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WEATHER: Monday, partly I cloudy and breezy. High in the 60s. I Monday night, partly cloudy. Lows I into the 30s. Tuesday, partly I cloudy and cooler. Highs in the I 50s. October 26, 1987 I Inside: I News Digest.Page 2 ■ Editorial.Page 4 1 Sports.Page 6 ■ Entertainment -.Page 9 ) | Classified.Page 10 J Vol. 87 No. 43 Yost: Firm’s choice underscores NU By Amy Edwards Senior Reporter John Yost, vice chancellor for re search and dean of graduate studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, said Sunday that U S West’s decision to locate its $50 million research base in Colorado helped NU underline the research programs that need to be strengthened. U S West Inc. chose Colorado as the site for its research center Friday afternoon. Don Johnson, director of corporate information for U S West, said Friday that Colorado was the best choice for the company ’s need for a strong tele communications program. Yost said strengthening research areas will give the university the chance to help rebuild the state econ omy while “producing jobs to keep talented graduates here, and attract and retain the high quality of faculty that are necessary to retain a high quality university. “The whole attempt gave us the opportunity to realize that we have entered an era where universities have to be externally oriented,” Yost said. Johnson said Colorado’s strong compatibility between companies and university computer and telecommu nications programs “turned out to be the best choice for this particular deal.” “However,” Johnson said, “we have other fish to fry. Just because the other states weren’t selected doesn’t mean they are out of the running for other projects.” U S West decided not to discuss shortcomings of the other states or the ranking each state received in the selection process, Johnson said. Johnson said U S West was im pressed with all of the 14 states that submitted bids for the research center, and will be “looking closely” at the other states for additional market bases. U S West has not yet selected the site in Colorado for the research cen ter, but Johnson said it probably will be placed between Boulder and Fort Collins to allow equal access to the University of Colorado and Colorado State University. Don Hearth, associate vice presi dent of research for the University of Colorado, said the Boulder campus’s large telecommunications program and extensive master’s program in telecommunications helped Colorado attract U S West. Hearth said that Jack MacAllister, U S West chairman and chief execu tive officer, said there is a close simi larity between research that will be conducted at the facility and programs that are already going on at Colorado universities. “But MacAllistcr went out of his way to speak favorably of the other 13 states,” Hearth said. “The thing that jolted the balance was the two univer sities and their education and research facilities in connection with what U S West is looking for.” Jim Bolick, media manager for Colorado State University, said the university worked with Fort Coll ins to emphasize the tic between research and the community to entice U S West. In a press conference Friday, Gov. Kay Orr said U S West’s decision only increases the point that NU must be boosted to the level of a first-rate research institution, the Associated Press reported. Orr told AP the announcement “underscores Nebraska’s need to build our university system into a first-rate research university. Our previously announced five-year re search program of infusing $4 million each year will allow us to move for ward.” When U S West officials toured the state in August, Orr said she would increase research funds for the univer sity. The Peter Kiewit Foundation of Omaha said it would provide a S7.5 million grant for a link between NU and Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. The state spent about S93,00(1 to try to persuade U S West to build the , research center in .Nebraska, AP re ported. That included the cost of pro ducing videos used to impress visiting U S Westofficialsduring their August visit “This was a highly competitive process, and, although Nebraska was not chosen, I am very proud of the efforts of the task force and all Nebras kans,” Orr said. Sorority's display hit by vandals By Amy Edwards Senior Reporter A Herbie Husker Homecoming display al the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority house, 1541 S St., was demolished early Friday morning. Officer Larry Chamberlain of the University of Nebraska-Lin coln Police Department said a wit ness saw two men in a maroon, late-model Monte Carlo get out of the car, tie a rope around the dis play and pull it down. Chamberlain said the witness gave UNL police a license number from the car. “The license is our one real lead,” Chamberlain said. “But just because someone gives us a I icensc number doesn’t mean we’ll find out who did it Witnesses some times change their minds about what they think they saw.” Shelly Wahl, Alpha Omicron Pi Homecoming chairman, said members have heard rumors about what happened, but will let the police take care of the vandalism. The Herbie Husker figure was being built by Alpha Omicron Pi and the Tau Kappa Epsilon frater nity. Wahl said the sorority has not yet decided whether to press charges. Wahl estimated the dis Ward Williams/ Daily Nebraskan Vandals destroyed a Homecoming display at the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority house Thursday night. Shelly Wahl and John Ehlers put up a sign in Herbie’s memory. play cost about $150. “It’s not a lot of money,” Wahl said. “It’s just more discouraging than anything. A lot of time and effort was wasted in just one night.” Larry O’Donnell, president of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, said he didn’t think pressing charges