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not everything you thought it would be? 4re you experiencing. ✓ Excessive Worrying ✓ “The Blues” ✓ Sleep Difficulties ✓ Poor Concentration ✓ Panic Attacks ✓ Test Anxiety HELP IS AVAILABLE! Sponsored by: Gounsdiog and Psychological Services of the University Health Center 472-7450 Employee Assistance Program 472-3107 Anxiety Disorders Clinic of the Psychological Consultation Center 472-2351 American robot lands on asteroid THE ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBIA, Md. —With its rockets firing, an American spacecraft floated toward Eros, hit once, bounced high and then settled onto the barren rocky surface as mankind’s first robot visitor to an asteroid. A strong radio signal, interrupted only briefly during the bounce, proved that the craft that was never designed to land had, in fact, come to a featherlight touchdown on Eros, more than 196 million miles from Earth, astounding even the officials overseeing the mission. And it was still working. It was the first time an American craft had made an initial unmanned landing on an outer space body, officials said. Unmanned Soviet oaft arrived first on the moon, Venus and Mars. “I am happy to report that the NEAR has touched down,” mission director Robert Farquhar said in announcing the Monday landing a few minutes after 3 p.m. EST. “We are still getting signals. It is still trans mitting from the surface.” The 1,100-pound NEAR - Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous - beat long odds to make its spectacular landing. Engineers had said there was less than a 1 percent chance of it sur viving die impact and some NASA officials had forecast a “controlled crash,” not a soft landing. “Wfe thought it would be all be over when it hit,” said Farquhar. “This was a landing, not an impact” NASA administrator Dan Goldin said the achievement opened the way for later missions to asteroids and comets. “They made a spacecraft that was only designed to orbit and then they put it down on an asteroid and it’s still working,” said Ed Weiler, NASA's chief scientist “That is amaz tng. Weiler said the NEAR landing taught valu able lessons that would help in future explo ration of asteroids and comets. Such missions, he said, could be important if an asteroid such as Eros ever threatens the Earth. A similar space mountain is thought to have killed the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. “This landing gives us a lot of practice,” said Weiler. “We'll eventually want to land on comets.” NEAR achieved orbit of Eros, an asteroid named for the Greek god of love, on Valentine’s Day last year. It's mission will officially end on Valentine’s Day this year. Operating on instructions loaded in its computer, the craft fired braking rockets Monday morning to drop it out of Eros' orbit and send it spiraling downward. Four more rockets firings slowed it further, with the final burst coming even as it touched the surface. The last rocket thrust, along with Eros’ minuscule gravity, allowed NEAR to bounce, perhaps as high as 100 meters, said some engi neers, and then to settle on the surface. AN ARMY OF ONE IF YOU THINK A NIGHT IN A FOXHOLE IS TOUGH, TRYA LIFETIME IN A CUBICLE. Ttie U.S. Army offers 212 different career opportunities in fields ranging from medicine, construction and law enforcement to accounting, engineering and intelligence. You’ll be trained. Then you’ll use those skills from the first day on the job. tfs a great way to start I moving in the direction you want togo. FM One of 212 Ways to Be A Soldier atGOAftMY.COM orcalll-MHISA-AMIY. HCartact ywr lacal recrater. MwlMppaM Group aims to jet humans to Mars THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SILVERTON, Ohio — Lyle Kelly greets a visitor to his home in this Cincinnati suburb with a button proclaiming “Mars or Bust” pinned to his tan cardigan. As chairman of the Ohio chapter of the Mars Society; Kelly helps lead a drive to persuade the U.S. government to commit to human exploration and settle- • ment of the red planet “We're really just chomping at, the bit to see us make a start,” Kelly said. The society, founded in 1998, boasts 3,000 to 4,000 members who this month launched a lob bying effort to visit or provide materials to every lawmaker in Congress. Robert Zubrin, president of the Mars Society, said the United States could have humans on Mars in 10 years at a cost of $20 billion. He said his group’s offen sive has begun now, in part, to grab the attention of the incom ing Bush administration. “It is in the first year of a new administration that great initia tives are launched,” he said. Zubrin is the founder of Pioneer Astronautics, a Colorado-based space explo ration research firm. He said he has spoken to some members of President Bush’s transition team about a humans-to-Mars project and gotten a positive reception. However, he said, they raised concerns about whether Congress would fund it Pete Sepp, spokesman for the National Taxpayer’s Union, a gov ernment-spending watchdog group, said the society should look to the private sector for help in getting to Mars. “We would view it as a waste of federal tax dollars precisely because NASA doesn’t have a clue how to get there cheaply,” Sepp said. "Iftheypin their hopes on NASA, they’re going to be waiting a long time before a man or woman ever sets foot on Mars.” NASA plans six missions to Mars this decade, using robots. “NASA does not have an ambitious Mars program," Zubrin said. “There’s