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Katie Sokolowski talks about the hot No. 1. spot. 8 the antelope www.unkantelope.com September 12, 2012 Volume 114, Issue 02 Loper volleyball YOUR VOICE HAS BEEN HEARD No. 1 Deter, Student Government tackle dining policy disagreements in nation BY JAY OMAR Antelope Staff Student body president Cam Deter had to get right to work this semester as complaints piled up concerning the changes to the dining services on campus. Students have already been protesting the cost and availability of meals on campus. Deter said that the complaints from students fell into one of three cat- egories. “The biggest problems students had were with the limited number Photo by Rick Tucker courtesy of the of transfer options at Photo by Lacey McPhillips Subway, the overall cost Kearney Hub CAM DETER A few students wait in line at Subway in the Nebraskan Student Union to order their din- of dining for commuting ner. According to Cam Deter, student body president, one of the biggest problems students students, or the lack of dining in University had with the new dining options was the limited number of transfer options at Subway. Results from last week's online poll Residence North and South,” Deter said. Previously, Subway offered only three sandwiches students could use meal transfers for, at unkantelope.com Action was taken immediately, and but Deter said they will now be offering eight subs. Take your pick: change has already begun. Last week Assistant Director Jon the last few weeks the campus, Subway, access to meals especially around the West Apple or Android Watts from the Business and Finance of- as well as other services, are now cheaper Center area. fices met with the student government. than they are off campus. This provides the Once complaints where heard, stu- “We decided what we had to do to make opportunity to get affordable meals without dent government proceeded with the hopes students happy,” Deter said. “We decided commuting off campus. Deter discussed a of providing students with a cheaper and that we have to make changes.” long list of prices compared to prices at more accessible way to eat on campus. De- The changes started at Subway. Sub- other establishments off campus urging ter hopes these changes will accomplish way was put into the Ne- students to look at that. 69% braskan Student Union two More about UNK dining: what you’re pay- “The numbers and influences that go years ago, and problems Watts and Parker work with ing and compare. into dining services is complicated and we iPhone arose when students meal Student Government The final step did the best we could with what we have. transfer options where lim- is yet to take place The Business and Finance Department did Page 4 ited to three sandwiches. but offers a world a fantastic job, and I believe that students Starting this week, that num- What do you think? Go online of possibility to the will be much happier with their dining op- ber has been raised to eight www.unkantelope.com dining services at tions,” Deter said. 31% sub options. UNK. “One of the Android “In the past, the number biggest problems of students that had meal plans paid for this year has been the number of students Meet The dining services in its entirety. But now that that do not have meal options at University Antelope's This week's online poll question: number is spread out between all under- Residence North and South. Starting here new graduates lowering the costs and making it shortly, that will change,” Deter said. cartoonist. Which Homecoming event so students do not have to use their money The plan is set for URN and URS and are you most excited for? points to get a sandwich,” Deter said. includes multiple food options being put The next step involved looking at the into the South hall. Among these changes overall cost of dining services for com- include the installation of Louie's Diner as 5 Vote at www.unkantelope.com muting students. Deter’s goal was to lower well as a Papa John's. cost. Papa John's and Louie’s Diner are es- After some changes were made over timated to provide over 500 students easier 2 the antelope Op/Ed Layout by Tate Schneider September 12, 2012 the antelope Dear politicians, FALL 2012 STAFF Lacey McPhillips Editor in Chief Please put down your hatchets Design Editor Online Editor BY CAITLIN OSTBERG tired of the mudslinging and trash-talking rather than create unity. We would rather Caitlin Ostberg Antelope Editor that occurs whenever conservatives or lib- call one side baby killers and the other side Print Editor erals (or anarchists or unicorns) are within homophobes. The negativity and hatred earshot of each