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April 22, 1986
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Vol. 85 No. 144
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The plot in the Lied Center for Per
forming Arts saga thickened Monday
when UNL officials announced an $8
million projected cost overrun has been
reduced to $4 million.
Robert Pazderka, NU facilities dir
ector, told the NU Board of Regents
about the $8 million shortfall at Sat
urday's meeting.
Pazderka said a Canadian consul
tant hired by Omaha architects Henn
ingson, Durham and Richardson esti
mated the $15 million structure would
cost an additional $8 million if UNL
followed the original architectural
design.
But on Monday, a second consultant
firm, which Pazderka was not aware of,
said th? original project would cost
only an additional $4 million.
Lied Center officials now are staking
their money on the $4 million projec
tion at least for now.
Woody Varner, chairman of the board
of directors of the NU Foundation, said
the architects are confident the lower
estimate is correct, and they have
trimmed their design accordingly.
But if the construction lids, which
will be submitted Sept. 1, prove the
estimate wrong, further revisions could
be made to stay at the $15 million
mark, Varner said. These revisions could
include adding features or trimming
existing plans, he said. It simply de
pends on whether the bids are higher
or lower than now projected.
The most recent revisions, which
Jtave been approved by the Lied Foun
dation trustees, include:
O Reducing the overall floor space
from 175,000 to 127,000 squire feet and
the net (usable) footage from 97,000 to
81,000 feet.
Eliminating the seven-story
atrium.
0 Combining the two rehearsal
rooms one for music, one for dance
into a single multi-purpose room.
Reducing the balcony's seating
capacity by 100 seats, dropping the
balcony's total capacity to 2,350.
Using concrete blocks rather than
limestone for the outside of the building.
O Adding a balcony to the north
east corner of the building.
Varner said the features that were
eliminated were for the most part lux
uries "we had not asked for" originally.
But according to an article that appeared
in the Daily Nebraskan Monday, several
Lied Found;Uon trustees are upset
about the change from, a limestone to a
concrete brick exterior.
Nonetheless, Varner said, some design
revisions had to be expected. The Lied
Center is a major project, and even
though the revisions are major modifi
cations, "they are not unusual," he
said.
Jim Pine, executive vice president of
the architectural firm, agreed. He said
the company has never before designed
an arts center, so it could only compare
the design's cost to such things as hos
pitals and science buildings.
The revisions and delays in con
struction builders should start
working in October or November
have not shaken the Legislature's
commitment to the Lied Center, Varner
said. The Legislature has appropriated
$5 million for the project, with the
remaining $15 million being provided
in the form of a $10 million gift from the
Ernst Lied estate and $5 million in
private donations.
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'Clean sweep'
Rudy Lewis, vice chancellor of Stu
dent Affairs, and Chris, Scuddcr,
ASUN president, made a "clean
sweep" of UNL Monday.
Lewis and Scudder, brooms in:
hznd, kicked cf f "Keep Campus Cizcn
Week" by svvcpin3 th2 ccnccurse in
front of Croyh'II Fountain.
"We need to make a big effort on
campus," Scudder said. "We have a
beautiful campus and we should try
to keep it that way."
"Keep Campus Clesn Week," April
20 through 20, was proclaimed by the
ASUtl Senate In honor of "Keep
America Beautiful Inc." The resolu-
fJ!arfc DavisDaily Nebraskan
tion also proclaims to preserve the
natural resources and beauty of UNL
and the entire city of Lincoln.
ASUN, along with the Lincoln
Lancaster Clean Community System,
Inc. encourage all UNL students to
keep the campus clean.
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Wednesday
By Ad Hudler
Editorial Page Editor
Student faces hearing on drug charges
By Eric Gregory
Police Reporter
A preliminary hearing is scheduled next
Tuesday for a Cather Hall resident arrested
Thursday on two counts of delivery of a con
trolled substance.
Thomas J. Bader, 18, was arrested at 17th and
Washington streets by members of the Lancaster
County Narcotics Task force. He was allegedly on
his way to make a drug deal, said Lt. Joe Wehner
of the UNL police department.
Bader allegedly had 100 "hits" of LSD at the
time of his arrest. A "hit" is a dose of the drug.
Wehner said drug deals had taken place in
Bader's Cather Hall room, and undercover police
officers had bought LSD from Bader on two
separate occasions.
Bader was arraigned in Lancaster County
court on Thursday. Deputy County Attorney
David Stempson said that delivery of a controlled
substance is a class three felony, carrying a
penalty of one to 20 years.
Wehner said no other arrests have been made
in connection with the case, but the investiga
tion is continuing.
UNL's Coliseum swimming pool will reopen
for business Wednesday, following a health scare
that shut it down last week.
The State Health Department closed the pool
last Tuesday after UNL-employed lifeguards
reported finding suds on the pool's surface. UNL
Recreation Department officials didn't know the
source of the suds or what other kinds of waste
could be in the water.
Friday, health department officials determined
the culprit laundry detergent. No traces of
human waste were found in the water, said Bill
Goa of UNL's Recreation Department.
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Other than some eye irritations, it's unlikely
any soap will harm swimmers, said Doug Smith
of the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Depart
ment. Should the suds reappear, swimmers probably
wouldn't be endangered because chlorine in the
water would help kill any germs until the univer
sity could clean the water, said Dell Weed, UNL's
officer of environmental health and safety.
Goa's theories on the source of the suds range
from vandalism to careless washing of the pool
deck, to backwash from the Coliseum's washing
machines.
"Maybe someone had a really really soapy
swimming suit," he said.
Both Weed and Goa say they're mystified
because it would be nearly impossible for the
sewer to back up into the Coliseum pool because
the pipe connection is so long. UNL employees
found no blockage in the sewage system. That's
why officials are looking in the Coliseum itself
for the source.
To clean the pool last week, Goa said the
pool's pumps were left on all weekend, and new
water was added. To get the approval from the
state to reopen the pool, Goa said UNL had to
agree to shut it down this summer to install a
valve as a precautionary measure against possi
ble sewage back-ups. It could cost anywhere
from $3,000 to $5,000 said Harley Schrader,
director of UNL's Physical Plant.
Until then, Goa said they will continue to
check the pool five times a day. In addition,
workers will make sure the pool's drainpipes
don't retain much water, and lifeguards will
watch for vandals.