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CAMPUS BEAT 2OPINIONS 3

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Bohn bats for studentspage 4

The Carillon showcasepage 5

UNK track and fieldpage 6

Park gets a makeoverpage 8

Smoking ban pending

Construction workersrecently broke ground foranother addition to theYanney Heritage Park inSouthwest Kearney.

Last Thursday, workbegan on the newEnvironmental ResourceCenter, the latest project tobe undertaken at Yanney.Members of the YanneyHeritage Park Foundation,a private, nonprofit organi-zation that was created inorder to develop the park,conceived the idea of theresource center and allother aspects of the park.

Tom Tye II, who is anarea attorney and presi-dent of the YanneyHeritage Park Foundation,

is excited about theprogress being made.

“This has been in theplanning stages for 18months,” Tye said. “Wehope this component [ofthe park] will be complet-ed by June 1, so that it canbe dedicated with othernew features of the park atthe Heritage Day Event.”

The Heritage Day Eventis an annual celebrationthat takes place at the parkand includes live music,fireworks and the duckrace.

“The new project iscalled the EnvironmentalResource Center becauseit is constructed partly ofrecycled materials anduses a closed-loop heatingsystem,” Tye said. “The

Michael GruszczynskiStaff Writer

Yanney Parkundergoesbeautification

Photo by Julia StumkatFrom left to right: Mike W. Morgan, city manager; Stan Clouse, council member; Jake Horner, chairman of theChamber Board of Directors; Roger Jasnoch, president of Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce, and a member of thehospitality industry discuss a possible smoking ban in Kearney’s bars and restaurants.

“Gold Stars and PurpleHearts: The War Dead ofRavenna, Nebraska Area,”a book covering biogra-phies of 35 veterans fromthe Civil War to presentday, was written and pub-lished last year by Ravennanative Valerie Vierk.

One biography coveredin the book is that ofVierk’s father, Herbert E.

Nolda. Nolda is a WorldWar II veteran, and Vierkgrew up hearing storiesabout his time in the Navy.

“I was in Santa Monicamaking planes for Douglaswhen Pearl Harbor hap-pened,”Nolda said. He waseating breakfast at thehome of a local woman onthat fateful Sunday morn-ing. “The landlady of theplace I was at came outcrying and saying, ‘I can’t

Lucas WrightStaff Writer

Author keepsveterans ‘alive’

A potential tobacco-usepolicy for the city of Kearneycould be placed on the bal-lot as early as November.

The Kearney City Councilcan develop and enact anordinance for the communi-ty. “I think that our councilwould prefer to have a com-promise,” Stan Clouse,Kearney City Council mem-ber, said.

“I do not envision a totalban on public tobacco use,but instead see a policy thatis well thought out, has com-promises where appropri-ate, and yet meets the needsof our community,” Clousewrote in a document he pre-sented to the City Council.“Ibelieve we can achieve bet-ter results if we take care ofit locally and have a policyin place rather than haveexternal influences mandat-

ing something we do notagree with.”

Clouse proposed that the“City Council takes the ini-tiative to assess the situationin Kearney and be proactivein developing a publictobacco-use policy,” after heattended a meeting with theBuffalo County Tobacco FreeCoalition on Dec. 1, 2005.

Citizens have a legalright, as well, to place theitem on the ballot, KearneyCity Manager Mike Morgansaid at the forum. If resi-dents petition an initiative, itwould require signaturesfrom 15 percent of voters inthe last general election. Aspecial election initiativewould require signaturesfrom 20 percent of those vot-ers.

“Chances are pretty goodthat whatever goes on thatballot will pass,” Clousesaid.

According to KearneyCity Clerk Michaelle

Trembly, once an initiative ispresented to the CityCouncil and voted upon, thedecision will be active fortwo years.

The Kearney AreaChamber of Commerce helda forum last week, and theCity Council gathered ideas

and information from mem-bers of the hospitalityindustry for use in develop-ing a policy for Kearney.

Clouse discussed issuestaken into consideration bythe City Council at theforum, including the well-being and economic impactof Kearney along with basicfreedoms that could beaffected.

There were many issuesof concern presented bymembers of the hospitalityindustry. Some membersproposed that customersshould dictate policy, not thecity. Others voiced that busi-ness owners should be

allowed to create their ownpolicies.

There was a general con-sensus that the city ofKearney will feel a negativeeconomic impact if a tobac-co-use policy is enacted.Many alleged that business-es would be forced to close,specifically those mostaffected by a potential ban,such as restaurants andbars.

“I envision that there willbe other meetings, maybetown hall meetings,” Clousesaid at the forum.

“It’s not something that’sunique to Kearney,” he said.“It’s something that a lot ofcommunities are lookingat.”

Morgan is researchingtobacco-use policies enact-ed in other communities asa possible model forKearney. He said that Salina,Kan., has a unique policy. Itcreated a comprise to allowsmoking after 9 p.m. Ames,Iowa passed a smoking ban,as well; one year later, thestate overturned it, ruling itunconstitutional, Morgansaid.

UNK Health EducationCoordinator for Counselingand Health Services IsmaelTorres attended the forumas a representative of theBuffalo County Tobacco FreeCoalition.

Torres has been involvedwith the coalition for threeand a half years. He assistedwith the Great AmericanSmoke-Out Survey, con-ducted by Counseling andHealth Services in the

Kathlene JordanFeatures Editor

Hospitality industry shares concerns at Chamber forum

See Yanney on page 8

Photo by Ryan J. DowningValerie Vierk, author of “Gold Stars and Purple Hearts:The War Dead of Ravenna, Nebraska Area,” visitsUNK to discuss her book, shown above.

See Vierk on page 8

“I do not envision a totalban on public tobacco use, but instead seea policy that iswell thoughtout.”

Stan ClouseKearney City Councilmember

See Ban on page 8

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2 THURSDAY, JAN. 26, 2006CAMPUS BEAT

Photo by Chelsie L. Flanagan

Elizabeth Killip, a junior majoring in social workfrom Omaha, shops the Antelope Bookstore fortextbooks.

“What is your opinion on a possible smoking ban inKearney’s bars and restaurants?

I think that there are a lot of peoplethat like to go out in that setting, butdon’t want to be exposed to second-hand smoke. It’s a serious problem.”Sunni Corr, MitchellSenior

“ Being a nonsmoker, I think it wouldbe nice to go to the bars and not haveto smell the smoke.”

Steve Gleeson, LindsaySenior

“ I understand that nonsmokers don’twant to be around the smoke, but thatis what bars are for.”

Mitch Lauby, LexingtonJunior

“ I can understand it at restaurants, butat the bars, they would lose a lot ofcustomers.”

