WELCOME! Graduate Studies Guide to Living in Lincoln
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Housing Resources Utility Information Transportation and Parking Hospitals Banks and Money Laundry Services Groceries Recreation
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WELCOME
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Welcome to the University of Nebraska! We are excited that you are considering Lincoln as your home during your graduatestudies. This packet has been put together in order to help you find your way in an unfamiliar city. Whether you are living on or off campus, have a car, or want to get the most out of your bike, this guide seeks to give you a run down of the most important and frequently required services and resources that Lincoln has to offer. This packet is designed with the necessities of life in mind, but for further information about Lincoln’s nightlife, restaurants, and entertainment, please see the links at the back of this manual. UNL’s Office of Graduate Studies maintains a website for new Lincolnites that may prove useful to you. The link is: unl.edu/gradstudies/prospective/lifeinlincoln/ Good luck with your studies!
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HOUSING RESOURC ES On-Campus Housing UNL offers housing for graduate students and families in buildings both on and near campus. The traditional dorms include dining hall meal plans, shared bathrooms, small refrigerator units, card operated laundry facilities, and nearly all the halls have wireless access and computer labs. Apartment style dormitories feature partial or full kitchen units in each common room. Family housing requires a separate application to UNL’s housing services. http://housing.unl.edu/ (402) 472.3561
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Off-Campus Housing If you are interested in living off campus, the following sites may be useful: Nebraska Housing Search: http://www.housing.ne.gov/ Toll Free: 1 (877) 428.8844 Lincoln Journal Star Classifieds: http://www2.journalstar.com/admarket/ Daily Nebraskan Classifieds: http://www.dailynebraskan.com/advertising/viewclassifieds These are dominant realty groups or complexes with offices in Lincoln: Chateau Development: chateaudev.com (402) 464.8351 CIP: rentcip.com/ (402) 434.7368 HIP Realty: hiprealty.com/services.asp
(402) 465.8911
The View: redstudenthousing.com
(402) 475.4411
Perry Reid perryreid.com (402) 488.1666 Lindsey management: lindseymanagement.com
(479) 521.6686
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TRAN SPORTATION & PARKING Buses: Lincoln is a sprawling town and it is not always possible to walk or bike everywhere that you might need to go! All UNL students are given a bus pass as part of their student fees. This bus pass works for UNL buses running between East and City campus, and you can use it on Star Tran buses that run all through Lincoln. Star Tran: Lincoln’s bus system runs roughly from 6 am to 6:30 pm, depending on the route. The Gold’s Building, downtown at 11th and N, is the main hub for the buses and transfer routes. http://lincoln.ne.gov/city/pworks/startran/#s (402) 441.7185 or (402) 476.1234 for schedule information
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University buses: UNL maintains bus routes that run much more frequently than city routes in between East and City Campus, as well as from perimeter parking to the campus itself. These run from 6:30 am to 11:30 pm every ten minutes (twenty minutes after 6 pm). http://parking.unl.edu/transit/ (402) 472.1800 Taxis: Capital Cab: (402) 477.6074 Yellow Cab: (402) 477.4111 Omalink (a shuttle that runs between Omaha and Lincoln) (402) 475.5465 Parking: Parking is a hot commodity near the university campus. Plan ahead so that you don’t wind up without a place to park when school starts! University parking: The university offers students commuter and resident parking permits, both by the year, 9-months, or shorter time increments. Students can also opt to by spots in parking garages, reserved spots, or perimeter parking spots.
