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December 13, 1988 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Vo!. 88 No. 74
Exon supports Roskens
for ambassador position
By Ryan Sleeves
Staff Reporter
US. Sen. James Exon lent support
Monday to University of Nebraska
• President Ronald Roskens for a posi
tion in President-elect Gcoige Bush’s admini
stration.
Exon, D-Neb., said Monday night that he
was speculating that Bush could name Roskens
as ambassador to China, considering Roskens’
familiarity with the country.
Earlier in the day, Exon told Kearney Ro
tarians that Bush officials probably arc consid
ering Roskens for the position.
“In Washington,’’ Exon told the Daily
Nebraskan, “there’s some knowledge that
President Roskens ha‘> some interest in and has
educated himself in the People’s Republic of
China.
“I would recommend to anyone that
Roskens be named to the position,’ ’ he said.
Roskens’ wife, Lois, had no comment about
the possible appointment.
“We know absolutely nothing about it,’’
she said.
Roskens, who’s been president of NU since
January 1977, could not be reached for com
meni Monday ai the Doubletree Hotel in down
town Houston.
Rumors about Bush possibly considering
Roskens for an administration position sur
faced about a week ago when former Gov.
Charles Thone met with Bush officials.
Thone said Roskens was being considered
for a specific administration position at that
time, but Thone would not say what position.
Exon said he has not talked with Bush or his
officials and has no inside information about
Roskens’status in the incoming administra
tion.
Exon re-emphasized that he was merely
speculating about the ambassador appoint
ment. He said a logical administrative position
for Roskens would be U.S. Secretary of Educa
tion. But Bush renamed Lauro Cavazos to that
position November 21.
“So I was wondering what they have in
ri.ind for him and I know he has a lot of
knowledge of the People’s Republic of
China,’’ Exon said.
Since 1978, Roskens has traveled^) China
at least nine limes, according to The Associ
ated Press. Exon said Roskens has earned a
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UNL student injured in accident
From Suff Reports
A University of Ncbraska-Lincoln student
was injured Monday morning in a two
car accident at 16th and R streets.
According to a police report, Timothy In
gram, a senior in the College of Business
Administration, was driving his 1983 Datsun
west on R St. at about 9 a.m. when it collided
with a car driven by John Molloy of Omaha.
The report said Molloy was driving his 1974
Ford south on 16th St. when it passed through
a red light, collided with Ingram’s car, and then
hit a pole.
According to the report, Molloy’s car was
travelling too fast for the snowy conditions.
A witness said Molloy’s car slid into the
intersection and through the red light, the re
port said.
Ingram was treated at Lincoln General
Hospital and released. The report said In
gram’s left hand was broken in the accident.
‘‘I think we were both going too fast for the
conditions,” Molloy said immediately after
the accident. “We were pushing it. I’m not sure
it was his (Ingram’s) fault.”
Molloy said both cars were sliding on the
snow.
Authorities melt snowfightplans
By Victoria Ayotte
Senior Reporter
The presidents of the Association of Stu
dents of the University of Nebraska and the
Intcrfratemity Council urged fraternity and
residence hall officials to prevent any snowball
fight Monday night.
AS UN president Jeff Petersen and John
Smith, IFC president, spoke to all presidents of
fraternities along 16th street, in the area where
the snowball fight has traditionally begun.
Petersen said he and Smith also spoke to the
residence directors of Abel and Cather halls,
urging them to tell residents not to become
involved in a snowball fight.
Petersen said his efforts were prompted by
the nice weather and the good snowball pack
ing he found. «
“We heard from various rumors they (the
snowball fighters) were not satisfied with the
last one,” Petersen said.
Petersen said he and Smith basically told
everybody to “do their best to keep people
inside.”
All the fraternity and residence hall officials
were “real supportive and real positive,” he
said.
Petersen said that if a fight docs not happen,
students must have realized that a snowball
fight isn’t “some funny little joke.”
As of midnight Monday, a large snowball
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Watch Out below
A construction worker shovels snow from the Northeast side of the Lied
Center Monday morning.
Ethanol study could aid state, expert says
By Jerry Guenther
Staff Reporter
Ethanol production research at
the University of Nebraska
Lincoln could help broaden the
economic base of Nebraska in the
future according to two UNL profes
sors.
Tyrrell Conway, assistant profes
sor of biological sciences, said that as
the world's supply of fossil fuels dries
up, the need for ethanol is expected to
increase.
Conway, who worked for 3 1/2
years on an ethanol conversion re
search team at the University of Flor
ida, said UNL could play a key role in
ethanol fermentation research.
While at Florida, Conway was
responsible for much of the research
that used zymomonas in a 12-step
process to convert sugar to alcohol.
Zymomonas is a bacterium used in
ethanol production.
i Conway said zymomonas is added
to a com mash which has been prc
trcaied to release glucose. That glu
cose is then converted to ethanol, he
said.
‘‘Zymomonas is extremely effi
cient during this process,” Conway
said. “It’s able to convert the sugar to
alcohol at a rate more rapid than the
brewery yeast which are traditionally
used.”
Another advantage of zymomonas
is that it's able to make a higher
concentration of alcohol, Conway
said.
Yeast yields average about 12
percent ethanol while zymomonas is
between 13 and 14 percent ethanol,
he said.
Although Conway said he be
lieves zymomonas is better to use
than yeast, it is not yet widely used by
companies in the ethanol industry.
‘ ‘There are a few plants which are
beginning to switch over,” Conway
said.
William Scheller, professor of
chemical cpginccring, said ethanol
has other uses besides fuel.
Ethanol also is used for plastics,
aspirin, paints and dyes, he said.
Schcllcr said he’d like to sec the
development of a grain alcohol in
dustry in Nebraska. Such an industry
would create jobs, bring additional
income into the state and could help
to increase the state tax revenues, he
said.
”1 have felt in the past, and con
tinue to feel that ethanol can be the
basis for major economic develop
ment in Nebraska,” Schcllcr said.
Currently, Schellcr said, there is
only one commercial ethanol plant in
the state.
He said the lack of venture capital
in the state is the main reason for
there not being more plants.
“We need to see a change in the
philosophy of Nebraska banks,”
Schcllcr said. ‘‘You need venture
capital for developing new indus
tries.”
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