Heather Jahnke, RiverdaleSenior

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Knowledge of the NewsworthyACROSS1. In Havanna, he just organized a march of protest against what he called America’s “rudeprovocations.”4. The “birds”have it — and humans are getting it too.6. Gunmen stormed the offices of a major oil company in this country, which impacts onU.S. energy supplies.8. The highest score ever by a basketball player in an NBA games was one _________.9. The given name of the sports figure who scored the highest-ever score in a NBA game.11. In Venesuela, this American singer and activist called Bush “the greatest terrorist” and“the greatest tyrant” in the world.12. The U.S. military is conducting war games in this Far East country.13. Comentators say the American people wholeheartedly support Bush only in this onepublic issue, following a deadly airstrike in Pakistan.14. Which “fruitful” computer company joins the board of directors of Disney when Pixaris bought out?16. Gay activists are accusing “American Idol” for questionable comments on last week’sepisode, calling the program ________.17. Believe it or not, Kearney’s Wal-Mart will be selling this as soon as its newest “station”is opened.21. Medical authorities have just reported that brisk walking helps overcome this malady.22. Heads up for this game of cards, building to a national play-off in April and featuredon NBC.24. This Pc ompany is being sued by the rank-and-file for not paying overtime to tens ofthousands of workers.25. This news show is celebrating its 50th year on television — with Katie Couric.

DOWN2. Scientists are reporting that less and less of this is reaching Earth, but our planet is notcooling.3. After a 25-year hiatus, the latest “sport” in the mountains of war-torn Afghanistan ischampioned by Afghan champion Hamayoon Kargar.4.This longtime company is going through a reduction in force — many laid off and plantsclosing.5. A Swiss investigator has accused the United States of outsourcing ________ in CIA secretprisons.7. This mountain is in the news, with its cowboy scenes even making the Drudge Report.9. This giant mammal swam up the Thames, but it was the only one that did not have awhale of a time.10. High winds are causing wildfires in this state.15. Where’s Nemo? The computer animation company now being bought by the DisneyCompany at more than $7 billion.18. This 62-year-old Oscar-winning actor, of “Goodfellas,” reportedly punched a collegestudent in the mouth in a parking lot.19. The surname of the person who scored the second-highest-ever points in a NBA gamevery early Monday morning.20. This is the adjective the U.S. Senate used to describe the Bush administration’sresponse to Hurricane Katrina.23. Trivia question: In Canadian political elections, is our northern neighbor taking a “left”turn or a “right” turn?26. All the Republicans are voting for him on the Judiciary Committee; all the Democratsare not — We shall know results by the end of the week.

Check out the Feb. 2 editionof The Horn for answers tothis week’s “Newsworthy”crossword puzzle.

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It’s a new year, and withthat new year comes achance for me to make afresh start.

The month of January hasbecome, in recent years, syn-onymous with fresh startsand resolutions that wemake with good intentions.But we rarely achieve whatwe set out to do. In the past,what I’ve resolved inJanuary often becomes longforgotten and covered indust by the time Decemberrolls around.

This year, however, I’mout to prove to myself that Ican finish what I start. I’m awarrior, out looking for someblood. This year I’m finallygoing to win the Battle of theBulge. My must-lose-weightresolution started at thebeginning of the year, buthas become more and moreimportant as I begin my ulti-mate quest: I’ve recently setout on the dreaded searchfor the perfect weddingdress.

I am getting married inOctober and, as all the bridalshops keep reminding me, Ionly have two more shop-ping months left to find thatspecial attire that will forev-er be memorialized in mymind and in the pictures ofmy special day for years tocome. Now, I’m sure thistask may seem mundaneand unimportant for somepeople, but for girls like meit’s almost as important asdeciding who you’re goingto marry.

The moment that pushedme over the edge into get-ting serious about my reso-lution was the moment theowner of a local bridal shoppointed out all of my flawsand preceded to pinch myfatty love handles that were

apparently an insult to thefine dress I was trying on.(On a side note . . . I do notrecommend either of thebridal shops here in townunless you like feeling badabout yourself). As if beingself-conscious enough abouttrying on dresses, this ladyhumiliated me in front of mymom, one of my brides-maids and whoever elsehappened to be walking byduring my moment ofshame.

Since that day I have beenworking hard to lose theseextra vanity pounds. I’m notturning into a weight-obsessed person who refus-es to eat, but I am takingextra steps to push myselfinto a healthier lifestyle. Sofar, it’s working. I’ve lostabout four pounds in the lastweek and a half, and I amfinally motivated to dosomething I’ve been resolv-ing to do for quite sometime: living a healthier life.More important than thechanges in my physicalappearance is the way I feelwhen I wake up in the morn-ing. I have more energy andmore motivation to handleall my daily activities, andI’m feeling more confidentand capable than I ever havebefore. This isn’t to say that Ihaven’t had some struggle inthe last 24 days or so; I have.With encouragement, moti-vation and will power I’mbeginning to overcome myaddictions to chocolate andDr. Pepper, as well as myother unhealthy habits,slowly but surely.

I’ve since found the dressof my dreams, the one thatmakes me feel like a millionbucks, flab or no flab.Needless to say, I didn’t findit in Kearney. I suppose afterlooking stunning in mydress on my wedding day, Ishould send a note of thanksto the rude bridal shop ladyfor motivating me to look mybest – and a picture of me ina gorgeous dress that I did-n’t purchase from her.

One of the most alarm-ing trends threatening theeconomic stability andwealth-building capacity ofAfrican Americans is thedeclining presence of blackmen on our nation’s collegecampuses. According to theAmerican Council onEducation, of the 1.8 millionblack men of traditionalcollege age—18 to 24—only25 percent were seekinghigher education in 2004.

The good news is thatAfrican Americans aremore likely to finish highschool and attend collegethan ever before. In fact,according to the JointCenter for Political andEconomic Studies, the col-lege enrollment gapbetween whites and blackswho completed high schoolwas cut in half between1991 and 2000.

Let’s challenge youngblack males to rise to high-er expectations.

However, that progresshas been driven almostentirely by black women. In2000, nearly two-thirds ofall black females who com-pleted high school hadgone on to enroll in or fin-ish college, compared tojust over half of their blackmale peers. The collegeenrollment and completionrate for young black maleswas lower in 2000 (53.4 per-cent) than in any year since1993 (50.7 percent).

The result of this trend isas disturbing as it is pre-dictable. Black men consti-

tute only 40 percent of allfirst-year, full-time blackstudents attending four-year institutions in 2004,compared to nearly 45 per-cent in 1971. This growinggender gap in higher edu-cation is as prevalent at his-torically black colleges(HBCUs) and universitiesas it is at predominantlywhite institutions. In fact,black male enrollment hasfallen to as little as 30 per-cent at several HBCUs.

Why is this happening?It’s easy to point the fingerat the public school system,which continues to do apoor job of preparing ourkids for higher educationand job opportunities.However, our girls are com-ing out of the same schools.No, the problem is deeperthan that. We’ve allowedthe bitter seeds of lowexpectation, apathy andmediocrity to take root inthe lives of too many of ourblack boys. We sadlyacknowledge, but rarelytake a stand against, thefact that our boys are farmore likely than our girls tobe ridiculed, ostracized andeven physically assaultedfor demonstrating enthusi-asm for academic achieve-ment. Our boys are farmore likely than our girls tobe celebrated for almostanything other than educa-tional attainment. The rolemodels typically held up forblack boys, such as enter-tainers and athletes, rarelyassociate higher educationas critical to success. Andwhile there are many localand national programsaimed at boosting academicachievement and expecta-tions for girls, such pro-grams are few and farbetween for black boys.