other. spewing from both sides causes me to wish Amanda Arnold Copy Editor So far, both parties have been alarm- I could disown both parties. There are a lot of ingly visceral against each other and it sad- I am tired of the name-calling and Taylor Anderson wonderful things about dens me to say that I have no desire to vote. fighting. It seems as though our politicians Ad Manager the year 2012. My niece However, I still need to vote for someone. care more about being right than about was born, I started my This year is the first year that I will be able solving the problems in this country. Pride Jay Omar senior year of college, News/Opinon to vote in a presidential election. Having and greed are nasty things. UNK entered the MIAA conference, it’s missed the 2008 election by a mere month, However, I care too much Emily Seevers election year… I was secretly relieved that I was not ob- about this country to give up on it. News and Features Editor Wait, scratch that last one. ligated to step into a cramped booth and I care about jobs, I care about unborn chil- Aaron Urbanski Election year. Every time I hear that exercise my right to help decide on who dren, I care about kids whose only real Sports Editor phrase I cringe and immediately look for should take the cake. meals are the lunches at school. I care the nearest exit keeping my head down Sadly, in 2012 I am not so lucky. about the people in this country who are Rachel Van Boening and my ears plugged. Needless to say, I Promotions Manager What’s worse is that the attacks are more sleeping on the streets. I care about my am not excited for election year. vicious and the rhetoric is even more con- freedoms and the freedom that we have as Travis Stewart Now, I’m not against politics or the fusing. Both the Democratic and Republi- an American people, and I think that deep Tate Schneider government because both are necessary Designers can National Conventions were full of mis- down Washington cares too. We just need factions that our country needs in order to information and blatant untruths. to remind them of these things. Adrianna Tarin run. If we had neither, the world would When it comes to politics, I consider This election I would like to simply Photo Editor have ended long before the Mayan calen- myself an independent, and it’s partly be- learn, in an unbiased format, what our dar has predicted. cause I don’t really want to associate with two presidential candidates stand for and Michael Florence In order for a society to thrive, Business Manager either party. To me, both parties are mis- why—not how the other candidate is going a governing body is needed. guided and only trying to prove the other to do it wrong. Terri Diffenderfer However, what’s not needed are the vi- wrong. So please dear politicians, bury the Print, Online Adviser cious attacks by both parties that are about It saddens me to say that we live in a hatchets. Christina Jackson as mature as middle school scuffles. I am country that loves to tear each other down Ad Adviser News Staff Mandy Hinrichs “I worry about all “I worry about Maggie Sowl Yifei Zhao the mudslinging that the IT'S a particular candidate Kole Kluver candidates are engaged in winning. But, even more Photo Staff and the lack of focus on so the honesty of the Jay Omar the real Issues.” candidates and how well Jaycie Woslager YOUR they follow through with Ad Staff Krista Coyler Caleb Schescke Cacia Lyon what they campaign.” Hayley Herzog Senior Sophomore Hope Merrick theatre major TURN Education major Krystal Nunnenkamp Oxford Cairo Casey Paine Tate Schneider Wesley Schrier What concerns you most about the presidential elections? Jay Sloan Nobuaki Ueda (308) 865-8488 “Each candidate “What concerns “It seems that the [email protected] needs to focus more me most is that the different things they are Advertising pulling into play—it’s (308) 865-8487 on their own positives, two candidates are [email protected] rather than publicizing bashing each other. Their like in their effort to Fax each others’ negatives. campaigns have been win they’re holding the (308) 865-8708 Democratic and Republican Mail It makes it hard to know negative rather than The Antelope who to trust.” Rachel Schnoor focusing on what they can Gabe Haberman, values hostage.” Jon Danforth 166 Mitchell Center Junior Sophomore Senior University of Nebraska at Kearney Pre-optomology do for the country.” Music education Music Business Kearney, NE 68849 Kearney Wahoo Columbus September 12, 2012 News Layout by Lacey McPhillips the antelope 3 PHOTO OF THE DAY: POWDERPUFF PLAYERS SQUARE OFF See your ad here! e-mail us..

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