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September 16, 1986
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Vol. 86 No.
16
Rest stop led
to Phi Psi
booze bust
By Jen Deselms
Senior Reporter
People seen drinking outside of buses parked
at a Highway 77 rest area lead to the roadblock of
Phi Kappa Psi buses on Route 64 and the issuing
of 1 24 1 ickets on alcohol-related charges, a State
Patrol official said.
Members of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and their
dates were on their way to a "Sandblast" party in
Valley Saturday night when their four chartered
buses were stopped by law enforcement officials
for charges of minor in possession of alcohol or
procuring alcohol for a minor.
Investigator Thomas Nesbitt of the Nebraska
State Patrol said they had reason to stop the
buses because they had received information
that there was alcohol on board. The state patrol
and law enforcement officials from Saunders
County were in the Route 64 area beginning at.
6:30 p.m. Saturday to stop violators of liquor
laws, Nesbitt said.
Nebraska state statute says: "No person shall
sell, give away, dispose of, exchange, or deliver,
or permit the sale, gift, or procuring of any alco
holic liquors to or for any minor or to any person
who is mentally incompetent."
Nesbitt said it isn't necessary for minors
actually to have alcohol in ther hand to be given
a summons. Alcohol in the vicinity of a minor can
be classified as an MIP violation, he said.
None of the passengers on the Phi Psi buses
were ticketed with drinking on a public roadway
because an officer must see a person actually
drinking, Nesbitt said.
Bob Olsen, owner of the Picture Man and
employer of the photographer who was given a
summons Saturday night, said his photographers
have photographed parties that have been dis
persed by police before, but they were never
given citations.
"I think the whole thing was pretty stupid,"
Olsen said. "Somebody blew the whistle on
them, that's all there is to it."
Olsen said he thought it was "really commen
dable" that the fraternity took buses to rule out
the possibility of drunk drivers.
The buses that were taking the Phi Psi's to
Valley Saturday night were rented from Good
Life Coaches. Jan Brockley, owner of Good Life
Coaches, said her company often rents buses to
groups that want to prevent people from driving
drunk.
"We really thought we were alleviating prob
lems by keeping people off the roads, but maybe
that's not the case," Brockley said.
Nesbitt confirmed that the bus drivers were
not ticketed Saturday, but said it is still a
possibility.
Two other buses unrelated to Phi Kappa Psi
fraternity also were stopped Saturday. Nesbitt
said an untapped kegwas on one bus. The person
who purchased the keg was over 2 1, and the keg
was in his possession, so no law was violated, he
said.
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Greeks: State patrol action unfair
By Kevin Freadhoff
Staff Reporter
"Unfair was how officers from 12 Greek houses described action law
enforcement officials took Saturday against Phi Kappa Psi fraternity
members and their dates. One hundred and twenty-four students were
ticketed on alcohol-related charges.
Greek officers who said their houses use buses for transportation to
parties say they do so to keep members from drinking and driving to the
parties.
In telephone interviews Monday, officers from nine of the 12 houses
called said their fraternity or sorority have used buses in the past. Four
officers were unsure if they would be used for future parties.
Ken Boesen, vice president of Sigma Nu fraternity, said police are
"jumping the gun."
"If we stop running buses, the state patrol is inviting a lot of drunk Greek
drivers on the road. We are policing ourselves by using buses," Boesen said.
Boesen said Sigma Nu used buses for three fraternity-related trips last
year and plan to use them for an upcoming trip.' He admitted the buses
usually contain alcohol on the trips.
"Of course we carry alcohol and obviously we carry minors. Everybody has
minors, it's not just Greek, it's college," he said.
Dave Pavel, social chairman of Theta Chi fraternity, said his fraternity
used buses on two trips last year and have one bus trip planned for this year.
Alcohol was carried on buses previously, Pavel said, but some new rules will
be made and no alcohol will be carried on buses for future parties.
Janet Wassman, vice president of Delta Delta Delta sorority and Randy
Mach, president of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity said their house rules
prohibit alcohol on buses used for their house-sponsored trips.
Despite reports that alcohol was being consumed on buses traveling to a
Saturday night "Gunslinger" party, Jane Ketterer, president of Gamma Phi
Beta sorority said no alcohol is allowed on buses traveling to events
sponsored by the sorority. The "Gunslinger" party was held by Gamma Phi
Beta and Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.
Mach said Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity used buses on three trips last
year. Alcohol was carried on the buses on none of the trips but instead was
transported to the party in another vehicle in advance.
Tracy Kellner, president of Kappa Delta sorority shared similar views.
- "We're going to have to sit back and see what happens with fines and
punishments and be careful lit the future," Kellner said.
"What can we do to be safer than use a bus?" she said.
Faculty Mikes report, uncertain n
funds
By Michael Hooper
Senior Reporter
About 30 UNL faculty agreed Monday
with the increase in liberal and general
education requirements recommended
for UNL students in a report by the
Chancellor's Commission on General
Education.
"For the first time the university is
saying that all UNL students. need a
liberal education," said UNL political
science professor Susan Welch.
The faculty, however, expressed
concern for the appropriation of the
$1.4 million needed to implement the
program that would add classes and
create tne proposed UNL Division of
General Studies.
Except for making a few modifica
tions in college curriculum, "we can
not accomplish it without additional
funds," said Gerry Meisels, College of
Arts and Sciences Dean. Meisels pre
sented the Commission's report Wed
nesday at a campus hearing, one of five
such hearings this month.
In the report the commission said
general and liberal education should
constitute about one-fourth of each
UNL colleges' requirements, or at least
29 hours of a student's total program.
If enacted, the proposal would add
about four hours of class to engineering
student's curriculum, Meisels said. But
the main thrust of the proposal is sub
stitution of classes, he said, and find
ing courses students would be required
to take rather than choose.
Courses stressed in the report include
writing, mathematics, and general
education with an added emphasis
during the freshman and sophomore
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