The price we pay asAfrican Americans is enor-mous—measured in every-thing from unemploymentand poverty to rates ofi n c a r c e r a t i o n — a n damounts to a significantand unacceptable diminu-tion in our capacity to buildsustainable wealth. As webring in the new year, let us

each personally resolve tochange this. Let’s championthe creation and supportthe programs designed toenable, encourage and cele-brate the academic achieve-ment of black boys. Whenour boys are attacked orintimidated for demon-strating a commitment toacademic achievement, let’sdefend them as forcefullyas we would if they werethreatened with racial vio-lence or police brutality.And let’s resolve to com-municate to our boys thatwe expect as much of themacademically as we do ofour girls, and reward themaccordingly. The answer isnot to lower expectations ofblack girls, but to raisethem for our boys.

Finally, I challengeeveryone to personallyintervene in the life of atleast one young black male,and make it your mission tohelp him to commit to high-er education as a goal andprepare for college. Let’smake 2006 the year we freeour boys from the slavery ofmediocrity and low expec-tations.

Earl G. Graves, Sr. issuedthe previous opinion, titled“Saving Our Young BlackMen,” on page 10 of theJanuary 2006 issue of BlackEnterprise.

Graves is a nationallyrecognized authority onblack business develop-ment and the founder andpublisher of BlackEnterprise magazine, abusiness-service publica-tion targeted to black pro-fessionals, executives,entrepreneurs and policymakers in the public andprivate sector. Today Mr.Graves serves as Chairmanof Earl G. Graves Ltd., par-ent corporation for the EarlG. Graves Publishing Co.,which publishes BlackEnterprise magazine andproduces the BlackEnterprise “Keys to a BetterLife” report for radio andthe Black EnterpriseBusiness Report for televi-sion.

3THURSDAY, JAN. 26, 2006 OPINIONS

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Students at UNK are reg-istering to become membersof the Friends Program forthe spring semester.

The program is currentlyseeking volunteers to join itsteam. There are still severalstudents waiting to bepaired.

“The Big Friend Programis wonderful for our kids,”Teresa Cordes, a counselorat Park and CentralElementary schools, said.

“The Little friends alwaysspeak about their Bigfriends, and the wonderfulactivities they do, or howmuch fun they have togeth-er."

According to UNK’s Website,“Friends is a supervised,volunteer program that con-nects adult mentors withchildren identified as havinga special need for friendshipby their school counselorsand teachers.

The purpose of the pro-gram is to establish a one-to-one relationship betweenthe college student andchild, with role modelingbeing the main objective.”

"I feel that to some of ourchildren, they feel like thecommercial [. . .] this experi-ence is priceless,” Cordessaid.

The volunteers sign on tospend a minimum of onehour per week with theirLittle friend. The Big andLittle friends are matchedfor an academic year, ormore if possible.

“It’s a good feeling toknow that you are a positiverole model in a child’s life. Ihave found it to be a veryrewarding experience,”Ahna Leubs, a senior atUNK, said.

“The one thing that wealways need more of is malevolunteers,”Cordes said.

“We are always short onthose, and the boys in ourcommunity really needthose good, male role mod-els in their lives.”

“I have heard such won-derful and uplifting thingsfrom the Big friends as well,”Cordes said.

“They really learn what itis like to come from a differ-ent background, and thatthey go away feeling asthough they learned agreat deal about them-selves.”

“They feel so positive andenthusiastic knowing, thatin some way, they are mak-ing a difference in the life oftheir Little friend.”

To register or gain moreinformation about theProgram, contact advisorApril Roggasch at (308) 236-2036, or by e-mail atfriendsprogram@msn.com.

4 THURSDAY, JAN. 26, 2006FEATURES

Storytellers performedat the Museum ofNebraska Art (MONA) forthe Nebraska StorytellingFestival Saturday.

Tim Tingle, KathrynWindam and others toldstories, ending with a spe-cial, adult storytellingevent.

The weekend honoredthe late Nancy Duncan,who founded the NebraskaStorytelling Festival.

“It’s wonderful to be inthe midst of so many peo-ple who loved my mom,”Lucy Duncan, daughter ofNancy Duncan, said.

Duncan told a storyabout her mother’s journeythrough cancer, leading upto her death.

She reminisced aboutseeing and hearing storiesregarding her mom.

“Is that what deathmeans?” Nancy Duncansaid,“That all the rooms arebeautiful?”

Duncan ended her storyby singing a song that hermother had written, “TheBig Yellow Bus.”

Oklahoma-native TimTingle is an official mem-ber of the Choctaw Nationof Oklahoma.

Tingle has traveled allaround the United States.

He attends storytellingfestivals, and has recentlyfinished his 11th tour inGermany for the UnitedStates Department ofDefense.

While in Germany,

Tingle toured more than 50military bases and told sto-ries, to children, of the mil-itary personnel who werestationed there.

“Part of the fun of tellingstories to children andadults is the wide variety,”he said.

Tingle, who once ownedNew Canaan Farms, inTexas, began to tell storieswhile he still owned hisfarm.

He began telling storiespartly because of his son,he said.

“I realized that my sonwas not getting enoughhistory,” Tingle said. “Thiswas a good way for him toget that history.”

Tingle creates his storiesfrom existing stories thathe has heard, conversa-tions with tribal membersor personal conversations.

His performance was across between old-timeSouthern wisdom andHollywood comedic rou-tine.

As Tingle told his stories,the packed room rang fullof laughter from the audi-ence.

“What an honor for all ofyou who chose to be here[ . . . ] and not at the basket-ball game.”

To find a complete list ofexhibitions scheduled atMONA for 2006, visit itsonline site athttp://monet.unk.edu/mona/exhibitionNEW.html.

Jennifer HouseStaff Writer

Art of Story:Tales told at MONA

Student Body PresidentBrad Bohn is a pre-med andexercise science double-

major who has more on hisagenda than mere politics.

“I’m a very open guy ifyou get to know me. If youdon’t know me, come andintroduce yourself,” Bohnsaid.

“If you want to shoot thebreeze or have an issue orcomplaint, I’ll do my best togive you the best explana-tion.”

“The better the StudentGovernment knows the stu-dents, the better we can goto bat for them.”

In the fall of 2001, he wasa freshman who had a per-fect idea of his college life inmind.

Bohn figured that hewould be in college for fiveyears, playing football, andthen going to medicalschool.

Five years later, he is afifth year “super” senior,and no longer is involvedwith football, due to injuries.

He currently representsthe interests of UNK stu-dents as student body presi-dent.

