Smokers limited to prohibited areas
BY LAUREN ADAMS
Class is out and as students and facul
ty walk through the doors, they are greet
ed not only by a gust of winter wind but,
often times, a haze of cigarette smoke.
This is a common occurrence, but the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln has had a
Clean Air Policy since 1988. In May 1993,
the university revised the policy and titled
it “The Tobacco Free Campus Policy.”
The policy states that tobacco prod
ucts are allowed on the grounds of any
UNL area as long as it is not within “close
proximity of any facility entrance or work
site.” The “close proximity” is defined as
within 10 feet from an entrance.
Christine Jackson, vice chancellor oi
business and finance, said that recently
there has been concern that smokers were
standing within the 10-foot allowance. In
response, Jackson sent out an email to
faculty to encourage them to enforce the
policy.
"We don't have smoking police,” said
Jackson. “We do ask that people be con
siderate of their fellow man and wom
ankind.’’
However, Wesley Moore a freshman
psychology major and smoker, said that in
the winter months, 10 feet is often far
from any sort of shelter.
“I don’t think it’s reasonable," said
Moore. “If we stood any farther away, we’d
freeze.”
Rupa Nataraj, a sophomore English
major agreed. “I think we should be able
to smoke inside.”
Neither Moore nor Nataraj had been
reprimanded for smoking within 10 feet
of an entrance nor were they aware of the
policy.
Non-smokers have quite a different
opinion regarding an acceptable distance
for smoking around campus.
Sophomore psychology major Shauna
Piper felt the 10-foot policy was a reason
able one.
“When smokers get that close to
buildings, it’s hard to avoid the smoke,”
Piper said. "If they’re farther away, you
can walk around them so they don’t pol
lute your lungs as well as their own.”
Sophomore biological sciences major
Andrea Thomas also felt that 10 feet was
an appropriate distance from entrances.
Thomas said she looked at it as an issue of
respect.
“It’s rude to smoke that close to build
ings,” said Thomas. “People should be
considerate of others. Not everybody on
campus smokes.”
Subtle changes are currently being
made around campus to promote “clean
air.”
Jackson.said she was working to
remind people that the university has a
clean air policy. In addition, landscaping
services have moved some campus ash
trays farther away from buildings to
encourage smokers to smoke outside of
the 10-foot parameter.
Gameday, Big Red balloons
shrivel, return to ground
BY VERONICA DAEHN
It’s tradition at University of
Nebraska-Lincoln home foot
ball games to wait until the first
Husker touchdown - and then
let them go.
Balloons, that is.
Each game, fans release a
plethora of red and white heli
um-filled balloons. Once free,
the colored orbs float up Quick
ly, tripping over wires and bill
boards on their way.
Within minutes, they disap
pear from sight.
But just where do these bal
loons go?
Football physics professor
Tim Gay said the balloons can
reach an altitude of 20,000 feet
before they begin their, descent
back to earth.
Balloons will rise until they
no longer feel a buoyant force,
he said.
At the altitude of the top of
Memorial Stadium, 1,000 feet,
the buoyant force, which is lift
ing them up, is roughly twice
that of the balloon's weight.
An altitude of 20,000 feet is
where the balloons will reach
equilibrium and fctart their
descent, Gay said.
Equilibrium is reached
when the density of the sur
rounding air times the volume
of the balloon equals the mass
of helium inside the balloon.
Equilibrium occurs because
the outside air surrounding the
balloons becomes less dense as
altitude increases.
At 20,000 feet, the atmos
pheric pressure has fallen by
half, and the temperature of the
air has fallen by 10 percent to
minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit.
Once the balloons reach
their peak altitude, they are car
ried off by strong high-altitude
winds, Gay said.
The helium slowly leaks out
through the pores in the rubber
balloon surface, and when
enough helium has escaped, the
balloons shrink and fall back to
earth.
Despite elementary school
warnings of broken balloon
remnants harming birds, two
UNL professors said it wasn’t a
concern.
Paul Johnsgard, a biologist
who specializes in bird behavior
and classification, said the harm
was negligible.
