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V OL.99 , NO .10 THE T HE U NIVERSITY OF N EBRASKA - KEARNEY ANTELOPEWeekend Weather FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Tenth Hour Women’s Few Showers Partly Cloudy Mostly Sunny Calling jams High 58 High 52 High 56 track battles rain Low 31 page 5 Low 36 Low 34 page 7 THE WEEK OF APRIL 1, 2004 New Mortar Board members selected by Jackie Stoltenberg also service and leadership experience to be considered. Students interested in membership to the Mortar Board must be Antelope Guest Writer “We really stress service and are very selective in our member- a dedicated leader in many organizations. Stasishena said, ship. A lot of deserving individuals don’t get into Mortar Board. We “Participate in a lot of organizations, take part in different activities. The UNK Xi Pi Chapter of Mortar Board recently selected 20 want to be an active organization. Our members are required to par- Be a good student and have pretty high a high GPA. It’s a pretty students to be inducted into the honor society. A member of this ticipate,” Davin Jones, current Mortar Board president, said. honorable organization, so you just have to be active.” national honor society must be a full-time student; must have a 3.2 Several active students at UNK were selected this year. “We have a very extensive election process,” Jones said. The cumulative GPA; have a minimum of 88 credit hours completed; Chloupek, student body president, and Model United Nations pres- members send in their resumes and letter of recommendation. The and must graduate no sooner than December 2004. ident Stasishena are among the new members. selection committee must agree on a student’s new membership The new members are: Karri Thunker (Bloomfield); John The members selected are well-rounded and busy. For example, with an 80 percent vote. Westbrook (Brownville); Brady Koch (Cambridge); Andrew Young Chloupek makes a daily calendar from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. to manage About 40 students applied this year. The application process (Filley); Bradley Bohn (Gibbon); Jeremy Yilk (Gothenburg); his time. He tutors students on campus in geography and computer began in early December and ended Jan. 31. Katherine Frost and Rebecca Schneider (Grand Island); Chrysantha information systems. He is also involved in student government, the According to Jones, it was easy to distinguish the new members Wiebelhaus (Hartington); Kelli Wellensiek (Kenesaw); Brett chancellor’s ambassadors and is a member of the honors program. from other applicants. Chloupek (Harvard); Kristin Farwell and Olga Stasishena This summer he will be a Platte River Studies Scholar. Jones said, “I hope that they carry on some of the traditions that (Kearney); Erin Kochenderfer (McCook); Jesse Cain (North Platte); Chloupek maintains a 3.5 GPA and will graduate in May 2005 we started this year, and not to mention some to the traditions we Brian Britten (Palisade); Marta Cea, Jeffrey Ensz and Amanda with a double major in geography and computer systems program- also carried on, and represent our chapter very well.” Maryott (Wayne); and Jennifer Gross (Earling, Iowa). ming. Chloupek is excited to be involved in Mortar Board because of The students will officially be initiated into Mortar Board pre- Stasishena’s GPA is around 3.7, and she is double-majoring in the friendships he has with other active students. ceding the Honors Convocation in the Nebraskan Student Union on finance and political science. Stasishena will graduate in May 2005. “It’s going to be a fun year working with all the members in Sunday, April 4 at 1 p.m. The event is open to the public. In addition to acting as president of Model United Nations, she Mortar Board in this organization,” he said. “Every single member Not only does the membership require academic excellence, but leads two projects on the Safe Team. She is also in the honors pro- of Mortar Board is so involved on campus. It will be fun to be with gram. other students like myself.” Ad/PR It’s Tornado Time! Alumni by Amber Booton discuss Club to Antelope Staff Writer Severe Weather Awareness justice Week is in effect from March sponsor 29 through April 2. For some of us, it may seem too early to think about thun- careers derstorms and tornadoes since spring has just begun. by Amanda S. Muller Unfortunately, Nebraska is fast forum Antelope Staff Writer approaching its severe weather season. by Chris Araujo Fact: Last year in Nebraska, Three University of Nebraska Antelope Staff Writer the first tornado of the season at Kearney alumni returned to occurred on April 18. campus to present a panel dis- For many seniors in the The National Weather cussion titled “Benefits and Department of Communication, Service and local weather Challenges for Women in Justice many questions are still left emergency