It was the fourth game ofthe 2004 football seasonwhen Bohn’s two-year,healthy streak ended, due toa knee injury.

At that moment, he real-ized that football was nolonger in his best interest.

Later that sameyear, Bohn first found hisinterest.

While at a dinner withUniversity President, J.B.Millikin, Bohn decided torun for student body presi-

dent. Afterward, Bohntalked about his possiblefuture with Brett Chloupek,then UNK Student BodyPresident.

Bohn knew that he want-ed to do something thatallowed him to work withthe university, while keep-ing busy and stimulated,since football was no longeran option, he said.

He started to talk abouthis political interest withUNK student Scott Vincent,while at the dinner withMilliken.

A week later, Bohn decid-

ed to call Vincent, to ask if hewas interested in runningwith him for the UNK stu-dent body president andvice president positions.

From there, they pursuedthe process of getting elect-ed.

Bohn had no knowledgeof Student Government, andeight weeks to figure thingsout was a learning experi-ence, he said.

After the summer ses-sion, Bohn gained confi-dence, was able to exploreand got involved with thingshe would not have normallydone, he said.

“He has had some roughspots at times,” TomSchlund, a Ravenna seniormajoring in businessadministration, said.

“He’s taken it all in stride,and strives to make himselfbetter.”

Schlund is the Speaker ofthe Senate, and has knownBohn for about eight years.

The two went to highschool together and bothplayed on the basketballteam.

They were known as “thebig men” for the post era oftheir high school team.

By doing drills togetherand scrimmaging in prac-tice, the two got acquaintedfairly well, Schlund said.

“Brad Bohn is real. He isgoing to tell you how it is,and he’s not much for sugar-coating things,”he said.

Bohn doesn’t try to makehimself appear what heisn’t, Schlund said.

Bohn has an open door,so he is approachable.Anyone can just sit and talkto him about whatever theywant to talk about, he said.

“Brad has a passion forthe student body, a passionfor helping them out andmaking the student bodybetter,”Schlund said.

For any UNK studentwho is unfamiliar withStudent Government,Schlund recommends view-ing the “Your StudentGovernment [. . .] What CanWe Do for You?” onlinegroup, atwww.facebook.com.

This is a place where stu-dents can find out what theirStudent Government can dofor them.

All of the StudentGovernment members areon the site, and students caninteract with their StudentGovernment representa-tives via a message board.

Jael JohnsonStaff Writer

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“It’s a good feeling to knowthat you are a positive rolemodel in a child’slife. I have foundit to be a veryrewarding experience.”

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First published in 1933,“The Carillon” is a literarytradition that has spannedmore than 73 years of theuniversity’s history.

“The Carillon” collectsfiction, poetry and creative,non-fiction writings fromUNK students and printsthe best-of-the-best in itspages each year.

The annual publication isorganized and published byUNK’s chapterof Sigma TauDelta, theEnglish HonorSociety in orderto showcase thewritings of UNKstudents.

H e a t h e rStauffer, 22, ofWayne, Neb., asenior at UNK,is this year’smanaging edi-tor of “TheCarillon.”

Staufer isresponsible forcollecting and sorting thecreative writing submissionsthat “The Carillon” receivesfrom students, and bringingthem to the selection com-mittees for review and selec-tion.

“The Carillon” is a fictionjournal [. . .] and it’s basical-ly to showcase local writersin our school, so that they

can have their work avail-able to other students andpeers,” Stauffer said.“There’s a lot of talent oncampus, and it’s great tohave it all in one place. Tohave it all, in one collection,is really outstanding.”

All of the entries are sort-ed into different categoriesand given to the members ofthe review committees.

“We have three differentselection committees, onefiction, one for poetry andone for creative non-fiction,”Stauffer said.“

The selec-tion process isdone only bystudents whoare currentlyUNK studentsand arek n o w l e d g e -able in areasof fiction,poetry andcreative, non-fiction. Whenthe selectionc o m m i t t e e sread the sub-missions, thenames are

covered; so the authors areanonymous."

Once the review commit-tees make their final selec-tions, the students whosework will be featured in“The Carillon” are notifiedby e-mail.

Stauffer then arrangesthe stories that make thefinal cut, and sends “The

“Carillon” to Dr. SusanHoneyman, assistant profes-sor of English at UNK andfaculty advisor.

Honeyman looks over thefinal version and prepares itfor publication.

Justin Sevenker, 23, anadjunct lecturer for UNK’sEnglish department, was themanaging editor of “TheCarillon,” from 2003-2004,during his senior year.

“When I was a freshmanand a sophomore, I hadsomething published in“The Carillon,” and it wasjust so amazingly encourag-ing,” he said. “I think it’s areally big deal for studentsto have their creative workpublished like that. Thereare students around herewriting great stuff, and theirwork should be showcased;that’s what “The Carillon”does.”

Stauffer, in her role as thecurrent managing editor of“The Carillon,” said sheagrees with Sevenker.

“Whether you composepoetry, dabble in creativenon-fiction, or even scribbleshort stories during class,“The Carillon” is an excel-lent way to show off yourcreativity through print,”Stauffer said.

When “The Carillon” wasfirst published during the1933-1934 school year, it wascalled,“The Antler.”

The title was laterchanged to “The Carillon,”inhonor of the symbolic bells

that hang from the campustower. A carillon is a set ofbells hung in a tower.

During the 73 years of itspublication,“The Carillon’s”design and format has beenas varied as the work itshowcases.

There have been short,squat copies; long, tall, thincopies; and even a copy cov-ered with purple velvet,published in 1976.

It’s important to keep inmind that every aspect of“The Carillon” is created bystudents. “Except for theactual printing of “TheCarillon,” the actual runningof paper through themachines at the publisher,every piece of work for “TheCarillon” is done by stu-dents,” Sevenker said. “It’sentirely student produced.”

“We even try to incorpo-rate art students into “TheCarillon,” Sevenker said.“We encourage art studentsand graphic design studentsto submit cover designs.”

Submission is open to allUNK students. If you’reinterested in submittingyour own work to “TheCarillon,”you can get a copyof submission guidelines inthe English office, in ThomasHall.

Writers need to submit ahardcopy of their story,which can be put in “TheCarillon’s” box in theEnglish departmen. Theyalso should send an elec-tronic copy of their submis-

sion to “The Carillon” at car-illon@unk.edu, in aMicrosoft word documentformat.

If you have any questionsabout “The Carillon,”contactHeather Stauffer, managing

editor of “The Carillon” atthe above e-mail address.

The deadline for submis-sions is Tuesday, Jan. 31.

5THURSDAY, JAN. 26, 2006 FEATURES

John Christian LudwigStaff Writer

Book showcases UNK’s finest

Photo by Kathlene Jordan“The Carillon” has had many unique covers throughoutits publication.

“There are studentsaround herewriting greatstuff, and theirwork shouldbe showcased.”

Heather StaufferManaging Editor“TheCarillon”

At Paradise Cove, it onlytakes $5 to get all-access toa tropical location, beauti-ful local people, greatmusic and cheap, fruitydrinks.