“It's too small to measure,”
Johnsgard said. “(The balloons)
are not a big threat”
Alan Kamil, a biology profes
sor who also specializes in bird
behavior, said birds could eat
the balloon pieces when they
fall to the ground. But it’s not a
big problem, he said.
“I go to the football games
and watch the balloons go up,
but it's never occurred to me to
worry about them,” Kamil said.
“I worry more about (the bal
loons) running into airplanes
than affecting birds.”
Hot dog man pleases crowd
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Good shoots between 100 -
150 hot dogs at each home foot
ball game, said Marc Roode,
director of marketing for Roode
Packing Company, the company
that makes Fairbury hot dogs.
Roode agreed it's not easy to
aim a wiener wrapped in a bun
and silver foil.
“A hot dog isn’t the most
aerodynamic object in the
world,” he said.
Not only are Good and his
gun sideline entertainment,
they’re also a marketing tool,
Roode said.
“(Helping sell our product)
is the whole idea,” he said. “It’s a
fun and unique way for us to
interact with die public.”
Roode bought Fairbury’s
hot-dog shooter in September,
1996, when he was watching a
Philadelphia Eagles football
game on TV
The Eagles’ mascot, the
Philly Fanatic, was shooting hot
dogs into the crowd.
Roode started making
phone calls, and a year later, Der
Veiner Schlinger was bom.
Good’s performances are
not just limited to University of
Nebraska-Lincoln football.
He also totes DerViener
Schlinger to UNL and Omaha
Golden Spikes baseball games,
Lincoln Stars and Sioux City
Musketeers hockey games and
Lincoln Lightning indoor foot
ball games.
Good also performs at gro
cery stores and in parades.
One of his favorite memo
ries of shooting hot dogs hap
pened during the Seward Fourth
of July parade a couple of years
ago.
This time, Good aimed and
he got lucky.
There was an open window
at the top of a business building
in downtown Seward. The
room’s occupants yelled to
Good to shoot them a hot dog.
So he did, and the wiener
sailed through the 2 to 3 foot
wide window unscathed.
Another time, Good shot a T
shirt into Memorial Stadium’s
press box and interrupted
Nebraska Sports Radio's broad
cast.
One of Good’s friends told
him later that the announcer
had stopped in his tracks and
said “We’re under fire.”
Good admits that people
have got be surprised when hit
by flying hot dogs unexpectedly.
But that's the nature of the
game.
“It’s a hit and miss,” Good
said. “They’re not always going
to go where you aim them, but
sometimes you get lucky.”
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value of the system as it is."
Geiser said she is unsure of
where she stands on the issue.
"It’s hard to say what type of
effect this will have,” Geiser
said.
Students are encouraged to
voice their opinion about the
possible recommendation to
ASUN.
Students can speak during
open forum at Wednesday’s
ASUN meeting at 6:30 p.m. in
the Nebraska Union, Geiser
said.
Students can e-mail their
opinions to the Association of
Students of the University of
Nebraska at MyASUN@unl.edu.
Students can e-mail Mueller at
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Sarry acquitted in killing
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cleaner. Blood splattered on the
ceiling and walls and would have
stained the attacker, according
to testimony.
A thorough investigation of
Barry, his van and the Wal-Mart
trash where Barry was alleged to
have thrown away some clothes,
failed to uncover any blood
stains or other physical links.
Police also did not find any of
Barry’s fingerprints at Allen’s
apartment.
“Police never had any physi
cal evidence connecting Mr.
Barry to the crime,” said Pickens,
a Commission on, Public
Advocacy lawyer appointed to
defend Barry.
“We’re only disappointed
that it took a year and a half to go
to trial.”
To recognize international students’ presence and
contributions in institutions of higher education,
President Clinton declared the week of Nov. 13-17
as International Education Week this year.
Th^se activities are being organized and sponsored
by international student groups on the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln campus.
Nov; 13
11 a.m.to 2 p.m.
Restaurants Specializing in
International Foods
Nov. 15
7:30 p.m.
Talk by: Loren Danhauer,
Chief Engineer Goodyear Tire
Nebraska Union/Lobby & Rubber Co.
(Sponsored by International Subject: “Working in
Student Organization) Corporate America: the
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