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INDEX
News Digest.2
Editorial.4
Sports.8
Arts & Entertainment.11
Classifieds.13
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December 18, 1989__University of Nebraska-Lincoln _ Vol. 89 No. 7^
Eric Gregory/ Daily Nebraskan
Bruce Warner, a graduate student in exercise science,
studies for his animal physiology final Sunday after
I noon in Manter Hall.__
Devaney: Share NCAA revenue
By Jana Pedersen
Senior Editor
Although UNL officials aren’t
sure how the NCAA plans to
distribute the SI billion it
earned through a television contract
with CBS, they’re hoping that some
of the money will reach the Univer
sity of Nebraska-Lincoln.
The majority of the money will
come from CBS’s right to broadcast
the men’s NCAA Tournament.
But Bob Devancy, NU athletic
director, said he believes the money
distribution won’t be restricted just to
basketball programs in the tourna
ment.
“I hope that it’s distributed to
people not in the tournament because
that would help us more,” Dcvaney
said.
The NCAA national conference
will be Jan. 5 through 8 in Dallas.
Distribution of the money probably
will be discussed at the conference,
he said, although he was unsure if it
was on the agenda.
Devancy said he hasn’t looked at
any proposals for the distribution of
the money, but is concerned that
UNL gels its share.
Martin Masscngalc, UNL chan
cellor and interim NU president, said
he and other members of the NCAA
Restructuring Committee had a brief
discussion about the new contract at a
committee meeting Thursday in Chi
cago. The committee did not formu
late any definite proposals for the
distribution of the revenue.
The committee discussed using
part of the proceeds from the contract
to finance a catastrophic insurance
policy for each collegiate athlete,
‘When you’re talk
ing about $ 1 billion,
you’re bound to get
people’s attention.'
-O’Hanlon
•
Masscngale said. The insurance
money would be used for an athlete
who was seriously injured, he said.
Masscngale said he wants to take a
closer look at the revenue sharing
already in place throughout the
NCAA before making a final deci
sion on how the money should be
spent.
About 00 NCAA schools partici
pate in some form of revenue sharing,
he said.
“I think there’s a broader sharing
now than most people realize,” he
said.
Helping programs that have finan
cial difficulties is another important
consideration, Massengalc said.
“We’ll have to find a balance,”
he said. “We need to help some pro
grams survive and at the same time
provide awards for excellence.”
Massengalc said the NCAA Presi
dents Commission, of which he is
also a member, has not discussed the
matter.
James O’Hanlon, UNL’s repre
sentative to the NCAA, said details
have not been worked out on any
proposals for the distribution of the
money. But, he said, there has been
some “very early discussion” on the
issue.
“The main focus of discussion is
how widely the money should be
distributed,” O’Hanlon said. “In the
past, we (UNL officials) have been
generally focused toward greater dis
tribution.”
But UNL officials have yet to take
a formal position on the distribution
of the new revenue, he said.
O’Hanlon said he believes the
contract will be discussed at the Janu
ary NCAA conference.
“When you’re talking about SI
billion, you’re bound to get people's
attention,” he said.
RHA presidency to change hands;
Wickless seeks ASUN senate seat
By Lisa Bolin
Staff Reporter
Stacy Mohling, RHX vice
president, will take over as
president next semester fol
lowing the resignation of the former
president
J. Malt Wicklcss resigned as Resi
dence Hall Association president
during the association’s last meeting
s Dec. 10, Mohling said.
Wickless, a sophomore business
administration major, said he re
signed to pursue other interests.
Wickless said he will endorse senior
Phil Gosch as the VIS ION* party’s
candidate for president of the Asso
ciation of Students of the University
of Nebraska next semester.
“I felt his ideas were in the best
interest of the people in the residence
halls,” Wicklcss said.
Wicklcss said he also will run as a
College of Business Administration
senatorial candidate.
Wicklcss said he resigned because
acting as president for RHA and
endorsing an ASUN presidential
candidate at the same lime would be
a conflict of interest.
John Gibson, Calhcr senator, also
resigned his position in RHA.