Lucas Wright andDustin Quinn of BlackHeart Booking broughttogether Lost Words,Running on Empty andMemories from Tomorrow.All around fans were talk-ing about their own bandsand musical aspirations.

Black Heart Booking wasformed after Wright’s for-mer booking company,Pink and BlackProductions, split. Wrighthas been booking shows onthe music scene since hetoured with Fragile Andysand General Star.

“I wouldn’t say that any-body ‘owns’ Black HeartBooking,” Wright said. “Ilike to think of it as a col-lective community of indi-viduals that do their part tohave a good time.”

While Black HeartBooking currently worksprimarily in the Kearneyarea, Wright and Quinn are

looking to expand to GrandIsland and Lincoln. Wrightcurrently relies on theInternet to find his musicaltalents, primarily the Website www.byofl.org. Wrightalso relies on his Web site,www.myspace.com/black-heartbooking and plenty ofword-of-mouth network-ing.

Wright hears of bandsthat are looking to bebooked from bands that hehas worked with in thepast. He then brings themto Kearney if they are tal-ented enough. He tries toincorporate all genres ofmusic, including rock,indie, acoustic, metal, hard-core, punk, hip-hop, skaand others.

“Music tastes are so fick-le and people have suchdiverse tastes,” Wrightexplained. “But I try andcater to all types of music.”

At some point Wrightwould like to expand to artshows or premiers. Thenext event Black HeartBooking has set up is atCircle B, 509 Gold Road inGrand Island. Our HeartsSo Televised, Villain, andMortal Dezire will perform.

Jennifer HouseStaff Writer

Wright, Quinnpromote talent

Photo by Ryan J. DowningJavin O’Dean, guitarist of Memories from Tomorrow,performed at Paradise Cove last Thursday. O’Dean andothers were invited through Black Heart Booking.

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6 THURSDAY, JAN. 26, 2006SPORTS

The first indoor trackmeet of the spring semesterwent well for the UNKLopers. Both men andwomen had seven first-place finishers. Fort HaysState, Tabor College,Sterling College and ColbyCommunity College came toKearney to compete in themeet.

According to BenNylander, a graduate assis-

tant distance track coach,the meet had its up anddowns.

“The RMAC is the hard-est distance running confer-ence in the nation forDivision II,”Nylander said.

Track and field includessix distance-running events,the 800M, 1000M, 1500M,mile run, 3K and 10K are alla part of the meet.

Kellen Jacobs, a senior inexercise science fromPhillipsburg, Kan., took firstin the weight throw event.Jacobs is ranked fifth

nationally in this event.“We [the throwers] push

each other hard,” Jacobssaid. “The underclassmenhave worked especially hardand have already begun tofollow right in line with therest of the team. The weightroom training is also intensefor us.”

Jacobs was part of theteam when the UNK men’strack and field team won theRMAC conference for thefifth and sixth year in a row.

“I am excited for confer-ence and would like to getback into that winning tradi-tion,” Jacobs said.

Lance Pfeiffer, a juniorbusiness managementmajor from Eustis, said theseason is going well so far,but there is still a lot to go.

Pfeiffer competed innationals both his freshmanand sophomore years, tak-ing seventh his freshmanyear.

“Right now I am trying toimprove my form to get mygoal,”he said.

Pfeiffer won first in theshot put event for the LoperOpen. He is also ranked sec-ond nationally in Division II.

Kelli Dring and DaneTobey kept up UNK’s win-ning streak when they werenamed RMAC male andfemale field athletes of theweek last week. Dring andTobey are freshmen whowere honored for theirefforts at the Holiday InnInvite.

The Loper Open wasSaturday in Cushing.

Next week, the Lopershost the Charlie FosterClassic meet in Cushing.

Shannon J. MatthewsStaff Writer

Track and field begins season

Photos by Ryota HayamaTop: Sophomore Tiffany Vermelinespins for her throw in the finals ofthe women’s weight throw onSaturday. Vermeline placed secondin the competition with a throw of52-3 1/2.

Middle: Freshman Spencer Huffjumps a length of 22-9 in the finalsfor a first-place finish by five inches.

Bottom Left: Ashton Rieker, a fresh-man, jumps the five-foot bar in thefinals competition. Rieker endedwith a jump of 5-2 and a third-placefinish.

First meet endswith 14 first-place finishes

When classes are in fullswing and students arestarting to settle into a rou-tine, the UNK baseballteam is gearing up for anexciting season.

The men are only a fewweeks away from the gameopener at Metro State inDenver.

According to HeadCoach Damon Day, theteam has been practicingsince Jan. 9.The nice weath-er has allowed the teammore outdoor practices toprepare for the 2006 season.

Four seniors are return-ing for the 2006 season and

spirits are high.Joey Larsen, a senior

sports administration majorfrom Columbus, said, “Wehave a great team this year.There is good chemistrybetween not only players,but also the coaching staff.”

The 2005 baseball seasondid not end as expectedwith UNK ranked seventhin the RMAC standings.This year, the team is pre-dicting a great chance ofwinning conference.

According to JoeyLarsen, the competition ishigh within the RMAC thisyear, and UNK is ready forthe challenge.

Cody Lusero, a juniorbusiness administrationmanagement information

systems major fromPapillion, said, “I am veryexcited about the season.We have a lot of returningplayers and a lot of new tal-ent; I am looking forward togetting started. This year’steam will have more experi-ence,”

The baseball team ispracticing six days a weekright now. Throughout theseason, the team will beplaying every Friday,Saturday and Sunday.

The players are alsoready to bring the competi-tion to the UNK field. OnMarch 4, the Lopers willkick off their home seasonby playing UNO.

Shannon J. MatthewsStaff Writer

Loper Baseball

Close to 255 UNK stu-dents participated in a LaserTag tournament in thePonderosa room onWednesday night. The tour-nament was sponsored bythe Loper Programming andActivities Council (LPAC).

“It was good to see LPACproduce a well-attendedprogram that was not a tra-ditional style speaker andaudience,” Luke Saulsberry,a junior organizational com-munications major andLPAC president fromAuburn, said.

“The attendance wasgreat and we heard nothing

but great reviews from thosewho participated. Laser tagis definitely on the list tohopefully bring back nextyear.”

T h eP o n d e r o s aroom wastransformedinto a laser tagarena bydividing it inhalf with cau-tion tape,seven barrels,red flashings p e c i a l t ylighting, fogmachines andheart-pound-ing music.

Laser tag combines theclassic games of tag and

hide-and-seek with a high-tech twist.

Participants wear a vestsimilar to a life jacket, andare given a headset and a

laser gun.The headsetinforms youof when youare shot,when youshoot andthe comple-tion of thegame.

“It wasmy first timeever play-ing. Weshould get

laser tag every year andmore often. It was a blast,”Ross Fellows, a sophomore

health and physical educa-tion major from Kearney,said. “You get an adrenalinerush because you are usingyour instincts to shoot butalso to not get shot.”

