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Student aims to save arctic lands AICTK from page 1 area, Seward said, it also will provide a meager 200-day su|^)ly of oil that won’t be available for at least 10 years. Therefore, he said the oil wouldn’t lower soaring energy prices anytime soon. Moreover, he said the plan would destroy an area that 129,000 caribou use for breeding each yean In addition to hurting the caribou, Seward said drilling also would stamp out the Gwidf in people, an indigenous groups named after tlje caribou, who depend on the animals fin* food. The White House said it didn’t want to stamp out anyone. Instead, Scott Stanzel, a spokesman for President Bush, said the plan put the United States on the road to a "comprehensive energy policy" that would wean the country off its dependency on foreign oiL In addition, he said new drilling tech niques let oil companies harvest fuel without negatively impacting the surrounding areas. "It can be done in an environmentally safe way,” he said. These new methods require fewer drilling holes and less land than the old techniques, he said. And, he said, the $1.2 billion of potential revenue lying below the surface can’t be taken lightly. Sewaid said conservative politidanstnim pet die revenue projections even though the amount of money spent on fuel exceeded a billion dollars each year. Plus, he said the oil bucks wouldn’t ever seep bade to Nebraska because of its distance from Alaska. On the first day of the summit Seward said he and other delegates would be briefed on statistics about die refuge and would train on how to lobby national politicians. Seward said he expected Rep. Tom, Osborne of the 3rd Congressional District to lend an open ear to concerns about the plan’s impact on Nebraska’s famed sand hill cranes. The birds use part of the refuge as nesting grounds, he said. Oil exploration could stunt the crane’s migratory patterns and jeopardize their vitali ty, he said. Seward said Osborne, who represents countless Nebraska farmers, would also be receptive to alternative energy plans that boost ethanol production instead of looking for more oiL Ethanol, a combustible fuel, is frequently made from com and could help struggling fanners looking to sell their oops, he said. Sen. Chuck Hagel, a stanch Republican, will be Seward’s toughest target, he said. “Well have no effect on Hagel, but I will try” he said. Traditionally, Hagel backs GOP plans and has said he was not opposed to laying pipe in the refuge. But Hagel’s concrete stance won't bother Seward. Seward said he and his environmental partners were really “gunning” for Nelson. In fact, the group thinks that Nelson is so important that delegates from Alaska and Utah will flank Seward when he confronts the senator. The other delegates will help Seward tack some democratic ideals onto the independent senator, he said. “(Nelson’s) a Republican in a Democrat's dothes,” he said. Stanzel the White House spokesman, said senators like Nelson don't betray party lines; rather, they simply look for what’s best for the country. I . Fortunately, Seward said most senators didn't see the drilling plan as the nation’s best bet Virtually all of the Democratic senators and a few Republicans have voiced concerns over the plan, he said. “(Bush) has quite an up-hill battle,” Seward said. J College welcomes new arts dean PfJW from page 1 “I think this is a special moment in the history of the university," he said. "The college is at a point where it is poised to get noticeably better” Hoffmann said one of the first things he noticed on his vis its to UNL was the dedication of the faculty members and administration. “Everyone seems to be will ing to do whatever it takes to improve,” he said. When he was being inter viewed for the position at UNL, Hoffmann said numerous faculty members spoke to him of the need for more inteidistipUnary work. Hoffmann said he hoped to encourage this type of collabo ration not only within the College ofArts and Sciences, but with the other academic branches at UNL. “I am a firm believer in the importance of a liberal arts edu cation,” he said. Hoffmann, a biologist, earned his bachelor's degree with high honors at the College ofWilliam and Mary in Williamsburg,Vbl He earned his master's and doctorate at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif His scientific work dealt with sea anemones and the genetics of adaptation. Hoffmann spent part of his aca demic career studying marine biology in Cape Cod, Mass. Although Nebraska is a long way from an ocean, Hoffmann said he was very happy to be in Lincoln. *1 wasn’t born here, but I have found I am a Midwesterner at heart” he said. Shooting leaves man injured ■A SWAT team was dispatched aft? two men fought over a mutual girifriend BYCHAHJEKAUmWU A SWAT team was deployed Thursday nig^it to catch the sus pected gunman in a shooting that left one man critically injured with a gunshot wound to the head. Police said Steven J. Murray, 49, shot Bennie Canady, 41, in the head withasmall caliber handgun after an argument over a mutual girlfriend. The shooting occurred at 1414 C St Apt 4, at about 8:15 pun. cm Thursday Murray was jailed and Please recycle your Daily Nebraskan charged with first degree assault and terroristic threats. Canady is in critical condition at Bryan LGH Wfest. Following the shooting, Munay fled to the apartment of an acquaintance at 13th and D streets, where he lodced himself in and threatened police. The police SWAT team was activated at 220 am, after more than five hours of negotiation. The SWAT team entered the apart ment and took Murray into cus tody without firingashot Murray’s hand was slightly injured in his capture, but Police Chief Tom Casady said he would not disdose the SWAT team’s tac tics or how Murray’s hand was injured. Casady commended the team’s performance during a press conference Friday. “The fact of the matter is, they have performed with excellence," Casady said. "I am constantly impressed with their profession alism.” Casady said police did evacu ate a number of people from the surrounding apartments during the standoff Some residents were not evacuated because they would be in greater danger while moving to safety, he said. Murray hasanumber of previ ous arrests, including several assaults, failure to cooperate with officers and hindering arrest. Police said Canady was still alive as of Sunday morning. THIS IS CLYDE'S ASS Clyde’s ass is voting S6SSE tomorrow in the ASUN Elections. Clyde knows that a vote for SGME jl is a vote for his ass and every other ass on this campus. Vote WE CARE ABOUT YOUR ASS! ASUN Student Government Run-Off Election March 6, 2001 Cletus, Clyde's younger brother, also had an ass. Unfortunately, because of SCORE*'s Grandfather Tuition Clause, he could no longer afford to save his ass. Sure, Clyde was still sitting eanfbrtahly on his ass, since his younger brother was bearing the burden of Clyde's tuition increase. Why should Cletus (and his ass) have to pay for the mistakes of Clyde's Student Government? Make sure he doesn't have to Vote MO BOLL on Tuesday. NO BULL MIXAN-WESTERING ASH 3TTOBBT GOWEWBBT KOtOFF ELECTION NXSCH 6, 2001 MID IOt BY TBEMnfcRB MTCHETiTJi 3CHUGE UNL Sample Ballot ASUN Student Government Run-off Election March 6, 2001 1. To vote, blacken the square ( Q) to the left of each name you select. 2. DO NOT CROSS OUT-if you change your mind, exchange your ballot for a new one. President / Vice President Select one (1) by marking the square (□ ) to the left of the name. / ONathan Fuerst / Jessica Lopez SCORE! □Andrew Mixan / Bill Westering No Bull Polling Sites 10:30 am to 1:30 pm Selleck Hewit Center Nebraska Union City Campus Campus Recreation Center Nebraska Union East Campus 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm Sandoz Lounge Harper Food Service Neihardt “Blue Parlor”