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monday, december 2, 2013 volume 113, issue 064
Inside Coverage
From farm to table
A place to publish
Two different takes on eating meat
Writers, editors gain practice at literary magazine
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Hawkeyes leave Lincoln with trophy
Iowa won 38-17 on Nebraska’s Senior Day to take the third annual Heroes Game trophy. The game was the Hawkeyes’ first win in Lincoln in 70 years and NU’s second straight
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Brad Buresh finishes up the first stage of building an enclosure around the information desk in the Nebraska Union Wednesday afternoon. Renovations in the Nebraska Union will take place during winter break.
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ore than half workers the week of Nov. 17 of the student informing them about the renoworkers at the vation and other changes that information desk would occur until construction and Caffina Café is finished. in the Nebraska Union have The information desk tembeen laid off because of renovaporarily moved to the Rotunda tions to the space, which will reGallery in the Nebraska Union open Jan. 1. so construction could be done In October, 18 student workon the original desk and café ers worked at the information area. desk and Caffina Café. Now, Francis said student workseven students remain working ers who were laid off will hopeduring renovafully be without tions. Director of a job only for a We just Nebraska Unions couple of weeks Charlie Francis while construcdon’t have said he hopes to tion takes place, offer jobs back to near the space so the changes the students laid aren’t severely and the level of off once the space hindering them. re-opens next se- service that we “Our intent mester. was to try and were offering Nick Simpkeep as many son, a senior before this students as we advertising and could during public relations transition.” that time,” Franmajor, said rucis said. “We’ve charlie francis mors started been able to nebraska unions director spreading durdo that with a ing the summer number of our about the inforstudent employmation desk closing and work- ees, but we just don’t have near ers being laid off, but no one the space and the level of service knew what was actually hapthat we were offering before this pening. transition.” “I don’t really think my Simpson, who worked bosses really knew for sure what about seven hours a week at the was going to happen with all the information desk before the constudents,” Simpson said. struction began, said he liked his Simpson, who has worked job but isn’t sure if it will still be at the information desk for al- there after the renovations are most two years, said the lack of done. He said he doesn’t think communication between adminhis bosses know if students’ jobs istration and workers left him will be there after construction and others wondering if they either. would have jobs. A letter was sent out to renovations: see page 3
50/50 offers amenities for students CBA may launch accelerated MBA program in 2014 18th and R streets student housing complex advertises on-campus style, off-campus benefits
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Gabrielle Lazaro dn Developers behind the 50/50 student-living development are hoping to set the space apart with amenities such as tanning beds and themed study rooms as they prepare for the August 2014 opening date. They’ll hold an open house on Dec. 12 at the temporary office on 801 R St., Suite 3. About 80 applications have been submitted for the development’s 450 beds. Located at 18th and R streets, 50/50 draws its name from the best-of-both-worlds benefits its leaders tout. “It’s still close to everything and still connected with the university,” said Kevin McKeon, re-
50/50: see page 3
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Construction continues on the 50/50 student living development on 18th and R streets. 50/50 directors are hoping to set the space apart with amenities such as tanning beds and themed study rooms as they prepare for the August 2014 opening date.
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The University of NebraskaLincoln’s College of Business Administration is looking to offer an accelerated Master ’s in Business Administration in 2014. The program will cater to students with various majors who have little business experience, and it may include recent graduates who are looking to gain a business background or students who are considering a career change, Associate Dean Gordon Karels said. “Our goal here is to provide a rigorous, sort of fifth-year program for students who have just graduated,” Karels said. Given feedback from the part-time program, Karels said some students are looking for faster, more intense curriculum. Amit Saini, an associate professor of marketing, said that although no formal market
research has been done, he believes there is a demand for this type of program at UNL. Everything is “still in the works,” he said. Karels and Saini said the program is still waiting on a faculty vote before it can move forward in the approval process. Karels said that if everything goes according to plan, they will start recruiting in January. The current phase of the process is somewhat of a standstill, he said. “We can’t sell something we don’t have,” Karels said. Karels said the accelerated MBA would be building off the success of the other graduate business programs at UNL. The curriculum will not differ considerably from the traditional MBA program at UNL. It will offer the appeal of a group experience and may be completed in 11 months, Karels said.
mba: see page 2