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Monday ___ CORRECTION The August 25 Daily Nebraskan incorrectly spelled Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs James Griesen's name Also, three downtown business establishments were listed incorrectly in the downtown Lincoln map Minajes, 826 P St.; Page One Bookstore, 206 S 13th St.; Vien Dong - Far East Restaurant, 1217 Q St. Monday,sunnyandmild,highnearSOwith Editorial'965' 4 light SE winds. Monday night, mostly clear sports .is with a low near 50. Tuesday, mostly Entertainment.22 sunny, high in the lower 80s. Classifieds 29 August 29, 1988 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Vol. 88 No. 2 Asbestos forces CBA classes to move By Adam T. Bran ting Staff Reporter Classes scheduled for the College of Busi ness Administration’s auditorium are being moved this week after part of the auditorium ceiling collapsed and released as bestos fibers last week. According to Roy Loudon, an administrator for Personnel, Insurance and Risk Manage ment, an underground steam tunnel ruptured Wednesday night, sending rising steam into the northeast comer of the building, damaging some ceiling tiles in hallways and offices. Loudon said that steam went up through the wallsand into the auditorium ceiling, loosening the plaster. A 2 by 3-foot chunk of ceiling fell. After a routine check, asbestos fibers were discovered in the debris. m W*. '■ „ " W& s *. >, s ‘You don’t just dig at and scrape the ceiling to get it off. You have to fake some measures to see that the environ ment isn’t damaged.’ —Loudon mrhhnshrhrhhhhhhrr “When you gel a flaking off of fircablc as bestos fibers, they can float,” Loudon said. “You don’t just dig at and scrape the ceiling to get it off. You have to take some measures to sec that the environment isn’t damaged,” Loudon said. The city of Lincoln removed asbestos sev eral years ago from the Lincoln Public Schools, but the University of Nebraska has never had a major asbestos removal from the buildings on campus, Loudon said. “We arc taking these buildings as they come,” he said, adding that asbestos*has been gradually removed from buildings in past years. Until the auditorium is cleaned, the follow ing classes have changed locations. Monday, Wednesday and Friday classes being relocated include: • Economics 215, Section 1, 8:30 to 9:20 a.m., with Rocsler, moved to 119 Westbrook. • Economics 211, Section 1,9:30 to 10:20 a.m., with Walstad, moved to 130 Westbrook. • Finance 361, Section 150, 10:30 to 11:20 a.m., with Zorn, moved to Kimball Recital Hall. • Marketing 341, Section 150,41:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m., with Curtis, moved to 130 Westbrook. • Computer Science 237, Section 1,1:30 to 2:20 p.in., with Marlin, moved to Kimball Recital Hall. • Computer Science 237, Section 2,2:30 to 3:20 p.m., with Marlin, moved to 119 Westbrook. Tuesday and Thursday classes being relo cated include: • Accounting 201, Section 20,8 to9:20a.m., with O’Callaghan, moved to 119 Westbrook. What a welcome! Warning signs that were posted because of an asbestos leak prevented students and faculty members from entering the CBA auditorium. • Accounting 201, Section 10, 11 a.m. to 12:20p.m., withO’Callaghan, moved to Kim ball Recital Hall. • Management 360, Section 1,12:30 to 1:45 p.m., with Luthans, moved to Kimball Recital Hall. Changes for other classes will be posted on ihc auditorium door, room 142. The auditorium was sealed off Friday morn ing until the ceiling section can be cleaned up. A decision remains to be made on whether the ceiling can be patched up or if the asbestos will have to be removed and the entire ceiling redone. Butch iratanc/uany necrasKan Cheers-n-beers Husker fans celebrate a 3rd-quarter Nebraska touchdown Saturday night at the R.P. Myer’s Sports Page, a Lincoln bar. The fans watched Nebraska defeat Texas A&M 23-14 in the Kickoff Classic. Freshman Friday eases tradition By Adam T. Branting Stalf Reporter About 1,700 new students filled the floor of the Bob Devancy Sports Center Friday morning as a videotaped message from Uni versity of Nebraska-Lincoln Chan cellor Martin Massengale welcomed them into “a community of scholars.” The third-annual Freshman Friday featured an orientation, a community festival, tours and a parly sponsored by the University Program Council. Val Wetzel, East Campus coordina tor for Campus Activities and Pro grams, said the day is designed to make new students feel welcome. “Considering four years ago they didn’t have