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;- oil 1 1 1 i )i iwro Monday, November 19, 1984 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Vol. 84 No. 62 1 i,-S4' 5'. i" . A. J- ' Vcsthcr: Sunny and a I ittl3 warmer today with a hich of 42 (CC). Monday night, c!:.-.r and ccld with a low of 17 (-CC). Tuesday, partly cloudy end warmer with a high in tho lower to mid-403 (7C). 3efeat...Pagell Terminator1 so high CUOpenGS...Page10 J Usvi'd Crtanwrlteiiy Nirs3cen Born i?Hhe.U,SA.l ' -V " la firost cf a Ml Bcb Devsney Sports Center, Springsteen 'performed well Into Stsndsy night. By Jeff Exorcise UaSly Nebtsskon Sector E4 to . The future of the Platte River is being decided by stilted scientific evidence, an attorney for the Central Platte Natural Resources District said Friday. Richard Kopf said that both sides those who want irrigation projects drawn from the river and those who dont want them provide the Department of Water Resources with questionable evidence. "I am appalled by the scientific research provided by both sides," Kopf said. "We need more good, firm objective evidence." Kopf made his comments at a sympo sium at UNL's East Campus sponsored by the College of Law. The day- long sympo sium addressed the problems the Platte faces and possible solutions to tnose 3 0BWB problems. - " State agricultural economist Lloyd Fischer defended the scientific evidence handed to the DWR. He said scientists work from an assumption that a water project is either good or bad and then work to prove that assumption. Kopf said that the evidence is made up to suit a particular business' interests. He says that it is possible for both sides to hire competent scientists who will present evidence objectively and rationally. DWR Director Michael Jess said that no major projects will be built on the Platte in the near future because of the con stant bickering on both sides ofthe irriga tion issue. , "There are two sides and they are both dug in " Jess ssid. "Neither one of them IEiwf project wants to acknowledge the other has any right to what flows in the river." Because of the bickering, anyone who might fund projects on the river has shied from any funding, Jess said. Sen. Loran Schmit of Bellwood, chair man of the Legislature's Public Works Committee, said he doesnt expect the state to spend any money on Platte River programs during the next legislative ses ' sion. ' "At this point, we're going to be lucky to continue on the course we set last year," Schmit said. Water quality will improve, though, through legislative action, Schmit said. He predicted that bills on chemigation and leaking underground fuel storage tanks will pass easily in the Legislature. egents pass plan to unite vet colleges By Suzanne Tctcn Daily Ne&rsskan Staff Eeporfcsr The NU Board of Regents Friday passed a resolution endorsing a proposal for NU to join with one or more already estab lished veterinary colleges to provide long term veterinary education for Nebraska students. Roy Arnold, UNL vice chancellor for agriculture and natural resources, told the regents the proposal changes the direction from establishing a new regional college among universities that don't have veterinary colleges to allowing Nebraska to make an agreement with other exist ing colleges. The agreement would be made "in such a way that it would allow us to be a truly regional partner with them with regard to veterinary medical education," Arnold said. He said a similar format exists between Washington State and Oregon State. Both universities students attend the veteri nary college at Washington State, but 'Oregon State, offers some additional pro grams not available at Washington State, Arnold said. The Veterinary College Task Force has visited four universities Iowa State, Missouri, Kansas State and Mississippi State looking for a long-term agree ment. While discussing the possibilities with these universities, UNL has outlined several items for negotiation: Sending students to one institution. Nebraska veterinary students now attend five universities, he said. Making a long-term agreement. This agreement would end the year-to-year contractual agreements the university has now, Arnold said. Sending students to other universi ties for pre-clinical training, but bringing them back to Nebraska for clinical train ing. NU would decide which Nebraska students would be admitted to the pro gram. Seeking an arrangement so cooper ating states could develop their own strengths. Ar nold said students from the other cooperating states also could come to Nebraska for their clinical training. Clinical training places would be es tablished in Lincoln and Clay Center. Arnold said the Clay Center facilities would be smaller and would deal exclu sively with livestock from the U.S. Feeder Animal Research Center. Continued en Psts G UNL attracts competitors n By Scctt Ahlstrsnd Daily Nefcraskaa Staff Eepcrtar Foreign athletes. They come to the United States from places like Jamaica, South Africa and Great . Britain. Among them are hurdlers, sprinters and cross country run ners. Their reasons for coming are as varied as their nationalities. Competitors in colegiste athletics for decades, their number contin ues to risa. v Dennis Wallace is an interna tional student athlete. A sprinter from Westmoreland, Jamaica, Wsllace has been in Nebraska sir.ee 1C31. He says he came to UNL for an education; his running comes second "In Jamaica you cant go to college and compete in track and field," he said. "Our economy is such that you have to commit to one or the other, you cant do both." Wallace, like many ahtlstes from countries with tropical climates, had problems adjusting to the Nebraska's bone-chilling weather. "My first year I had trouble adapting. I didnt grow up in cold weather, and it was hard for me ' to accept," he said. "It was like being in a refrigerator. My dad told me about the cold, but I didn't believe him. I wasn't fully equipped for it. That first winter acyust to .climate, a wasnt one of my best" In addition to adjusting to cli mate differences, he also had to learn to adjust to cultural differ ences between the United States and home. "The hardest thing about ad justing is getting a friend you can talk to about anything," he said, "it usually helps if you can talk to someone from the same culture. That way you don't have to deal with a language barrier, and they, can better understand your prob lems," he said. "A lot of people dont want to commit to a friend ship; they dont want to deal with the problems of different cultures." Shown the ropes by former high school teammates Norman Mills and Charles Lawrence, Wal lace said he chose Nebraska over other U.S. schools because ofthe strong ties developed between UNL and Jamaica. "I had the opportunity to go to Southern Cal or UCLA or Texas El Fiis o, but I took the chance to come here so I'd have friends right sway he said. "Looking back, I could have gone some where warmer, where I might have run faster. But I'm satisfied with ray choice, I'm happy with my education (he's a business management major) and my run ning. Once you get used to it, the e "8 cold really isnt that big of a problem." Wallace, like most foreign ath letes, was recruited by Nebraska mainly through word of mouth. Husker coaches were in West moreland recruiting Mills and Lawrence when the two told them about Wallace. Craig Duncan also is a foreign student athlete. He's a native of Glasgow, Scotland. Unlike Wallace, Duncan said his adjustment problems were more language than weather- related. "Im in Nebraska cant understand me,"