no compar ison between what humans can do and what robots can do.” Kelly said the humans-to Mars project would take up only 25 percent of NASA’s budget and 0.2 percent of die total U.S. budg et “It's affordable,” he said. “It isn't abandoning defense pro grams. It isn’t robbing Social Security. It isn’t denying anybody their welfare check. But we’re just one contender for the money." Developing a successor for the space shuttle and establish ing a presence on the moon are other ideas competing for fund ing, along with the International Space Station, a 16-nation effort already under way. Kelly said the society has taken some practical steps to demonstrate that human explo ration of Mars is possible. Last summer, the society built a research station on Devon Island in the Canadian Arctic. The station is designed to test Mars exploration equipment and procedures and what it would be like to live under conditions that would be similar to those on Mars. ' “It’s the most Mars-like place on Earth,” Kelly said. “It's cold. It's rocky terrain." The 59-year-old Kelly, who has engineering degrees from the University of Delaware and Cornell University, worked at Proctor & Gamble in computer database administra tion before retiring in August He was bitten by the Mars bug two years ago while attending a sci ence fiction convention. Kelly said reasons to go to Mars were to search for life or past life, learn how to better take care of the Earth and look for another place to live. Classifieds (402) 472-2588 $5.25/15 words FAX: (402) 472-1761 $3.50/15 words (students) dn@unl.edu $0.15 each additional word $0.75 billing charge $0.75/line headline Deadline: 4 p.m. weekday prior 240 Misc. For Sale Get a new, silver. SAVE $20 rer, voice dial ac activated, Sprint PCS Phone for $20 less than at the store. Pius an extended battery and c«ws! Call after 830pm, 410-8868. Surplus City Scooters, camoflauge, ahsoft pistols, jeans and much more. 3241 South 13th. 420-515t. 290 Vehicles For Sale 1995 Plymouth Neon Highline. White, 4 door, 5 - “7,200 mile - weed, CO player, 67, Owe (402)770-1016 altar 830pm miles, $4,800. Cali i300s * 355 Instruction/Tutoring Female Geometry tutor wanted for 16-year old. 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Minutes From Campus 4BR, 3 full baths, garage, deck, 2 family rooms, washer/dryer, available monthly. $1250. 476-4805. Walk to campus. Large remodeled 2 bedroom. Central Air. Washer/drier. Off-street parking. 2410 Vine. $525.432-6476. (402)465-8911 1955 G.1Bd.$345 2222 Orchard.1Bd.$345 501 North 25th.2Bd.$395 306 North 32nd.....2 Bd.$425 1502 David Dr..3Bd.$650 ****LooHng For An Apartment**** Off Campus Housing Guide ASUN Student Government 136 Nebraska Union—472-2581 www.offcampuahousingguide.com ***Close to City Campus*** 1 & 2 bedroom, electric-entry, 20/G Sheet, $349 to $479.475-7262. *1 Bedroom Heat Paid* Appliances, dishwasher, mini-biinds, coin-op laundry, parking, gas/water/trash paid, cat ok, 3 or 6 month leases, super clean, 1109 N. 28th, $375, 1121 N. 28th, $385. Outdoor pool, (402)489-4857. 1 Bedroom, 2338 E St., mostly graduate stu dents. New paint, microwave, ceiling fans, ap pliances. All electric. Reserved parking, no smoking/pets, $385. 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For list and payment details; 800-319-3323 ext.R425. 1530 SW 14th. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, finished basement, privacy fence, no outlet street, min utes from downtown. Cal 477-2068. 500 Help Wanted $$TruGreen-ChemLawn$$ America's number one lawn care company is looking for an evening phone supervisor. Previ ous telemarketing experience preferred. Ap pointment setters (no selling) needed to join our team. We offer competitive wages, flexible hours, and a fun work place. Apply at: 4141 N. 27th or by phone at 888-634-1203. EOE. AAP. M/F/V/D. $9-$12 Per Hour for Delivery Drivers Domino's Pizza is now hiring‘for day and eve ning shifts for delivery drivers and limited eve ning inside help. No experience necessary. All you need to start is a good driving record, relia ble personal vehicle, liability insurance, and a good attitude. Apply at any of the Domino’s lo cations. ***Permanent Part-Time*** Do you like diverse tasks? Are you computer lit erate? Want to work part-time, and maybe even full-time during the summer? We have the per fect Office Support Staff position for you. Call Dee 466-3000._ A Great Way to Earn $30 TODAY! Donate your blood plasma to help save kids' lives. Earn $30 Cash (for approximately 2 hours) Call or stop by: Nabi Biomedical Center, 300 S. 17th Street, Lincoln. 402-474-2335. Fees and donation time may vary, www.nabi.com. Assistant Production Manger, production of muti-media website. Up to 15/week for approxi mately 4 months. Salary $10-$12 per hour. Start date is nowl Needs knowledge of: HTML, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, JavaScript. Contact Matt at 472-8026 or 472-0541. 