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i J WEATHER: Friday, mostly sunny and warmer, high around 65 with N W winds at ID 20 mph Friday night, fair, low in the upper 30s Saturday, mostly sunny, breezy and warmer, high in the mid 70s. INDEX News.2 Editorial.4 Arts & Entertainment 7 Sports.9 Classifieds.11 October 21,1988 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Vol. 88 No. 39 Experts face off on Initiative 402 issue Erie Gregory/DaHy Nebraskan Elmer By David Holloway Senior Reporter Experts for both sides of the Initiative 402 issue faced off Tuesday night in a heated debate in the Nebraska Union Centennial Ballroom. Sen. Owen Elmer of District 38, represent ing Nebraskans Against 402, and Lynn Moorer, Lancaster County co-chairman for Nebraskans for the Right to Vote, argued over audience questions during the open forum. Initiative402, if passed Nov. 8, would with draw Nebraska form the Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact and would stop the building of a waste site in Nebraska. The compact has chosen Nebraska as host state for the waste site. Moorer said Nebraskans for the Right to Vote disagrees on the process of “true Nebraskan’s” right to vote concerning the compact. “We don’t have a meaningful voice on the compact,” Moorer said. “We need a true proc ess.” Moorer said Congress passed the compact into law after the five states involved in the compact ratified it. She said this means the decisions made by the compact can overrule the State Legislature. “Because we are a member of the compact, if we pass a bill with voter approval, it can be overruled,” Moorer said. “That is why we are not assured voter approval.” Elmer said if 402 passes it would leave Nebraska w ith the rcsponsibi I ity to get rid of its own waste. “Lynn said she has a better solution, but I have not seen any plans to improve the situ ation,” Elmer said. “There is a need for one in Nebraska and we need it now.” Elmer said if Nebraska does not build the waste site, the state’s medical care could be reduced, and could lose the best doctors and researchers in Nebraska. Elmer said other results of pulling out of the compact would be higher electricity costs, penalties to tlie other four stales for the next 30 years and costs for gelling rid of its own waste. “This would drive industry out of the state,” Elmer said. “Agriculture would be less power ful through higher costs.” Moorer said the costs given by Elmer are “pure speculation.” She said people must talk to unbiased economists to get any reliable figures. “The figures we have heard from them (Nebraskans Against 402) keep growing as Nov. 8 comes nearer,” Moorer said. “The costs See 402 on 6 "“^^^^^Frl^regory/Oally Nebraskan Moorer Speakers urge students to vote, get involved By Jerry Guenther Staff Reporter Several speakers urged Uni versity of Nebraska-Lincoln students to vote and be aware of political issues at a rally npar Broyhill Fountain Thursday. The 45-minute rally, part of Voter Awareness Day, was sponsored by the Government Liaison Committee, U.S. Student Association, University Program Council, Young Democrats, College Republicans and the New Alliance Party. Julianne Marley, vice president of the USSA, challenged UNI. students to be actively involved in this year’s elections. “Sadly, we are the generation that ha^ had the lowest student voter turn out,” said Marley, the first of two USSA speakers. Although Marley said USSA is a non-partisan group, the organization supports educational issues such as financial aid for college students. “This country cannot afford to have a generation more in debt than its parents were when they bought their first home,” Marley said. Marley also urged students to get candidates lo talk about the issues. Kevin Harris, organizing director of USSA, said none of the political candidates this year have talked about the issues. Harris said people need to ask George Bush what he means when he. says he is going to be the “educational president.” “Docs that mean our educational system is going back to grants instead of loans?” Harris asked. “Students can no longer afford to come out of college with a $20,000 debt,” Harris said. Harris also said students should ask Michael Dukakis what ho means when he says he supports creating economic opportunity. Harris questioned if Dukakis in tends to revitalize U.S. economic production by keeping U.S. compa nies in the country. Greg Parks, president of the Young Democrats of Nebraska, opened his comments with a ques tion: “Do you know that George Bush is a liar?” Parks said he made the statement to get people’s attention. “That snows the problem we have with students (not caring), Parks said, as students walked by without challenging his remark. Parks said it is important to be come involved with politics because “everyone is involved witfi politics every day.” He said even air and water are part of politics. “That’s why it is so important that you get involved with politics,” Fails said. Instead of wondering why the line in front of the Financial aid office is so long, Parks said, students should “do something about it.” -See VOTE on 6 AIDS taskforce presents candlelight vigil Surf R coo iter ' ——-.