keeping marijuana in hotel
Lincoln Police arrested two
men after housekeepers at the
Congress Inn found 21/2 pounds
of marijuana in a room they were
cleaning Sunday.
The two men staying at the
hotel, at 2001 W. O St., were
believed to have been harvesting
marijuana that grew wild in the
area, Lincoln Police Ofc.
Katherine Finnell said.
After motel employees report
ed what they found, police
obtained a search warrant for the
room.
Chad Lockhart, 32, from
Indiana, and Kevin Hutchings, 31,
from Illinois, were both arrested
for possession of marijuana.
Plane lands in Lincoln
after man assaults attendant
A United Airlines flight from
San Francisco to New Jersey made
an emergency landing in Lincoln
Sunday after a passenger assault
ed a flight attendant
The passenger barricaded
himself in the plane’s restroom
after the assault, which occurred
between 5 and 6 p.m. Finnell said.
The plane diverted to Lincoln
because it was the closest avail
able airport, and police were
called at 6:15 pun.
The man was committed to a
mental institution for therapy,
and reports on the incident were
forwarded to the U.S. Attorney’s
office because the plane flew over
several states while the assault
happened.
Freshman receives citation
for alcohol in Harper
University Police cited a fresh
man in Harper Residence Hall for
underage drinking after being
called to investigate a suspicious
smell in the hallway.
Officers went to the residence
hall to investigate reports of a
marijuana smell just after 2 a.m.
Saturday.
Though they did not find evi
dence of the drug, they did cite
one student for being a minor in
possession of alcohol, University
Police Assistant Chief Mylo
Bushing said.
When police entered the stu
dent’s room, an open can of beer
was sitting in the room.
John Delehant, 18, was cited,
and six other cans of beer were
confiscated.
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