500 Help Wanted CARIBBEAN JOBS: Call toll-free 1-888-253-6345. Convenience Store now hiring daytime, evening and weekend shifts. Must be 21 years old. Addi tional summer hours possible. Apply at ShopEZ 3735 North 70th ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS Lincoln Electric System is looking for a second semester freshman or first semester sophomore majoring in Electrical Engineering. This position would Be part-time during the school year (approximately 20 hours a week that can work around your class schedule) and 40 hours a week during the summer months. You would be working with Engineers in our Engineering Ser vices Division gathering and recording data, as sisting Engineers with routine details of draw ings and work order preparation, completing special projects as assigned and staking jobs. Please apply by e-mailing your resume to dseamanOies.com or applying no later than March 2,2001 afc LINCOLN ELECTRIC SYSTEM HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT 1040 ‘O' STREET www.les.com EEO M/F/D/V ENGINEERING AIDE Lincoln Electric System is looking for a junior or senior majoring in Electrical Engineering with power system emphasis. This position would be part-time during the school year (approximately 20 hours a week that can be worked around your class schedule) and 40 hours a week dur ing the summer months. You would be working with Engineers in our System Protection Depart ment, gathering and recording data on electrical failures, protective relaying databases, load flows, and communication systems. Apply afc LINCOLN ELECTRIC SYSTEM HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT 1040 'O’ STREET www.les.com Equal Employment Opportunity Employer FULL-TIME LABORATORY OPPORTUNITY. MDS Pharma Services is looking for Instrument Operators! MDS Pharma Services, a leader in the pharma ceutical testing industry, has opportunities available for Instrument Operators in our Bionalytical Services Division. Duties include running, maintaining and making repairs on LC, GC, and RIA and LCMSMS instruments. We re quire the minimum of an Associate Degree or equivalent and prior experience with or knowl edge of the above mentioned instruments. We offer very competitive wages, lots of growth po tential, and excellent benefits. Our current open ing Is a full-time overnight position. The hours are Monday through Friday, 10:30 pm to 7:00am. Please apply to: Pharma Services Human Resources - J-LA 621 Rose Street P.O.Box 80837 Lincoln, NE 68501 FAX: (402) 476-7598 E-mail: hrOmdsharris.com AA/EOE INTRAMURAL FLOOR HOCKEY OFFICIALS The Office of Campus Recreation is currently hir ing officials for Floor Hockey. Starting pay is $6.00/hour, 6-15 flexible hour per week. If inter ested, please attend the officials’ meeting Tues day, February 13 at 4:30pm m the Campus Rec reation Center. Call 472-8383 or www.unl.edu/creo1m for more information. C 500 Help Wanted Framing, carpenter, full and part-time morning positions available. Call 560-1425. I'm a visually impaired student looking fora reader to assist me in two research projects. In terested contact Wes, 436-0740. Law Office Runner Part-time, permanent, year-round to run errands, copying, and filing. Must be organized, detail conscious and thorough in following instruc tions. Occasional heavy lifting. Flexible sched ule. Northeast Lincoln location, varied daytime hours, 10-12/week; $5.75/hour+mileage, must have own transportation. Call 465-8808 for tele phone interview. Love kids? Need nights and weekends free? Superior Child Development Center needs PT teachers, Monday-Friday, 3-5:30pm. Only a short drive from campus 476-8600. Managers/Supervisors Full time day sift position, work with video Millionaire by 90? Ewiripimyfbl Spirit? We need help for part-time/full-time. We train. 888-266-0014 ext 8239. No Experience Needed Part-time Telephone Operator, great pay. Vari ous hours: days, nights and weekends. Call for details 476-2731. Part-time night auditor needed. Two overnights/week. Hours: midnight-8am. Apply at Days Inn south, 1140 Calvert. 423-7111. Plans for Spring Break or a Summer THp? 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Spend mid-May to mid-August leading youth in outdoor programs. You will be trained to teach nature, ropes/confidence course, canoeing, tubing, crafts, overnight camping and many more pro grams. You do not need to be in 4-H to apply. For more Information call: (402)472-6717 or e-mail: blorkovici1@unl.edu. S Student INVOLVEMENT 1 University of Nebraska-Lincoln WE NEED GRADUATE ASSISTANTS In Student Involvement for the 2001 -2002 aca demic year! Assistantships offer opportunities for decision making, goal setting, policy devel opment and evaluation. Applications and posi tion descriptions are available at 200 NU, 300 ECU, the Culture Center and the Women’s Cen ter. Check our website www.unl.edu/invotved/appllcation for further information or call Student Involvement 472-2454. 500 Help Wanted The YMCA is looking for basketball scorekeep ers for the 20th Annual MIT Basketball Tourna ment on March 10th and 11th. If interested ap ply at the downtown YMCA Youth Sports Office Monday-Friday 8pm to 5pm. Apply by the 23rd of February. Pay is $6.00/game. Vital Services is seeking independent individu als to work with disabled adults and children. Part time evenings and weekends. Call 464-5775 or 476-0645. Ask for Janet. Wanted: Student night custodians-NE Union Nights and weekends to fit your schedule. $7/hr+. Apply to Bill Behmer, Room 220, Ne braska Union. Work With Children •Do you enjoy working with infants/toddlers or pre-school age children? •Are you excited about the development of chil dren? •Would you like to be eligible for a tuition schol arship? If so, the Gallup Child Development Center may have a position for you. Call our Interviewing Center Today! 48o-6700, Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm. EOE. Wrestling officials needed for Lincoln Public Middle Schools. Knowledge of wrestling re quired. Dates are March 3,10,17, 24. 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