Teams, consisting of fiveplayers, stay on their side ofthe room until an announcerstarts the game. Once thegame is started, everyonecharges their gun at theenergy pod, located at bothteam’s bases.

When a player chargestheir jacket, they are notonly given an unlimited

amount of ammunition, butthey are also indicating totheir opponents that theyare ready to begin.

Once you get hit by anopponent’s laser, the head-set gives you a 1980s-stylesingle tone sound.The lightson the headset and gunchange from a solid color toa flashing color and you areforced to recharge your jack-et.

As you are recharging it, asignal is sent to the score-keeper that you have beenshot and automatically puts

a point on the opponent’sside. To score a point youmust hit your opponent’sheadset, vest or gun.

Each game lasts approxi-mately five minutes. At theend, the team with the mosthits wins.

Tracee Long was the cap-tain of the winning team forthe night. Her team record-ed 64 hits in the allottedtime period.

Winners had a choice ofmovie tickets, a pizza partyor gift certificates for theirprize.

Joy N. IromuanyaStaff Writer

LPAC turns unioninto Laser Tag arena

AquaLopers

The UNK AquaLopersare looking to finish strongas this season comes to aclose. The season started inSeptember with regularpractices, and competitionbegan in October.

Head Coach TeresaOsmanski said, “We oper-ate just like any other sporton campus. We have homeand away meets adding upto around 16 to 18 meets aseason.”

Osmanski said the sea-son is going well.

“Our last meet especial-ly proved that,”she said.

In the last meet on Jan.13 and 14, many personalbests and a couple lifetimebests were posted by theteam. As a team, UNK fin-ished eighth out of tenteams.

Two UNK divers com-peted in the diving compe-tition. Jennifer Atterburytook second place on thethree-meter board andthird on the one-meterboard. Jen Kirkland alsotook home a third-placefinish in the three-meterboard and a sixth-place fin-ish in the one-meter board.

UNK had seven swim-mers in the swimmingcompetition. The top placesfor UNK were Becky

Tompkins andJ e s s y l nH a c k m a n .Tompkins fin-ished seventhin the 200meter andtenth in the100-meter fly,and Hackmanfinished 12thin the 100-meter back-stroke.

UNK held their own inthe relay events by grab-bing eighth place in the200- and 400-meter med-leys and ninth in the 200-and 400-meter freestylerelays.

The AquaLopers had adual last weekend at UNO,but, the Lopers wereunable to contain UNO asthey took the win, 168-61.

First-place finisherswere Hackman in the 200-meter individual relay,Tompkins in the 200-meterbreaststroke and JenaLynch in the 100-meter but-terfly. Tompkins also fin-ished second in the 200 IM,and Ashley Mertens fin-ished third place in boththe 100-meter backstrokeand 100-meter freestyle.

Atterbury also placedhigh with a second-placefinish. With this finish, shequalified for the NCAADivision II women’s swim-ming and diving nationalchampionships March 8-11in Indianapolis, Ind.

The AquaLopers finishthe season this weekendagainst Colorado Collegeat their invite.

Denton P. CushingStaff Writer

“Laser tag is definitely on thelist to hopefullybring backnext year.”

Luke SaulsberryLPAC President

Men prepare for opening day

Graphic by Jaime Flores

Ladies work to succeed at last meet

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7THURSDAY, JAN. 26, 2006 SPORTS

The eighth-ranked FortHays State Tigers broke theUNK men’s eight-gamewinning streak in a 74-72overtime win Friday night atthe Health and SportsCenter.

Fort Hays senior TyroneShephard scored 26 of hisgame-high 30 points afterhalftime.

The win brings the Tigers’record to 16-1 overall and9-0 in the RMAC, while theLopers fall to 11-4 overalland 7-1 in the RMAC.

This game is the Tigers’last visit to UNK as anRMAC member.

Prior to Friday’s game,the Tigers’ last win in thearena was an 82-79 victory in1996, the year they won thenational title.

The Lopers were forced toplay the final five minutes ofregulation without startersChris Dean and Chad

Burger, who had fouled out.“Down the stretch we

blew our lead. Me and Chadcouldn’t play because of foultrouble . . .,” Chris Dean, asenior business administra-tion major from LaVerne,Calif., said.

Down 51-48 at the 5:22mark, UNK went on a 13-1run with the help of three-pointers from junior JamesLane and freshman RyanMoore. Lane finished with18 points.

Lane, a physical educa-tion and health major fromColorado Springs, Colo.,said, “Chris and Chad wereout. Dusty and I were theonly veterans on the court; Iknew I had to step up. Wewere ready to play thisgame. I don’t think therewas anything else we shouldhave done in practice. Wejust didn’t finish it out.”

Fort Hays answered withtwo free throws at the 2:13mark to cut the UNK leaddown to seven. Shephardthen stole the ball and hit a

three. The Loper lead wasinstantly reduced to four, 61-57.

After another UNKturnover, Shephard hit twofree throws to get the Tigerswithin two, but UNK fresh-man Avery Stephensonmade one of two free throwswith just 57 seconds left toput the Lopers back up bythree.

Shephard slowly dribbleddown the court and hit athree from the top of the keyto tie the game at 62 with 48seconds left.

As Shephard tied thegame, the Fort Hays fansjumped and cheered loudlywhile Loper fans stood indisbelief.

The game was sent intoovertime as junior DustyJura missed a shot in thelane and Shephard missed ashot at the opposite end.

Jura, a sports administra-tion and business adminis-tration major fromColumbus, said, “I wasthinking if I got it I was

going to shoot it. And I got it,so I shot it. It was a goodlearning experience for ourfreshman. They can learnfrom it.”

Jura finished with 21points and 13 rebounds.Thisis the eighth time this yearhe has had double digits intwo areas of the game.

With only four shots afterhalftime, he also made 11 ofhis 13 free throws, and ledthe team in assists and stealswith four.

Dean said, “Everyonestepped up - James, Nick,Ryan, Avery. We really com-peted, but we gotta makefree throws and handlepresses better.”

Joy N. IromuanyaStaff Writer

Lopers’ winning streak ends

Photo by April RefiorChris Dean, senior fromLaVern, Calif. at left, powers to the basketaround a Fort Hays oppo-nent. The Lopers lost 74-72in overtime at the Health &Sports Center Friday night.

The UNK women’s bas-ketball team extended itswinning streak to 10 with an82-60 win over Fort HaysState Friday night at theHealth and Sports Center,and set a school record of 38made free throws.

With the victory, theLopers are 13-4 overall and8-1 in the RMAC. The Tigersdropped to 13-3 overall and8-1 in the RMAC.

This is the third time thisseason the Tigers have lostto the Lopers - they lost bothgames of the UNK/HolidayInn Thanksgiving Classicback in November. The lasttime the Lopers lost to Hayswas 1990. Prior to Friday’sloss, the Tigers had won 10straight games.

