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T HE U NIVERSITY OF N EBRASKA - KEARNEY V OL. 98, NO . 6 THE ANTELOPE THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 9, 2003 Panelists deem higher education of utmost importance by Beth Bremer Community College; President body wants somebody else to Most college recruiting Antelope Staff Writer Bill Path, Northeast Community pay for it," Kristensen said. begins at the high school level, College; and Stan Carpenter; A topic of particular concern but Path thinks that in order to Executive Director of the was the availability and equality reach the minority students The politics of higher educa- Nebraska State College System. of higher education to minorities. recruitment should start much tion were discussed at the The six panelists agreed on It was agreed that more time and sooner. Annual Senator Jerome Warner the importance a college educa- effort be given into recruiting "We have to get the message Evening Thursday in the tion has on society and the com- minority and "at-risk" high out at the grade-school level of Nebraskan Student Union. munity. school students to increase the the importance of higher educa- Hosted by the UNK political "College is about leadership number of those students tion to at-risk and minority stu- science department, topics dis- and it is where students can enrolled in colleges and universi- dents," Path said. cussed amongst guest panelists develop those skills," Brown ties. The exact reason as to why it and audience members were: the said, "and it is also a wonderful "We need to foster the idea of has been difficult to recruit and value of a college education; opportunity for those students to higher education in minorities," maintain a high level of minority minorities in higher education; change things for future genera- Carpenter said. "To succeed and students remains unclear to most competition between public and tions." be part of a community in this of the panelists. Chipps said the private institutions; and the Chancellor Kristensen said era, a college education is essen- cause could be due to the lack of effects of budget cuts along with that students today believe col- tial." emphasis put on a college educa- increased tuition and costs. lege has stopped being a privi- The actual recruitment of tion to many of the students. Guest panelists included lege, as it was for him, and it has minority and "at-risk" students "It is so difficult and complex Chancellor Doug Kristensen, become a right. The cost of col- should start at a very basic level, to change a culture," Chipps UNK; President Fred Brown, lege has become a concern for according to Brown. "We have to said, "and some students don't Doane College; President Wayne the institutional systems and stu- get into communities and reach think college is essential to their Baker, York College; President dents alike. these potential students," Brown Photo by Faye Kilday Michael Chipps, Mid-Plains "The challenge is that every- said. See Education, page 10 Six speakers participated in the Sen. Jerome Warner symposium. Garlock: UNK experience invaluable UNK population by Lindsey Humston Antelope Staff Writer slightly decreases; In 1977, Jack Garlock gradu- ated with a newfound indepen- dence and confidence that only the college experience can pro- diversity increases vide. In 2003, he came back to by Stephanie Fielder his alma mater to share that feel- Antelope Staff Writer ing with current students. Garlock gave an hour long pre- sentation on Friday about his espite budget cuts, a slowed economy and international business and what it took to get tensions, the fall 2003 census confirms that UNK is still a there. Dgrowing university as it strives to reach its goal of remain- Garlock is a UNK alumn who ing a quality postsecondary institution. took what he learned at UNK, According to the census, the total student population at UNK is both academically and non-acad- approximately 6,400 this fall. There are just over 1,000 graduate stu- emically, applied it to the real dents and almost 5,400 undergraduates. Although the total enroll- world and made a career--and a ment at UNK decreased by .3 percent from last fall, the number of name--for himself. full time, international, and U.S. ethnic minority students increased. After 26 years of waiting, all Full time enrollment for freshmen, transfer, undergraduate and the hard work paid off. Garlock overall students are up 1.1 percent to the highest level since 1999. is now president of one of the The retention rate for freshmen and sophomores is also up at 82.4 biggest power tool companies in percent. the world, Stanley Tool "The national standard for public level universities is 75 percent; Company. “It’s the world’s great- UNK, at 82.4 (percent), puts us at an excellent standing there," John est job to be president,” Garlock Kundel, Director of Admissions, said. said. “I