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University Police arrested a man who
allegedly attempted to assault a freshman
woman early Friday morning in the base
ment of Schramm Residence Hall. ;
Anthony Silva, 19, was charged with
""assault with intent to commit great,
bodily harm" in Lancaster County court at
2 pxi. Friday. - Judge Robert Camp set
bond at $1,000, deputy county attorney
Rod Rehm said. .
Rehm said possible sentencing ranges
from one to 20 years imprisonment.'
University Police Officer Joe Wehner
said a description from the victim, Lessie
Rushall, and three witnesses who saw the
alledged assailant leave Schramm Hall led
to the arrest Friday at 21st and Holdrege
streets.
Rushall said she noticed a man standing
by a stairwell door on her residence hall
floor whilcshe was waiting for the elevator.
Then she went to the basement to get
her laundry and she said the man came op
behind her and plsied a kiiife at her thrcet.
She said she worked her way to the
stairwell door and fell against it, freeing
herself from his grip. -
Stumbling over her long robe and nlght
2A she ran up the staris to the lobby
where she told the security guard what
happened, Rushall said.
She said the guard went down one stair
well as the man stepped into the lobby
from the other stairwell.
She screamed and two men sitting in the
Schramm lobby started to chase the roan,
but soon returned to the lobby whin they
lost him.
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TJi tzrj Zzrz issa c3 :
lizt month wrote a much-
pullidzed litter to state session from lis
rent's district, la C:s kttsr he dzi
thst durir t!j December executive sesoa
fcliciica of n interim prcd;stt two
rr-tr.ts thov-ht quintls with the faedty
wosld kO the career of NlTi mtt pitd-
" SlT,mor.s, cf Scottsbluff, sdd' these
were not his feelings, lie dedined to name
the regents who expressed the opinion.
Copies cf the letter were obtained last
week by the Lincoln Journal and the
Omsha World-Herald.
Not easy job
1 don't know where they got thit
laea, ss:d ilcnry Eaamgartea, UNL
Faculty Senate president.."! don't think a
(universityFpresident's job is easy, but I
don't think it would be the end of any
body's career. It's very difficult to keep
everybody happy, bat most collece Dissi
dents seem to survive."
Justin Stolen, UNO Faculty Senate
president, said he did not see any basis for
the opinion that arguments with the
faculty "will rein the next NU president's
career. "
' ..-.;' - Letter's effect..
Stolen, also a member of the presidental
search committee, said he did not know
what effect Simmons' discussion of the
interim president selection would have on
the committee's progress.
The letter reportedly said Roskens was
chosen interim president over Steven
Sample, NU Vice President -for Academic
Affairs, because Roskens was more expend
able and thus more suitable for the career
ending job. ' '
Such discussion could affect the
decision of possible candidates for the NU
presidency, Baumgarten said.
"Nobody's going tor take a job if he
thinks it means ending his career, and
nobody's going to want to get involved in
arguments," he said.
. Baumgarten said he hoped discussion of
the contents of the letter would "die down
quickly". The university is going to have a
difficult time as it is, trying to get the NU
, budget request approved .fey the N&raska
Legislature during what looks like a tight
to&&tYesrt3T&n$xte;hB! sUd.
"We. reed to be concentrating on things
faculty and administrators are supposed to
be doing and not getting involved in these
extraneous discussions,'' Bsumgsrten said.
Roskens said the publicity about his
selection as interim president has not made
his job more difficult He said the state
ments will not affect his future decision
whether to accept the permanent presi
dency if it is offered him.
No fee&seV
Simmons said he has received no feed
back from the university community about
the contents of his letter.
"No one - has called me except
reporters, be said. Simmons said he did
not understand why something he wrote a
month ago- should get attention cow.
SImmcss tid he writes Utters to
craters after each rtais rncstir.g l:cra:e
reporters ii c-tstits news msdk do not
dweys proviis tits fil story cf whst
' Lr-pcr.s at the r.ectir.
He siii he "hadn't tliouit tbort it,"
when asked if he wod cendder wrifeig
'-ihs ktter for the psifdic testcsd cf just fcr
C.T-i re-rr.ts . Kcrrrit Ilssssn rsd
James J.IoyJoa slid they wcsld not discuss
the contents cf Simmcn's letter because
they had cot resd it. Other regents were
not contacted.
Idoykn said-he did not think publicity
about the selection of the interim president
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would hinder the search committee's work.
Several regents, search committee
members and university administrators
; have ssid premature discussion in the news
media of possible presidential candidates
: was part of the reason a president was not
? selected by tls-ofisd Iss.-L'desile.
also reportedly ; critkitd Ifcciates I fcf ,
violating a isxtmtf MmMvt when he wis
UNO chancePor by lobbying in last year's
fcgjslarure. Simmcsis wrote that Roskens
lobbies for the UNO Haath, Physical Edu
cation and Recreation Eldg. and the Down
town Education Center, to be built in
downtown Omaha.
In letters sent to the state senators dur
ing the last four months, Simmons also
reportedly criticized "outside interests" of
NU administrators. Several administrators
including UNL Chancellor Roy Young,
serve on the board of directors cf some
banks. '
Sartmons told the D&fy Nebrisikim last
week that businesses ia Lincoln and
Omaha, cot the university, wsat to keep
the campuses (UNO sad UNL) at odds
with each ether.
G
overnors approve plans
g build veterinary school
Hans to build a regional veterinary
school in Lincoln were approved Friday by
the governors of Nebraska, North and
South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana,
the fife members of the Ctd West Regional
Commission srppcrtizg the project. -
Tf'e're very pleased. That's what we
hoped the governors would decide, said
T. E. Hsrfcmg dean of the UNL College
ct AgriCwture.
At the meeting in Washington D
Fridsy, the five governors voted to ask
their legidatures to support the veterin
ary schocL Hartsmg said there would be
no action taken ia the Nebraska Legisla
ture this year concerning the wt school,
but there, " most certairJy would be ia
1973.
An' advisory committee, cozrrpiising re
presentatives from each cf the five states,
was appoiad to mske specifk: p Isas for
the schocL according to the Old Vest
Ilr-icr.J Ccmmission cfBcs ia Wairg
tca. The cost cf their six-mcsth study was
set at S32XX). -
risr.s to build a veterinary school at
Ccbrsio Ctste Uahtrs-ty (CCU) are rr.rier-
project, Ilartung said the two states defin
itely were included in the Old West project.
He said the two states might use both
schools to meet their needs.
Although no current UNL students are
directly involved with the Old West pro
ject, Ilartung said many were interested
in getting adequate placement for all vet
erinary students.
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News: Don't worry, there's no eary pro
gram to get your prime records p. 5
Etertsitmsci: Butch and the Crud,
two baddies p. 9
Sports: Iluska wrestles take a pair cf
raterics. p. 10
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