Junior guard Liz Fischerscored a career-high 28points. She was six of 12

from the field and hit animpressive 12 of 12 at thefree throw line. During her40 minutes on the court, shealso had four steals, threerebounds and an assist.

Fischer’s 12 of 12 freethrows ties the second-bestfree-throw record in schoolhistory as Jessica Kedrowskiwent 12 of 12 in a 1997 gameat Briar Cliff, Iowa. The freethrow record is currentlyheld by Ginger Keller whowas 14 of 14 at the line backin a 1993 game at AngeloState (Texas).

Playing without second-leading scorer Amy Mathis,who is out for the next fewweeks due to a sprainedankle, seemed to have littleeffect on the team as seniorKalee Modlin and sopho-more Melissa Hinkleyhelped pick up the slack.

Hinkley was 11 of 16 atthe line, scored 19 points,only three shy of her career-high, collected nine

rebounds, two steals andtwo assists in 38 minutes.

“Coming into the game,we knew we’d have to step itup a notchb e c a u s eMathias wasout and wewere playinga really goodt e a m , ”Hinkley, aj o u r n a l i s mmajor fromLincoln, said.“ M a t h i a sbrings a lot tothe team, notonly in pointsbut getting rebounds andhustling. I knew I had toplay better defensively andget more rebounds. When Iplay solid defense it spurson my offense.”

UNK was 38 of 47 at theline, going 24 of 30 after thebreak. The previous recordfor successful free throwshots in a game was 35, set

in 1991 versus OklahomaCity. That game is also theLoper record for team freethrow attempts with 51.

F r i d a ynight’s 47 isthe secondmost.

H i n k l e ysaid,“I shoota lot of freet h r o w s ,because Idrive a lot tothe basket.I’ve kindabeen strug-gling latelyso the whole

entire week I practiced myfree throws. It gave me someconfidence.

“While we were playing,we didn’t even know that wewere about to break therecord. Liz Fisher found outand told us later. We werehappy. We are going downin school history,” Hinkleysaid.

Joy N. IromuanyaStaff Writer

Lady Lopers fight for the victory

Photo by April RefiorMelissa Hinkley, sophomore from Lincoln, boxes out aFort Hays opponent to get the rebound on Friday night.

Name: Chad BurgerYear: JuniorHometown: Colorado

Springs, Colo.Major: Sports

AdministrationTeam: Men’s basketball Position: ForwardHow many years have you

played your sport?“I started playing basketball

at the age of four.”How many years have you

played here?“This is my second year here,

before that I played at Northern Arizona.”Do you have any predictions for the year?“We are going to play hard.”Do you have any goals for this season?“We want to make it to the regional tournament.”Favorite Quote:“You gotta do what you gotta do.”Favorite Movie:“The Count of Monte Cristo”Favorite Snack:Yogurt covered raisinsFavorite Activity:SleepingWhy did you choose UNK?“They recruited me, and my brother went here.”What is your favorite thing about UNK?“The people are very down to earth.”Anything else?“I can roll my stomach.”

Photo and informationby Joy N. Iromuanya

Player ProfileThe Loper wrestling

team had a busy weekend.UNK varsity wrestlersattended the Chadron StateDual, while other teammembers attended theUNO Brand Open.

The season for theLopers is off to a 9-3 start.

“[The season is] goingwell considering we had alot of tough duals. We arecompeting very well,” JeffSylvester, a senior from

Lyman, said.Before the Chadron

Dual, Sylvester predicted awin.

“Chadron is always arivalry and I expect it to berough competition, but Ialso expect us to beat themagain,”he said.

At the Chadron dual,Loper pride wasn’t veryhigh as they fell behind by12 points by losing the firstfour weight classes.Sylvester started the victo-ries off, followed by winsfrom Tervel Dlagnev, TrevorCharbonneau, Brett

Allgood and Jeff Rutledge.Points accumulated in

the run put UNK on top 24-15 to beat Chadron for thesecond time this season.With this win, UNKimproves their record to 10-3 overall and 2-0 in theRMAC.

Sylvester has high hopesfor the rest of the season.

“Hopefully the team fin-ishes on top and we showup ready to win and put onthe best performances,” hesaid.

Six Loper wrestlers hadgood finishes at the UNO

Brand Open. Kasey Kohlfinished 2-1 on the day andtook home a third-place fin-ish, the best finish on thesquad. Todd Shank, ZacRice and Matt True tookhome fourth-place honorsand Jake Muirheid andDavid Bossardet tied forfifth place.

UNK’s next matches arethis weekend in the Healthand Sports Center. TheLopers will face off againstthe Colorado School ofMines Friday at 7 p.m. andWestern State Saturday at 7p.m.

Denton CushingStaff Writer

UNK wrestlers defeat Chadron

The 2005 UNK Lopermen’s tennis team won theRMAC title and punchedtheir ticket for a trip to the2005 NCAA Division IINational Championships inAltamonte Springs, Fla.

The Lopers, however, lostto Armstrong Atlantic 5-0.

Now, the 2006 Lopers arepreparing to start their sea-son on Feb. 4.

Michael Ambriz, a junior

criminal justice major fromLexington, is one of thenewest members of themen’s team. Ambriz said hethinks head coach JessePlote is doing a good jobgetting the team ready forthe season.

“. . . I know Coach Plotedoes a tremendous job ofpreparing us for our match’sby making sure we are fun-damentally sound and are intop shape in case we have toplay a long match,” Ambrizsaid.

Besides strength training

and conditioning and prac-tice, Ambriz said there isone other thing that willhelp the team succeed.

“Another thing I thinkwill contribute to our suc-cess as a team is that every-body gets along,” Ambrizsaid. “Every now and then,we go out to eat as a team orwe will watch a movietogether.”

Ambriz said the team islooking forward to a goodseason.

“Collectively, as a group,our goal is to repeat as

RMAC champs and improveon the Sweet 16 finish of lastyear. With this year’s seniorssetting a winning example, Ithink it can be done,” hesaid.

Although the season isalmost underway, thewomen’s tennis team hadopen tryouts last week to tryand find some hidden talentamong the student body.

To see if any new facesare on the women’s team,watch the Lopers duringtheir opening match Feb. 4.

Brandon SiebenneicherStaff Writer

Players prepare for start of season

“Coming into thegame, we knewwe’d have to stepit up a notch . . .”

Melissa HinkleySophomore forward

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AnnouncementsStudent Alumni Foundation is taking applications for its annual OutstandingSenior Award. The award recognizes seniors for scholarship, leadership and

involvement in campus activities.Applications are available at the Alumni House, 2222 9th Ave., just one block

south of campus and Founders, or find the application online athttp://www.unk.edu/alumni/index.php?id=1313. The deadline for applications is

Feb. 28, at 5 p.m.For more information contact the Alumni Office at 865-8474.

8 THURSDAY, JAN. 26, 2006NEWS

plans for theEnvironmental ResourceCenter include a largeclassroom area, a conces-sions area, where paddle-boats and bikes can be rent-ed, and restroom facilities.”