get to be a jack of all The increase in full time enrollment resulted in a .9 percent trades and a master of none.” increase in student credit hours and an increase in people living on Photo by Adam Wegner campus. See Garlock, page 8 Jack Garlock, UNK alumn and president of Stanley Tool Company, visited UNK on Oct. 3. "What we're seeing are more traditional on-campus students," Kundel said. "It's obvious there are more students are on-campus Burglaries, sex offenses top crime report See Enrollment, page 8 by Leslie McCormick One on-campus sex offense student and campus activities, pus--in 2002. Antelope Staff Writer was reported in 2002, according including student discipline, stu- The statistics report also to crime statistics. However, six dent housing, and the Dean of showed that for the past three Reports of burglary on cam- forcible sexual assaults were Students,” according to the years, only liquor and drug viola- pus and sex offenses near cam- reported within a two-block Public Safety Web site. Ninety- tions, and no other crimes, were pus are at an all-time high, radius of the UNK campus in six liquor violations were report- reported to UNK campus author- according to a recently released 2002. Only one sexual assault ed to campus authority in 2001, ity. However, all types of crimes annual crime report for UNK. was reported near campus in and 55 were reported in 2002. were reported to campus law In accordance with the 1990 2001, and there were no reported Eight drug abuse violations enforcement. Crime Awareness and Campus sex offenses on campus in 2001. were reported to campus law The annual disclosure of cam- Security Act, secondary educa- Reported sex offenses on cam- enforcement in 2002, while only pus crime statistics is compiled tion institutions like UNK must pus peaked in 1993 and 1994, three were reported in 2001. by the Department of Public provide crime statistics for the with three reports for each year. Four drug violations were report- Safety in consultation with, campus. Crime statistics for the Liquor violations on campus ed to campus authority in 2002, information from and knowledge community are not included in are also up from last year. There while nine were reported in of the Offices of Residential and these numbers. However, the were 26 liquor-law violations 2001. Greek Life, Dean of Students, report includes a separate section reported to campus law enforce- Non-aggravated assault on Counseling Center, Student of crime statistics that occurred ment in 2002, compared to 21 in campus is the only crime that Health, Athletics Office, within a two-block radius of 2001. Of the 2002 violations, 19 was down this year compared to Academic Advising, Human campus. were possession/consumption of last year. Only three incidents Resources and the Kearney There were 35 reports of bur- liquor, six were drinking on pub- were reported in 2002, compared Police Department. glary on campus in 2002, a lic property and one was driving to nine in 2001. In a two-block UNK has compiled statistics record high according to the under the influence. radius of campus, however, non- since 1992. Crime statistics for crime report. Burglary com- In addition to the 26 viola- aggravated assault is at a record UNK can be seen on the UNK plaints are up approximately 37 tions actually reported to campus high. Thirty-one counts were Public Safety Web site or percent from 2001, when 22 bur- law enforcement, 139 liquor vio- recorded for 2002; 22 for 2001; accessed though the UNK online Photo by Shiloh Nichols glaries were reported. In addi- lations were reported to UNK and only three for 2000. factbook at News flash! The Antelope newspaper, KLPR radio and TV tion, three motor vehicle thefts campus authority. Campus There were no reports of http://aaunk.unk.edu/fact- were reported to campus law production students are working together in a plan known authority is defined as, “police aggravated assault, robbery, book/3Enrollment/encrim.htm. as media convergence. For more information about this enforcement in 2002, after five officers, security officers, and arson, non-forcible sexual consecutive years with no motor any official of the institution who assault, hate crime or weapons project, see page 10. vehicle complaints. has significant responsibility for possession--both on and off cam- Weekend News Entertainment Sports Weather FRIDAY Isolated T-Storms Middle school “In the Lopers win High 80, Low 50 kids want to Gloaming” Homecoming SATURDAY save crane opens Oct. 8 game Scattered Showers High 62, Low 37 SUNDAY page 8 page 5 page 4 Sunny High 64, Low 42 2 THE ANTELOPE CAMPUS BEAT THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 9, 2003 UNK CALENDAR CAMPUS BRIEFS Wednesday, October 8: Japanese Fall Festival, 6-8 one-hour performance due to through a competitive applica- Etiquette Dining Seminar, p.m.

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