Monday, October 17, 2011
Wellness Fair is Oct. 17-18
The 2011 UNL Wellness Fair is Oct. 17-18. Events are 7:30 a.m. to noon, Oct. 17 in the Nebraska Union and 7:30 to 10 a.m., Oct. 18 in the East Union. The fair includes a fundraiser for the Peoples City Mission.
Wellness Fair activities are chair massages, flu vaccination, blood profiles, and information about nutrition, wellness programming, diabetes, cancer and financial check-ups. The flu vaccinations and blood profiles are $25 each. To assist the Peoples City Mission, fair organizers ask participants to bring non-perishable items and gently-used clothing items (preferably fall or winter wear).
Transportation Services offers safety tips during deer season
Since deer are most active in the fall and early winter, Transportation Services is offering tips on how to decrease the risks associated with deer collisions. These tips include watching for road signs and avoiding the urge to swerve away from a deer.
The Department of Roads places deer crossing signs in areas where there are frequent deer collisions. When traveling through an area where these signs are posted, slow down, increase side-to-side scanning and be prepared for a deer to dart onto the roadway. Read more driving tips on Today@UNL.
Theatre and film students work on the set during the production of 'Vipers in the Grass'
'Digs' wins Theatre and Film screenplay competition
The Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film has announced the winners of the Screenplay Competition for the second film in the Carson School Film Series. Pre-production begins immediately on "Digs" by Michael Harthen of St. Clair Shores, Mich. Harthen will receive $1,000 as the grand prize-winner of the screenplay competition. Harthen is a former student of assistant professor Ian Borden.
"Digs" is a romantic comedy involving a volunteer campus cop who attempts to solve a crime and somehow ends up with the girl. Pre-production will continue through May 2012 when principal photography will begin. The Carson School Screenplay Contest received 40 script submissions from three of the four University of Nebraska campuses and four faculty-sponsored entries from external sources. Read more about this production on Today@UNL.
Campus bus schedule shifts during fall break
On days in the academic year when classes are not in session, Parking and Transit Services adjusts the bus operating schedule to reflect lower passenger demand. The bus-operating schedule during fall break, Oct. 17-18, will adjust to a 20-minute wait between buses on City Campus and a 10-minute wait on East Campus.
Campus bus service will operate from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days. Regular bus service restarts Oct. 19. Read more on the Parking and Transit website.
Rec centers adjust hours for fall break
Campus Rec Center and East Campus Activities Building have reduced hours during fall break, Oct. 14-18. Group fitness and mind and body classes schedules are modified as well.
Campus Rec Center Fall Break hours:
- Oct. 14 5:45 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Oct. 15 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Oct. 16 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Oct. 17 5:45 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Oct. 18 5:45 a.m. to midnight
For a full list of fall break hours read more on Today@UNL.
