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friday, october 25, 2013 volume 113, issue 042

Inside Coverage

Finding fluency

Charitable coursework

Chinese Table helps language students

CBA class will give $10,000 to local nonprofit

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New challenge up north

Nebraska senior receiver Quincy Enunwa fends off a Purdue player on Oct. 12. The Huskers will travel to Minnesota this weekend to take on the Golden Gophers.

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mash photos by Spencer Myrlie

Christian Erickson, a sophomore international business major, waits in a coffin to scare children during the Fright at the Museum event.

Megan Merrill, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln senior advertising major, dances during the Graveyard Bash on Thursday night.

Students enjoyed free popcorn during the Graveyard Bash that took place Thursday night in the Union Ballroom. There was also free Raising Cane’s, face painting, a photo booth and a DJ.

UNL pledges to raise $425,000 kelli rollin dn Even a small gift can make a big impact. The University of NebraskaLincoln will again participate in the local Combined Campaign for Health and Human Services through Nov. 1. The theme of the campaign, which started Tuesday, is “Big Impact — Go Big, Give Big” and the campaign’s goal is to raise $425,000 for the Lincoln community. The campaign gives UNL employees the chance to donate to their favorite charities by pledging to give a certain amount from each paycheck. Employees can make pledges online or by turning in a pledge card. The pledge drive benefits the Community Health Charities of Nebraska, Community Services Fund and United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County. The three federations include 110 local agencies that the pledges help. Pledges can be made to a specific agency or to the three general funds.

Kiersten Hill, executive director of the Community Services Fund of Nebraska, said UNL is the fund’s largest donor. “For the Community Services Fund, it is really a significant part of what we do,” Hill said. She said the campaign is “a critical part of all of their budgets,” and that it plays an important part in keeping the agencies going and making them stronger by meeting financial needs. “It’s really a great way for people to support the causes that they care about,” she said. Because UNL employees have the option to have a pledge come out of each paycheck, the campaign offers a good way to spread the giving throughout the year, Hill said. She said that the donations aren’t necessarily large and could be $5 a paycheck. Last year, the Community Services Fund of Nebraska received $500,000 with many small donations. Hill said everything adds up in the end. Shawn Eichorst, UNL director of athletics, is the 2014 UNL

Combined Campaign Chair and wrote in an email that he is honored to serve in the position. “I’m humbled to have this opportunity to raise awareness and funds for so many worthy causes in the greater Nebraska Communities,” Eichorst wrote. Chancellor Harvey Perlman wrote in an email that Eichorst is a good fit for the role because he is a visible member in the community. Perlman wrote that Eichorst has “a true passion for contributing to the betterment of his community, whether it is the athletic department, the university at large or the Lincoln community.” Eichorst wrote that the goal of raising $425,000 is a real possibility and every contribution in the campaign is significant. The Community Services Fund of Nebraska represents 48 “quality of life organizations” that try to better the community, such as Habitat for Humanity, the Nature Conservancy and the

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BY THE NUMBERS: THE COMBINED CAMPAIGN The Combined Campaign for Health and Human Services runs through

Nov. 1

UNL employees can donate to three general funds benefiting

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local charitable agencies Lincoln’s fundraising goal is

$425,000

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Students volunteered Thursday night at Morrill Hall for the Fright at the Museum event. Kids went around the museum getting candy and getting spooked.

New law masters program invites international students gabrielle lazaro dn The University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law has introduced a new program that will teach students from other countries about laws and the legal system in the United States. The master of laws, or LL.M., program was developed to benefit students, continue the college’s mission of providing an enhanced education in international law and globalized legal practice, and expand program offerings, executive director of graduate programming for the College of Law Elsbeth Magilton said in an email. Although this is a new program for UNL, most schools in the Big Ten already have similar ones. College of Law faculty and administration developed and ap-

proved the program, which was the “brain child” of college Dean Susan Poser, said Molly Brummond, the college’s spokeswoman. The one-year program will begin in the fall of 2014. To be applicable for the program, students must already have a law degree they earned outside the U.S. After completing their introductory courses, students can choose to focus on general U.S. law or study a certain practice area. Along with introductory courses, students will take courses about the U.S. legal system, Constitutional principles and legal writing. “Students in the LL.M. in U.S. Legal Studies program will sit side-by-side with J.D. students who are completing their law de-

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