The president of theYanney Heritage ParkFoundation explained thatthe park lacks restrooms, sothe new facilities will solvethat inadequacy.“The class-rooms will also allow formany more things to takeplace at the park than in thepast,”Tye said.

Eventually, the YanneyHeritage Park Foundationwill turn the entire parkover to the City of Kearney.“When the transfer willtake place depends onwhen both the city and thefoundation are ready,” Tyesaid.“The area [of the park],south of the tower, willeventually be deeded to thecity following completion ofthe EnvironmentalResource Center.”

Additional features forthe park include anotherpicnic shelter on the westend of the lake and another

shelter on the hike and biketrail that winds through thepark.

“One of the shelters willbe dedicated to Sue Bush,who worked for the foun-dation for a long timebefore passing awayrecently,” Tye said. “Thefamily of Sue pooled dona-tions for the shelter.”

Tye explained thatalthough the foundation isnot prepared to releaseinformation about futureprojects at the park, “ . . .there is some pretty excit-ing stuff that will be con-structed along the hike andbike trail.”

He said that when thepark is completely finished,the foundation would havegifted approximately $4.5million in property to thecity.

“Every component [ofthe park] includes anendowment, which willease the financial burdenon the city, if a piece ofequipment breaks down,”Tye said.

He added that part of thefunding for the new projectcame from the NebraskaEnvironmental Trust Fund.

The Kearney AreaCommunity Foundation isanother local organizationthat is involved in the

development of the YanneyHeritage Park. The founda-tion’s Web site, located atwww.kearneyfoundation.org, states that the park’slocation is ideal becausethere are not many parks inthe southwest portion ofthe city. The Web site also

states, “ Acquisition of theland [used for the YanneyHeritage Park] was madepossible by a generous giftfrom Michael and Dr. GailWalling Yanney and the lateE.K. Jr. and Shirley Yanney.”

Yanney

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believe they did it! Theybombed Pearl Harbor!’

“Then this guy, a bigSwede, said, ‘Well boys,our country’s in trouble.I’m going down to enlist inthe Navy. Are any of youcoming with me?’ So wewent to L.A.,”he recountedemotionally.

They waited in line until7:30 p.m. that day and werefinally turned away. Noldaand the others were told toreturn in two weeks whenthe Navy would have moreallotments. But later, theNavy was taking all nativeCalifornians first.Eventually, Nolda quit hisjob and returned toOmaha where they hadmore vacant allotments.He was sworn in on April14, 1942.

After his training atSheephead’s Bay in NewYork, Nolda helped patrolthe East Coast on a yachtthat the Navy comman-deered. While out onpatrol early one morningafter a terrible storm,Nolda was in the crow’snest when his boat nearlycollided with a Germansubmarine.

“I was yelling down atthem, telling them tochange our course, and Iwas trying to getunhooked from the mastbecause I just knew wewere going to hit this sub,”he said.“And I didn’t wantto be attached to it whenwe went down.”

Nolda was stationed ona number of differentships and was in a numberof battles during his Navyservice of nearly fouryears. But no battle was asdangerous or notorious asthe day of June 6, 1944: D-Day.

“It all started at 3 a.m.,”he remembered. “Ourboat was hit pretty badly,and men were jumping offof the ship. I guess I gothurt and they all said I wasbleeding.

“There were two LTs[army lieutenants] on theship and I grabbed them,cut a life boat loose androwed into shore,” headded.“We didn’t even get

hit on the way in because Inoticed this alley wherethe machine guns couldn’tget to with their fire andwe took it all the way in.”

Nolda received thePurple Heart for his valoron that day.

Vierk, author of thebook containing Nolda’sand other veterans’ biogra-phies, said the inspirationfor the book came afterseeing the nearly complet-ed Ravenna War Memorialin October 2004. Shenoticed that many namesof World War II veteranswere being added ratherquickly, which concernedher.

Vierk, also a secretary atthe Department ofSociology, explained that,“We are losing more andmore veterans, so I decid-ed that it was time to do itbefore they are all lost.”

She contactedAuthorHouse Publishing,a print-on-demand opera-tion, about the book.“GoldStars and Purple Hearts:The War Dead of Ravenna,Nebraska Area” wasreleased in November2005.

Vierk has had poetrypublished in “The PlatteValley Review.” She hopesto have more books pub-lished, including one sheco-authored with herfather, and also a piece ofhistorical fiction she wrotenearly 20 years ago.

Vierk

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Photos by Julia StumkatYanney Heritage Park prior to the construction work(shown above and below).

Nebraskan StudentUnion.

In Nov. 2004, a total of250 random samples weresurveyed. Forty-six sur-veys, 18.4 percent, said thatthey would not prefer asmoke-free Kearney andsupport a ban similar toLincoln’s; one hundredninety-three surveys, 77.2percent, supported theban.

According to the coali-tion, 17 percent of adultresidents in BuffaloCounty are current smok-ers, down from 20 percentin 2000.

Counseling and HealthServices will conduct TheNational College HealthAssessment (NCHA) sur-vey, designed by theAmerican College HealthAssociation (ACHA) toassess student health, pro-tective behaviors, riskbehaviors and perceivednorms on a national level,in April, Torres said. Thelast NCHA survey at UNKwas conducted in 2002.

Various UNK facultymembers are discussingthe possibility of a Web-based survey, he said.Approximately 700 to1,000 students will be sur-veyed, about a 1 percentsample size of the studentbody.

The coalition fundsnearly half the costs of thesurvey, according to Torres.“In the last three years, theTobacco Free Coalition hasprovided us with nearly$30, 000 to help continuethe tobacco-preventionprogram,”he said.

Clouse said that theCity Council would beinterested in holding apublic forum at UNK inregard to a tobacco-usepolicy for Kearney. “We’revery interested in theopinions of UNK stu-dents,”he said.

According to Wikipedia,The Free EncyclopediaWeb site athttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoking_ban, 16 stateshave enacted smokingbans of some kind.Another 14 states maintainparts, such as cities orcounties, which aresmoke-free.

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The Alumni Association is taking applications for the Golden Torch Society. Eachyear 25 undergraduate women students are accepted for membership. Those accepted will share a weekend this fall with successful UNK alumni women –

including teachers, business owners, journalists, public relations directors, a forensicbiologist – and many more exceptional women in various fields.

Gold Torch is a valuable opportunity for UNK undergraduate women to gain real-world perspectives and network with a great group of amazing alumni.

Gold Torch Society weekend will be September 15-16, 2006 at the Alumni House.Applications are available at the Alumni House, 2222 9th Avenue, just one block

south of campus, at the Calvin library, or athttp://www.unk.edu/alumni/index.php?id=1316. The deadline for the applications is

March 18, 2006.For more information contact the Alumni Office, 865-8474.

“We are losingmore and moreveterans, so Idecided that itwas time to do itbefore they areall lost.”

Valerie VierkAuthor of“Gold Starsand Purple Hearts: TheWar Dead of Ravenna,Nebraska Area”

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