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September 28, 1988 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Vol. 88 No. 22
Cornhusker suspended for alleged dispute
By David Holloway
Senior Reporter
A University of Nebraska-Lincoln fool
ball player was suspended from the Ari
zona State football game Saturday due to
an alleged domestic dispute at the Lancaster
Manor Sept. 21.
Capt. John Hewitt of the Lincoln Police
Department said the alleged dispute between
second string offensive guard John Roschal and
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his wife Lon Roschal took place at the Lancas
ter Manor, 1001 South St., at 4:30 p.in.
Nebraska football Coach Tom Osborne said
he understood that Roschal, a junior health
education major, entered the manor last week
looking for his wife, who had moved out of their
home two days earlier because of family prob
lems. He said when Roschal attempted to pull
his wife outside the building to talk to her, a
dispute ensued involving several employees
who physically tried to stop him.
Lori Roschal is a nursing employee at Lan
caster Manor, said Kathy Eslinger, director of
nursing at the manor.
Eslinger said Osborne had contacted her the
morning after the incident and “expressed his
concern.” She said Osborne was trying to find
out the whole story. She would not comment to
the Daily Nebraskan on the incident.
Osborne said he called Eslinger after the
incident.
Osborne said he suspended Roschal from
practice and did not let Roschal play in the
An zona State game.
“He shouldn’t have done what he did,”
Osborne said.
Osborne said R.oschal was concerned about
his wife’s whereabouts.
Osborne said he understood a few people
were “banged up” during the incident, but not
intentionally.
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Swanson says UNL Day Care has strong reputation
Child Care Center gets new director
By Shawn liubbell
Staff Reporter
Three months after falling under
the university’s control and the
resignation of its director, the
University of Ncbraska-Lincoln
Child Care Project has a new director.
Daryl Swanson, director of the
Nebraska unions, oversees the proj
ect. He announced at a Union Board
meeting Tuesday that Barbara VigiI is
the new director of the UNL Child
Care Project.
Vigil replaced Joyce Wagner, who
resigned in June when the child care
project started having financial diffi
culties.
Asof July 1, the Child Care Project
fell under the authority of the univer
sity. Prior to July 1, the project was
not part of the uni versily, although its
employees were paid through the
university payroll system as a part of
a long-time agreement with the uni
versity.
According to Swanson, payroll
checks still were issued to employees
of the program even though daycare
enrollment had dropped signifi
cantly. As a result, child care fees did
not cover the program’s payroll costs
and a deficit occurred.
Swanson said the program’s finan
cial difficulties and Wagner’s resig
nation sounded more negative than
they were. The program has been
well-received since it began in 1970,
he said.
“This project has a strong reputa
lion in this community for quality
care,” Swanson said.
The UNL Child Care Project has
locations at the 640 N 16th St. and in
the basement of The Prince of Peace
Lutheran Church, 12th and Benton.
Although the center’s office is at
Commonplace, Swanson said he
hopes to move the office to the Ne
braska Union as soon as possible.
Swanson said the child care issue
is a major concern to Lincoln and the
nation. The issue may play an impor
tant role in the university, not only as
a benefit to staff and students with
children, but as a recruitment tool as
well, he said.
“I predict someday in the future
the university will have to become
more involved in child care,” Swan
son said.
Legislature shelves student loan bill
for extended public comment period
ny ruu Kicnmond
Staff Reporter
A bill that would allow students
who are in default or delinquent
on their student loans to repay
them without penalty has been
shelved for now., according to a legis
lative assistant for one of the bdl’s
sponsors.
The bill, HR4986, w as designed to
reduce the default rate on Guaranteed
Student Loans and to increase the
amount of money available through
the Pell Grant Program.
The bill cleared committee hear
ings July 12 and was originally slated
to be heard by the enure House of
Representatives in late July or early
August.
However, floor debate on the bill
has been postponed following an
extension of the public comment
period, according to Patricia Sulli
van, legislative assistant to Rep. Pat
rick Williams, D-Mont.
The comment period was ex
tended to March 28,1989, by former
Secretary of Education William Ben
nett. The move is designed to allow
the House to work with the new
administration that will take office in
January, she said.
The bill will provide “amnesty
provisions” to allow students to repay
their loans without penalty, said
David Roach, Williams' press secre
tary.
Under provisions of the bill, stu
dents could pay the entire balance of
their loans within six months, or they
could set up 12 monthly installments
with their financial institution.
Under the installment method,
students would be required to pay
only the amount needed to return to
good standing with their banks,
Roach said.
The bill is also designed to return
to the Pell Grant Program some of the
funding cut by the Reagan Admini
stration, he said.
Prior to the cuts, Pell Grants were
intended for low-income students,
while GSLs were intended for
middle-class students. However, as
Pell Grants were reduced, many low
income students turned to GSLs, he
said. This increased the burden on
low-income students and increased
default rates on GSLs.
By making more Pell Grant funds
available, the bill’s sponsors say they
hope to reduce default rales.
Reflections
UNL groundskeeper Roland Peters gives the shrubbery
in the Sheldon Sculpture Gardens a fall pmning Tues
day
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eight shirts just to see how
they would do.”
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