Gibson, a sophomore arts and sci
ences major, said he will not live in
the residence halls during spring
semester and also will be running for
an ASUN position with the VISION
party.
Gibson said he will run for a posi
tion on the College of Arts & Sci
ences Advisory Board.
Mohling, a sophomore political
science major, said she was sorry to
sec Wickless resign.
“1 was upset because 1 thought J.
See RHA on 7
Survey finds more women stressed out
More men say they live the good life
By C J. Schepers
Stall Reporter
mm ore UNL men than women say they
IYI arc relaxed and happy, according to a
- -A ▼ A Student Health Survey.
Almost twice as many University of Nc
r | |>raska-Lincoln men as women said they con
sidered themselves to be in “excellent spir
its.” The UNL Bureau of Sociological Re
search surveyed 305 students during the 1989
spring semester.
And 30.1 percent of men said they did an
©“excellent’’ job coping with stress, compared
Plto 16.7 percent of women.
But those figures do not necessarily indicate
• %hat men handle stress better than women,
f saccording to Margaret Eager, head of the Uni
| versity of Ncbraska-Lincoln Mental Health
In fact, it might be difficult for men to admit
. that they’re feeling stressed, said the psychiat
I ric social worker.
“It’s much more acceptable for women to
• 'admit they’re under stress,” Eager said. Soci
Hety encourages women to express their emo
tions more than men, she said.
Not only did college men feel they handle
^Stress belter than women, but more than twice
||Bs many men (14 percent compared to 6.2
For your information...
results of a 1989 UNL Student Health Survey
• Q: How have you been feeling in Q: What is your health status J
• general? compared to two years ago? •
• A: "excellent spirits" A : "better" •
• Ma\L l4— _ — —l— 6—_Male_25$_FemaleJ±6_
J Q: What is your ability to handle Q: How do you feel the stress *
• stress? in your life compares to your •
• peers? I
• A: "excellent" A: "more" J
Male 30.1 Female]6.7 Malt 46.2 Female 40.1 .
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• Q: How many days did you miss Q: Have you ever left or con- •
• class because of illness in the last sidered leaving the university *
I four months? because of health problems? •
l A: "none" A:"yes" •
• Male 56.6 Female 46.3 _ _al1 students 19 •
Andy Manhart/Daily Nabraskan figures in percentages \
percent) feit they had less stress than their
peers.
Roughly equal numbers of men and women
said they had more stress than their peers --
46.2 percent of men compared to 40.1 percent
of women.
The survey also indicated that the sexes
respond differently to questions about health
concerns.
Although women often are stereotyped as
being overly concerned about their health,
Eager said, more women than men in the sur
vey fell their health had improved.
When asked how they fell about their health
now compared to two years ago, 34.6 percent
of the women said “better” compared to 25.9
percent of men.
More than twice as many men as women
said they felt their health was “worse.”
Women were more likely to miss class
See STRESS on 3
Arson suspected
in Selleck Hall fire
By Pat Dinslage
Staff Reporter
Afire in Selleck Hall forced about
60 students out of the 7000 Build
ing of the complex and into sub
zero temperatures early Friday morning.
The fire, which started in the third
floor hallway, was discovered around
midnight by Dave Linder, student assis
tant on the floor, after the fire alarm
founded, Linder said.
Linder put the fire out with an extin
guisher.
William Baum, Lincoln deputy police
chief, said the blaze was started when
someone set toilet paper on fire.
Ina Luhring, Selleck complex pro
gram director, said damages are ex
pected to be less than SI,000.
Damage was minor because the carpet
did not catch on fire, Baum said.
4 ‘ It’s a minor fire to us, but we always
try to check it out,” he said.
The UNL Police Department is inves
tigating the fire, Deputy Fire Marshal
Steve Schneider said.
“It’s first-degree arson,” he said.
If the arsonist is a student, he or she
will face a hearing by either the residence
hall judicial board or the all-university
judicial board, as determined by Doug
Zatechka, UNL housing director and
Carolyn Jakpbsen, assistant housing di
rector, Jakobsen said.
If the arsonist is a resident of Selleck,
the person’s residence contract could be
canceled immediately, Luhring said.