would be a big issue. “Just finding out who did it would be enough for us,” O’Donnell said. Wahl said people asked her why no one was guarding the display when it was tom down. “The thought never crossed my mind. We had never had a guard before and basically never felt like we needed one,” she said. Regents discuss a surcharge on engineering college tuition By Mary Nell Westbrook Staff Reporter Students of the University of Ne braska-Lincoln College of Engineer ing and Technology may pay a 20 percent surcharge on tuition for engi neering classes next year to update existing lab equipment The Engineering Accreditation Commission will visit the College of Engineering next month. In an at tempt to be re-accredited, the college is proposing a 20 percent increase on undergraduate courses for academic year 1988-89. Students who opposed the increase spoke to the NU Board of Regents Friday. The regents will decide about the proposed increase at their Novem ber meeting. Robert Furgason, vice chancellor for academic affairs, said the engi neering college needs $500,000 to assure that the newest technologies are implemented in the college. The tuition surchar j would gener ate about $350,000, Furgason said. The remainder of the money would come from various fees, he said. Charging the students is the last resort before the accreditation team comes to the college, Furgason said. Additional lab fees also were dis cussed, but the increase might hit some students too hard, he said. Asking the Nebraska Legislature for the money this year doesn’t look good cither, he said. Andy Pollock, student regent and ASUN Senate president, said this and the problems with the UNL financial J aid office should show the Legislature that the university desperately needs money. “This surcharge will affect stu dents very drastically this one year,” Pollock said, adding that he under stands the charge is a last resort Stanley Liberty, dean of the Col lege of Engineering, said he is un happy about the possibility of increas ing student tuition. “The accreditation process is a lot like Russian roulette,” he said. “And you don’t want to put any more bullets ^ in the gun.” The students who spoke to the regents said they were concerned that the measure may be more than a one time increase. Michael Ho, a sophomore com puter-science major, said increasing students’ tuition is setting a dangerous precedent in the eyes of the Legisla ture. Senators will think students arc willing to lake up the slack every time money comes up short, he said. Kathy Peterson, junior engineering major and AS UN senator, said she has talked to students who said they would sit out of school for the year the tuition is increased. UNL Chancellor Martin Masscn galc said, “We regret that we have to propose this, but it seems to be the most viable option available.” In other action, the regents ap proved a purchase bid of not more than $240,(XX) for Huskcr Hall, 705 N. 23rd St. Comhuskcr Co-op is selling the building. UNL would use the building for student housing. See RECJENTS on page 3 Student nuclear freeze group marches for peace By Anne Mohri Staff Reporter While Nebraska football fans made their tra ditional trek to Memorial Stadium Saturday, a group of high school students gathered outside the stadium to encourage world peace. “We’re youths for a nuclear freeze, they’re adults for football,” said Michelle “Emo” Sybcrt, a member of Youth for a Nuclear Freeze and Lincoln High School student. Sixteen members of Youth for a Nuclear Freeze marched Saturday morning from Broyhill Fountain to Memorial Stadium sing ing “This Land is Your Land,” carrying signs and passing out fliers to demonstrate Seven Minutes of World Peace. At noon, the group stood in a circle and held hands in silence. This event was celebrated simultaneously by organizations worldwide, said Charlie Hammer, president of the organization and a senior at Lincoln High. Hammer said he didn’t know why seven minutes was chosen. “We use this as a reason to demonstrate,” he said. Ruth Fink Winter, a Lincoln East High School senior and secretary of Youth for a Nuclear Freeze, said she got involved in the organization because she is concerned with the world’s future and how her generation will be affected. “I just believe in peace, and it was something I could do,” Fink Winter said. Jeff Beaty, a senior at Lincoln Southeast High School, said spreading the event’s mes sage isimportant “Our goal is to inform people,” Beaty said. Youth for a Nuclear Freeze was founded five years ago by Andrew Broman while he was a student at Lincoln High. The group has more than 150 members from local high schools. It meets weekly at the Unitarian Church. The group at first was concerned with issues concerning nuclear weapons and nuclcar frec/c promotion. But the group has branched out to cover issues concerning the environment and Latin America, Hammer said. “We don’t have an official position on Nicaragua,” Fink Winter said. But she said the group, for the most part, is against the United States giving aid to the Contras. She said the group consists of many debaters who arc researching Latin American issues because many people do not know what is going on in that area. The Verily, ihc newsletter Sybert puls out, is distributed by the members in their respec tive high schools. The newsletter articles are about current events relating to the organization’s main is sues and other peace issues, Sybert said. Sybert said the group would like to increase the newsletter’s distribution area, but can’t afford to. Sybert said a friend gave the newsletter’s staff access toa computer for the newsletter, but the group must pay for the computer paper and copies. The members do not want money from sponsors, Sybert said, because they do not want to be affiliated with anyone. ‘*Wc want to be independent,’’ she said.