professionals want Professions.” unanswered. The answers they all Nebraskans to know more This panel concluded the 16th are seeking are not found in a about severe weather and how Annual Criminal Justice textbook, on a Web site, or in the to be prepared in case severe Conference that was held on keys to their final exams. weather occurs in their area. Thursday, March 25, from 9 a.m. These questions can only be All across Nebraska crucial to approximately 3 p.m. in the solved by listening to ideas and weather warning equipment Ponderosa Room of the Student experiences of those who have will be tested on Wednesday, Union. March 31. The annual The panelists were Heidi already walked down the very Photo by Jamie Knuth paths that they wish to travel statewide tornado drill will Blair-Esteves, 1995 graduate; someday. Many of these answers take place and will be followed Tornadoes cause much destruction in Nebraska. The first tornado occurred on April 18 last year. Michelle Muirhead, 1989 gradu- can be found this Thursday in by a second drill later that that is normal for Nebraska Fact: The Nebraska county a closet, bathroom or near a ate; and Sgt. Bethleen Copeland Hall Room 140 at 3:30 evening. each year is 40, but, since that has seen the most torna- strong wall. Wrap yourself in Hagemeyer, 1979 graduate. p.m during a presentation titled Local outdoor warning 1950, the number of tornadoes does since 1950 is Hall County, blankets to protect yourself UNK’s Dr. Beth Wiersma was "Connecting With Consumers in sirens, NOAA Weather Radio to show up in Nebraska has at 69. Buffalo County is a close from flying debris. the mediator. a Fragmented World." alarms and the Emergency been steadily increasing. In second at 68. 2. When in a public facility, Blair-Esteves is a researcher The forum, featuring two Alert System will be activated contrast, the number of torna- Although tornado safety go to an interior room on the and caseworker in South Sioux advertising executives from to signal the start of the drill. do-related deaths to occur in tips may be well known among lowest floor and cover your City, Iowa. She holds a master's Chicago, is funded by UPFF and The National Weather Service Nebraska each year has sharply Nebraskans, the National head. Look for posted severe degree in government from sponsored by UNK’s Advertising is asking Nebraska’s schools, dropped since 1950, with many Weather Service strives to weather information and desig- Harvard University and is work- and Public Relations (Ad/PR) hospitals and other public years seeing zero fatalities. make sure no one is caught in a nated shelters. ing on her doctorate. Club. The featured pair includes facilities to use this drill as if it Thanks to the National dangerous situation during 3. Abandon all cars or Muirhead is a legal analyst Valerie Brown, an account man- were a real emergency and Weather Service and local severe weather. Here is a brief mobile homes! The most and investigator for Central ager of the Kellogg's at Starcom practice the correct actions that emergency officials, summary of the tornado safety deaths from tornadoes occur in States Insurance of Omaha. She IP (Internet Protocol), and should be taken. Nebraskans are reminded at tips distributed by the National cars and mobile homes. is president of the Eastern Kristie Betcher, an account exec- Fact: Nebraskans saw a this time every year about what Weather Service each year. 4. If there is no shelter, lie Nebraska Anti-Fraud utive who works exclusively total of 81 tornadoes last year. to do in case of severe weather 1. When in a home or small flat in the nearest ditch or Association and has worked as with Applebee's at Wunderman. The tornadoes caused two and how to keep safe through- building, go to a central loca- depression and cover your an investigator and researcher. Brown will talk about new deaths, the first since 1988. out the entire severe weather tion in the basement or to the Hagemeyer is the third innovations in today's advertis- The number of tornadoes season. lowest level. The best area is in See Weather, page 8 woman hired by the Nebraska ing and how online advertising State Patrol. works for the client as well as the Blair-Esteves started the consume. Case studies of online panel discussion by addressing ad campaigns will be featured some of the more dangerous sit- throughout her part of the pre- uations she had been involved in. sentation. She said that as a caseworker Betcher will talk about and contracted by the state of Iowa provide examples of branding she works as a liaison between products and promoting brands departments. to consumers. She said that at nine months Brown, a native of Lexington, she is a long-term employee Neb., is a Northwestern since the average turn-around is University in Evanston, Ill., about six months.

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