ASUN advisor resigns at UNL,
coordinates public school discipline
By Judi Nygren
Today as she empties the last of her personal
belongings from the desk she has occupied for four
years and bids farewell to UNL, the former assistant
to the dean of students said she is filled with "mixed
emotions."
As coordinator of UNL's disciplinary judicial
affairs and ASUN advisor, Dee Simpson-Kirkland
said she has gained many friends and has grown
professionally over the years. Yet, she said, tackling
the responsibilities of coordinator of school disci
pline for the entire Lincoln public school system
offers her the chance to grow more.
"I will be dealing with all kinds of discipline prob
lems because of the diversity of the population," she
said.
Simpson-Kirkland is not alone in having mixed
feelings about her resignation. David DeCoster,
UNL's dean of students, said that while he is happy
that Simpson-Kirkland will still be a part of Lincoln,
she will be missed at UNL
"She's been wonderful," he said. "Next Monday it
won't be the same around here."
Mark Scudder, ASUN president, said ASUN also
will miss her as an advisor, although DeCoster will
take over until a new assistant is hired.
"We're sorry to lose her," he said, "she provided
insight when we needed it. She did an excellent job."
Simpson-Kirkland came to UNL nine years ago
from her native New York state. After completing
graduate work in school psychology at New York
College, she chose to get her masters degree in coun
seling psychology at UNL
"I was pleased to come here," she said. "UNL's
psychology program has a good reputation."
She had planned to stay in Nebraska only long
enough to complete her masters and then return to
New York, she said. But once she married, had a
daughter and moved into a counseling position at
UNL, the years spent in Nebraska stretched on.
While Simpson-Kirkland plans to remain in Lin
coln for a while longer, she said she still hopes to
leave someday. She said she ultimately wants to
become a college dean, but not at UNL
"UNL has been very good to me," she said. "But I
want to try my hand somewhere else."
Until she achieves her goal though, Simpson
Kirkland said she is "taking one day at a time."
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Broyhill Fountain, sans detergent, looks happy and contented.
Continued soapings cause damage
to Broyhill fountain pumps, piping
By Stacie Thomas
Some students may think pouring soap in Broyhill
Memorial Fountain, north of the Nebraska Union is
a harmless prank. But this prank could perman
ently damage the fountain and cause -it to shut
down, according to John Amend, assistant to the
director of UNL's Physical Plant.
Continued soapings will cause extensive damage
to pumps, nozzles and piping already weakened by
1 7 years of use, Amend said.
"There's been talk about closing it depending on
how much vandalism there is and what condition
it's in," Amend said.
The most recent vandalism occurred last week
when the University Police Department reported two
bottles of soap had been poured into the fountain.
Lt. Ken Cauble said there are no suspects in the
case.
UNL Vice Chancellor John Goebel said the foun
tain wasn't repaired this year until repair funds
became available Juiy 1. The repair cost $2,000.
Continued soapings could cause enough extra
expense to turn off the fountain permanently,
although he said he knows of no definite plan to do
so.
"We will keep it operational as long as we can,"
Goebel said. "However, if people start soaping it
every time we turn around, we'll have to take
another look at it."
Goebel said he is in favor of keeping the fountain
working because it is an attractive landmark and
student gathering place on campus.
When the fountain is soaped for the first time
after being filled, maintenance workers use an anti
foaming device to clean the soap from the water
without having to drain the fountain. Goebel said
this costs about $70.
The second time the fountain is soaped, it must be
drained and thoroughly cleaned to prevent a layer
of residue from forming on the surface of the water,
Goebel said.NThis method costs more than $600.
Amend said UNL budgets $8,500 per year for
maintenance, cleaning, repair and general upkeep
of the fountain. The fountain now needs complete
overhaul, Amend said.
Goebel said a maintenance worker is assigned to
check the fountain daily and clean it weekly.
Broyhill fountain was donated in 1987 in memory
of Lynn Diann Broyhill by her parents after Lynn
was killed in an automobile accident.
er dean
researcher dies
UNL's former dean of the College of Arts and
Sciences researcher and painter Walter E. Militzer,
77, died Wednesday..
A graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Militzer
came to NU.in 1936.
In the late 1930s he made a name for himself as a
researcher at UNL He and a colleague were credited
with developing a simpler method to measure iron
in human blood.
While continuing his research, Militzer became an
associate professor in 1945 and a full professor in
1948. He succeeded Charles Henry Oldfather as the
arts and sciences dean in 1952. Militzer resigned
from his position in 1967 to return to teaching and
researching.
In 1974 Militzer retired and took up watercolor
painting. Several local shows featured his paintings.
Funeral services will be today at 4 p.m. at Roper
and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St.
Off The Wire
National and international news
from the Rcutcr News Report
Geneo engineered
for molaria control
WASHINGTON Medical researchers have
used genetic engineering techniques to pro
duce a vaccine against malaria, the mosquito
transmitted disease which infects 200 million
humans each year, it was announced Thursday.
The U. S. aid organization, Agency for Interna
tional Development, which helped fund the
research, said experiments were now taking
place to see how the vaccine could be safely
administered to humans.
New York University husband-and-wife path
ology team Victor and Ruth Nussenzwclg pro
duced the vaccine by taking microscopic quan
tities of a protein from the salivary glands of
mosquitoes and genetically reproducing it in
the laboratory. Ruth Nussenzwclg told a press
conference that although the vaccine was
aimed at combatting the first end most dan
gerous stage of malaria when threadlike paras
ites enter the liver, it was possible it could
prove effective in stopping the disease in later
stages such a3 when it enters the bloodstream.
"Malaria is the largest single cause of disease
and death," AID administrator Peter McPher
son told the press conference held at the State
Department. An estimated one million people
die in Africa each year from the disease, he
said. Half of the world's population of 4.5 bil
lion live in areas where they risk catching
malaria.
House bans contras ' aid
WASHINGTON The House of Representa
tives Thursday approved a 1985 intelligence
bill that prohibits U. S. aid to Nicaraguan rebels
trying to overthrow the Marxist Sandinista
government. The vote was 294-118.
In a related development, a State Depart
ment spokesman said the United States and
Nicaragua ended two days of talks in the Mexi
can Pacific Ocean port of Manzanillo. Spokes
man Alan Romberg characterized the talks as
"substantative," but did not elaborate. It was
the third set of talks between the two countries
since U. S. Secretary of State George Shultz
paid a surprise visit to Managua on June 1.
Romberg said more talks were envisioned, but
he declined to provide further details.
Nicaragua, fearing U. S. military interven
tion, has called for direct talks between Junta
Chief Daniel Ortega and President Reagan, the
official New Nicaragua Agency reported Thurs
day in Managua.
Poland sanctions eased
WARSAW - The Polish government an
nounced the United States had eased sanc
tions on the Communist regime Thursday but
that the move had political strings attached.
U.S. Charge d'Affaires John Davis informed the
Polish Foreign Ministry that the Reagan ad
ministration had decided to resume scientific
exchanges with Poland and to restore landing
rights for Polish commercial airliners in the
United States, the official PAP news agency
said. In addition, PAP said, Washington has
prepared to withdraw its objections to Poland's
membership in the International Monetary
Fund "in recognition of the long-range positive
effects the amnesty may have for the Polish
nation."
The United States imposed these and other
sanctions after the Polish government insti
tuted martial law in December, 1 98 1 . PAP said
the Polish government would study the Ameri
can decision carefully, but. in its initial com
mentary, the news agency charged that the
United States was continuing to interfere in
Poland's internal affairs.
Last month, the government announced it
would mark the 40th anniversary of Poland's
Communist regime with an amnesty under
which some 650 political prisoners and 35,000
criminals would be released. PAP repeated the
Polish authorities' demand that the United
States unconditionally lilt all the sanctions it
imposed and make amends for the 413 billion
worth of losses Poland incurred in a result.
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