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TRAN SPORTATION & PARKING (cont.) After 4:00 pm on weekdays and on weekends any student tag is valid in most lots, including faculty lots. For details about parking permits, lots, and regulations, please refer to the UNL parking service’s website: http://parking.unl.edu/permits/ (402) 472.1800 Parking Garages: There are many city of Lincoln parking garages near the city campus. You can pay by the hour ($1 / hr up to $9), pay a monthly rate, or request a student discount from the garages. http://parkandgo.org/ (402) 441.7275 Game Day Parking: Football weekends in Nebraska mean that 80,000 people stream into Memorial Stadium on the UNL City campus. This means that most city garages will charge you an event fee regardless of whether or not you have a monthly pass. 10
University parking shuts down at 10 pm the evening before the game, so if you want a spot you will need to make sure that your car is in the lot beforehand. There is a small lot reserved for commuter students and student workers during the game near the Harper Schramm Smith complex. More information about Husker gameday can be found on the UNL parking website. Trains Amtrak has a station in the Haymarket district with trains to Chicago or Denver. 1 (800) 872.7245
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HOSPITALS Hospitals St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center http://www.saintelizabethonline.com/index.php 7441 O St, (402) 219.8770 Brian LGH Medical Center http://www.bryanlgh.com/ East: 1600 South 48th Street, (402) 489.0200 West: 2300 South 16th Street, (402) 475.1011 Urgent Care Linc Care: http://www.saintelizabethonline.com/linccare/ 3910 Village Drive, (402) 434.7383 5000 N 26th St, (402) 435.2060 1601 N 86th St. 200, (402) 327.7510
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Healthcare The University offers health facilities that are open during the day for appointments and walk-ins. For full-time students, physicians’ services are free, and lab, dental, surgical, radiology, pharmacy, and other services are discounted. Additionally, UNL’s health centers offer student health insurance. http://health.unl.edu/ (402) 472.5000 1500 U Street (City campus) Pharmacy There are two Walgreen’s located near campus, a 24 hour store at 815 N. 27th St, (402) 435.5151, and a day hours store at 1301 O St, (402) 476.6898. There is also a pharmacy through the UNL health center with student discounts.
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BANKING Nearly all of the major banks in Lincoln have offices within walking distance of the UNL city campus. Here are several of the banks in Lincoln, NE, and the phone numbers of their downtown locations: Bank of the West: (402) 473.0707 Cornhusker Bank: (402) 434.2200 First National Bank: (402) 323.5266 Pinnacle Bank: (402) 434.3127 Union Bank & Trust: (402) 323.1205 US Bank: (402) 434.1690 The University of Nebraska also offers students with credit assistance at the University of Nebraska Federal Credit Union. https://www.nufcu.org/Default.asp (402) 472.2087 (800) 875.5933 for long distance calls
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LAUNDRY If you are living in the dorms, you will be given a laundry card that can be credited with money for the campus facilities. If you are off campus, you will need to find your own facilities. Laundry Land has three convenient locations in Lincoln, as well as other services such as free wireless, and small recreation areas. lincolnlaundry.com (404) 474-4363, 21st and J Street (402) 423-5955, 48th and Old Cheney (402) 474-5155, 27th and Starr Dry Cleaning Williams Cleaners williamscleaners.com (402) 464.7447 Hangers Cleaners Has nearly ten locations in Lincoln. Call (402) 476.8554 and ask for locations near you.
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GROCERIES The following are grocery store chains with locations in Lincoln, NE. Russ’s Market SuperSaver HyVee Sun Mart Trader Joe’s (one location at the Southpointe Mall) Super Target Wal-Mart
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These are local grocery stores: Open Harvest -- 1618 South St
(402) 475.9069
Leon’s -- 2200 Winthrop Rd
(402) 488.2307
La Mexicana -- 1637 P St
(402) 477.0785
Ideal -- 905 South 27th Street
(402) 476.2177
Save Mart – 2727 N. 11st Street
(402) 435.1000
Additionally, there are many ethnic and/or small locally owned stores near the city campus and on 27th street, including Indian, Mexican, and Vietnamese markets.
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RECREATION UNL has recreation centers on both campuses, and maintains outdoor basketball, football, and tennis courts on the city campus. Students with seven or more credit hours pay for these rec centers with their student fees. YMCA There are several locations in Lincoln, including a downtown location. http://www.ymca.net/ Biking Lincoln has over 100 miles of trails in and around the city limits. http://www.gptn.org/ Pioneers Park Located to the west of Lincoln, this massive 668 acre park is a must-see of Lincoln. With bison, elk, miles of trails, a golf course, and a visitor center, there is not a better way to spend a weekend.
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Lincoln also has tennis clubs, golf courses, miniature golf courses, a frisbee / disc golf course, city pools, city parks, skateboard parks, and two dog runs, among other activities. The Lincoln Children’s Zoo is fun for adults too, and the Sunken Gardens, various museums, and Haymarket district (9th and Q area), are great places to spend time. Malls Southpointe Pavilions at 27th and Pinelake Westfield Gateway Shopping Mall at 60th and O Street
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