- — .-... i To increase public aware ness and to gain support for AIDS victims, the Lincoln/Lancaster AIDS Minority Task Force will Hold a candlelight vigil at the Capitol building today. *r The procession will begin on the west side of the building at 7:30 p.m. and end on the north side, said Tim Titamons, Alps program supervisor at the Llncoln/Lancas 1 ter Health Department Although no speakers have been confirmed, Timmons said he thinks some people will speak to the crowd. Timmons said candles will be available bm participants should bring a candle or a flashlight. He said the task force, one of a number of AIDS task forces in Nebraska, was formed in 1987. The task force’s purpose is to in crease AIDS education in the mi nority population. “There is a big impact of AIDS in minority communities,” Tim mons said "There is a need to educate changes in behavior.” Although 78 cases of AIDS have been reported in Nebraska, Timmons said (he problem doesn’t compare to the number of cases on the east and west coast;,. ‘The number of AIDS cases is increasing,” he said. "There is an incubation period of eight years so there are some people who have the disease but don’t know it yet The number of cases we’re seeing now is just the tip of the iceberg. Timmons said most people in Nebraska deny the existence of AIDS. “They think it doesn’t happen here. If people in high risk groups don’t make changes m their behav ior. it might happen to them.” he said. “AIDS is a virus that doesn’t discriminate against'select indi viduals” Timmons said he doesn't know how many people wiM participate in the candlelight vigil but he is “hoping for a real good turnout.” rSAY MUFFOfc WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO ROOT FOR THE H0SKER5 AWfC 4 'THIS evening? l VO DON’T KNOW,joct) ,(Golly/ ;'i/CE jockS <f But I DON’T LOVE i r HIM. BOT / Do LOVE I SCOOTER and he.*ll i BE AT THE GAME. BUT k HE*iL BE THERE WITH' j THAT ume TRAMP ‘ [ BDEFr. But Burpy 1 Lo^ES Jock. Somavk/ I TN§r*u. mi it mi. imi £ Jrt HiTi* Mr MM-T anl John Bnica/Dally Nabraekan ABC looking to shoot on campus By Julie Dauel Staff Reporter Part of a mystery plot soon to unfold on the soap opera “One Life to Live,r will be shot at a college campus in January 1989, said Jason Bonderoff, press representative for “One Life to Live." Officials of ABC, the network that airs “One Life to Live," are looking for any fraternity rov/ on a U S. col lege campus that will work into the story line, Bonderoff said. Representatives are not visiting any campuses right now, he said, but they encourage students to send pho tographs and letters explaining why their fraternity row should be chosen. Emi Nyman, an intern at the Film and Television Office in Lincoln, said the film office is sending ABC a let ter, photographs and a film and video production package offering the Uni versity of Nebraska-Lincoln as a site for the filming of the show's segment. Nyman, also a senior advertising major at UNL, said she put together five, .or six series of photographs showing buildings around the UNL campus. Sne said the film office also is sending ABC basic information about Lincoln and what services the city has to offer to a production crew. ‘It's had to say if UNL will be se lected because It’s pretty subjec tive. But with the office helping us, it gives us a pretty good chance.’ tire package next week. It will include film clips from “Terms of Endearment,” “Amerika” and FarmAid III. “It’s hard to say if UNL will be selected,” she said, “because it’s pretty subjective. But with the office helping us, it gives us a pretty good chance.” Nyman said that she saw the adver tisement while watching “One Life to Live." Bonderoff said the show has placed advertisements in college newspapers and has advertised during the show, Such an advertisement appeared in the Daily Nebraskan Oct. 14. “The location could be anywhere — on a small or large, rural or city campus,” Bonderoff said. “The location search is also an excellent way to generate enthusiasm for the show.” The show's cast will shoot at the chosen campus for about three days, he said. Tami Anderson and Jessica Tuck, who play Mari Lynn Coleman and Megan Gordon on the show, probably will appear at the campus, he said. Other characters who will be there haven’t been determined yet, he said. Currently, producers plan not to See SOAPS oh 6