this at all, this is marvel ous,” Wet/cl said. “It has a wonderful impact on parents and students, making them icel welcome.” “Everyone here is as scared as everyone else, it’s kind of comfort ing,” said Cherry Coolc, a freshman psychology major from Dallas. A “Welcome Festival,” sponsored by various community businesses and campus groups, featured more than 2(X) booths offering free food and information. The event was held at the sports center’s track. Many clubs used booths to adver tise groups and gain new members. “We thought we could see people who didn’t know about our program and help recruit (them). (We) let people know lhat there is a speech team, since we seem to be an un known entity,” said junior Amy Frame, a member of UNL forensics. Food vendors used the festival to advertise their products by giving them away. “We’re introducing die new- stu dents to a magnificent product lhat cannot be generally found throughout the stale”, said Jeff Johnson, owner of Schlolzsky’s Sandwich Shops. “Any time you can put your product in someone’s mouth is better than $10,000 worth of TV ads” Students had to endure long lines to get to the free food, posters, folders See FRESHMAN on 8 Omaha woman suffers pelvis injury in fall Mellion upset with publicity mishap receives By Victoria Ayotte Senior Reporter □ 18-ycar-old Omaha woman as reported in gtxxl condition unday after falling from the balcony of the Phi Delta Theta frater nity house early Friday morning. Natalie Barrientos fell 16 feet from the balcony/fire escape outside the fraternity at 1545 R St. at 12:30 a.m. Friday. Barrientos was taken to Lincoln General hospital after fracturing her pelvis, according to Lt. Ron B ruder of the Lincoln Police Department. Bar rientos was transferred to Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha Friday. According to Rob Mcllion, Phi Dell president, Barrientos was alleg edly drunk and on codeine when the accident occurred. Mcllion said no one in the frater nity knew Barrientos was on the bal cony at the time of the fall. He said there was no party going on in the house at the time. Mcllion said police searched the house for alcohol and found none. Members of Phi Delta Theta have stopped having parties in the house, Mel I ion said. Because he has heard reports of random 2 a.m. visits by Jayne Wade Anderson, director ol Greek Affairs. Barrientos and possibly one other person were on the balcony talking to members of Theta Xi fraternity be fore the fall, Mcllion said. The Theta Xi house is next door to the Phi Dclt house. According to Brian Klausen, president of Theta Xi, an eyewitness in the Theta Xi house said he had been talking through a window to Barrien tos’ friend, but no Phi Dell members were present. Klausen said the witness saw a woman accidentally push Barrientos through the fire escape opening. Klausen and Mcllion said they were not present at the time of the accident Lt. Frank Rowe of the Lincoln Police Department said there was another person on the balcony with Barrientos, but there is no indication that she pushed Barrientos. Rich Cooper, Phi Dell public rela tions officer, said he and Steve Ar nold, another fraternity member, were sitting on the back steps of the house when a woman came running down the steps saying, “Oh my God, she fell, she fell.” Cooper said he saw a woman lying on her side, curled up in a ball, at the side of the house. “She was crying,” Cooper said. “Then she was talking to her girl friend and then she went unconscious just before the police got there.” ‘She was crying. Then she was talk ing to her girlfriend and then she went unconscious just before the police got there. ’ —Cooper Cooper said he tried to keep people away from the woman and did not attempt to move her. Another frater nity member called the police and fire departments at the same time. The victim’s mother, Linda Barri entos, said she doesn’t know who is at fault in the incident and hasn’t de cided whether to sue the fraternity or not. Mellion said he doesn’t think the fraternity will be liable for the inci dent. “She knows it was her fault,” Mellion said. “The police know that our house had nothing to do with it.” Mellion said the incident wouldn’t have happened if the fire department hadn’t made the fraternity take the locks off the balcony for fire safely purposes. He said he is upset at the unwar ranted publicity the incident is receiv ing. Mellion said he is also upset because he couldn’t contact the woman’s family to express house members’ concern.