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WEATHER Today, mostly sunny and hot, high in the low 90s, southeast wind 5-10 miles per hour. Tonight, dear, low in the low- to mid-60s. Wednesday, mostly sunny and continued hot, high in iow- to mid-90s. INDEX News Digest.2 Editorial.4 Sports.7 Arts & Entertainment.9 Classifieds.11 September 11,1990___University of Nebraska-Lincoln_ Vol. 90 No. 11 Gosch admits to campaign impropriety By Ryan Steeves Staff Reporter Student government President Phil Gosch admitted Monday that he agreed to fire ASUN’s director of development before he was elected in March, then reneged on the agreement. Gosch signed a document in March before the runoff election saying he would fire Marlene Bcyke within 10 days after taking office. Two members of the STAND party, a Gosch campaign adviser and a mediator attested to the agreement. Former STAND presidential candi date Joe Bowman and Russ Johnson, a former Gosch campaign adviser, said Gosch signed it in exchange for Bowman’s support in the runoff elec tion. Gosch denied that and called STAND mem bers a “disen chanted few with extreme views.” STAND lost the regular elec tion on March 14. VISION, Gosch Gosch’s party, and TODAY were too close to declare a winner that day and competed in a runoff a week later. Gosch denied he made the agree ment to win votes, saying he believed that leaders of STAND were right about Beyke’s power in ASUN. Johnson, Bowman and Mark Buhrdorf, the STAND campaign manager, said Beyke has too much influence over ASUN. Gosch said he decided not to fire Beyke after working with her for a couple of weeks. He said he found her a great asset to the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska. “I’m sickened that I ever consid ered doing this,” Gosch said. “I’m disappointed in myself.” Since working with Beyke, Gosch said, he has found her to be a caring and helpful person. Gosch admitted he was unethical for signing the docu ment before scrutinizing Beyke’s job better. Kiley Tlmperley/Oaily Nebraskan Vice President Dan Quayie speaks to students at Boys Town in Omaha on Monday afternoon. Quayle: Summit set precedent Vice president says Bush has not ruled out military action By Sara Bauder Schott Sarny Reporter OMAHA - A joint con demnation of Saddam Hussein’s actions by Presi dent George Bush and SovietPresi dent Mikhail Gorbachev has sent a powerful message to the Iraqi presi dent, Vice President Dan Quayle said Monday. “The message is: The world is united against you,” Quayle said, speaking at a press conference at Boys Town in Omaha. The vice president was in Omaha to campaign for Republican Sen ate Candidate Hal Daub. Quayle spoke to students earlier Monday in Kearney and campaigned for Gov. Kay Orr at a fund-raiser. The condemnation of Iraq by the two world leaders showed that the nations could work as partners without competing on every issue. Quayle said. “We are now out of the Cold War period,” he said. “But this world of ours is still unfortunately a dangerous place.” The United States and Soviet Union have a lot of common ground despite the differences that still exist, Quayle said. Major differ ences between the nations will remain as long as the countries have different political systems, he See QUAYLE on 3 Gosch said he was running against more than two other parties. There were other forces he was running against, he said. He refused to specify. “But Joe con vinced me that the director of development „ . was part of those Bevke problems," Gosch said. Gosch did complain about ASUN Electoral Commission members al legedly wealing TODAY stickers while at grcck houses supportive of TO DAY the night of the election. Bowman also confessed to impro priety. When he announced his support for Gosch’s party at a press confer ence March 16, Bowman said it was because Deb Fiddclke, former presi dential candidate for TODAY, had agreed to make an appointment be fore the election. The real reason, Bowman 'said, was the agreement to oust Beykc. ‘ * I have no doubt Phil had appoint ments made ahead of time as well,” Bowman said. Gosch denied the allegation. Bowman scolded Gosch for going See ASUNon 3 Pawnee remains returned, but artifact still disputed By Rose Riccetti Staff Reporter The Pawnee Tribe of Okla homa successfully claimed skeletal remains of its ances tors from the Nebraska Stale Histori cal Society Monday, but the owner ship of one artifact remains in ques tion. The society relumed 435 coffins containing remains and burial arti facts to representatives of the tribe. But it refuses to return a peace medal excavated from a Pawnee grave in 1925. The medal, bearing a likeness of King George III of England, wa£ included in the society’s inventory in compliance with LB340, a stale law requiring return ol remains and asso ciated artifacts for reburial. The society staff claimed that the medal did not have to be returned to the tribe because the six skull frag ments associated with the medal were missing. Robert Hogc, curator of the Ameri can Numismatic Association, veri fied the authenticity of the medal, a rare and valuable heirloom. The society currently has two King James III medals, Hoge said. Each medal is different and has its own historical significance, he said. Sen. Dennis Baackof Kimball said the documentation of the medal is enough qualification lor reburial under LB 340. Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha agreed, saying he believed the medal should be returned right away and ultimately would be returned in the future. The 435 coffins were to be taken to Genoa Monday evening. The remains will be buried today in a Genoa ceme tery located near a Pawnee traditional burial ground. Robert Chapman, president of the Pawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, said the Nebraska site was chosen because the support of Nebraskans had been help ful in the recovery of the remains. Bob Peregoy, an attorney for the Native American Rights Fund which represents the tribe, said tribe mem bers felt safe burying their ancestors there because the cemetery is fenced and patrolled. He said the remains would be undisturbed. “We’re all very sad that the medal will not be returned and buried with the rest of the remains,” Peregoy said. Peregoy has filed a grievance over the medal and is prepared to go to court “if he is forced to,” he said. James Hanson, director of the society, was unavailable for comment, but said in a letter addressed to ‘ ‘The People of the state of Nebraska and the People of the Pawnee Tribe of Oklahoma” that he was deeply sorry if the society has caused any offense. “It is my earnest prayer that all persons, living and dead, may finally have an opportunity to be at rest,” Hanson wrote. Chapman said that although he was pleased to take the remains they were given for reburial, the burial would not be complete without the medal. “When we get all the pieces back, then and only then can our ancestors and our people be at peace.” Chapman said. Morrill Hall plans $4 million for its exhibits By David Burchett Staff Reporter With the renovation of Morrill Hall’s in terior nearly complete, the museum’s staff can concentrate on “the fun part,’’ improving and adding to exhibits, the mu seum’s director said. Hugh Genoways said the building’s $4 million renovation, which began in September 1988, includes climate control, roof, windows, doors, wiring, lights, carpeting and paint. “We’re about 99 percent complete right now,” Genoways said. Finishing touches, in cluding the installation of security systems, will be done in another month or two, he said. But the renovation of the building was only the first phase of improvements to the state museum, Genoways said. The second phase, he said, is work on the exhibits. Genoways said he has another $4-million plan in mind to improve, restore and add to the m urn’s exhibits. useum officials propose that the improve mcnt project be financed half by the Nebraska Legislature and half by private donations. The renovation project was financed entirely by the Legislature. However, the money for the next phase isn’t readily available. “I don’t have the money in hand, and I don’t have any prospects for it at this point,” Genoways said. So instead of embarking on (he second phase all at once, Genoways said, the museum is working op a pay-as-you-go basis, with dona tions financing smaller projects. Improvement projects on exhibits are easy to break into smaller parts and pursue sepa rately, Genoways said. The current Phase II project is in Elephant Hall, the front room of the museum where skeletons of huge land creatures arc displayed. Genoways said $50,000 is being invested in the restoration and preservation of these speci mens. Also, $30,000 to $35,000 is being spent on the room itself to restore it to the way it appeared in the late 1920s and early ’30s. Gcnoways said changes include moving the African elephant specimens back to the middle of the hall and restoring the woodwork to its original color. Genoways said the museum’s staff wants to restore the room to its original condition be cause only the “grand museum’’ ambiance, popular in Europe at the time the building was constructed, fits the character of the room with its high, vaulted ceilings. One of the purposes of a museum is to preserve the past, Gcnoways said. The work on Elephant Hall began last Janu ary and should be finished by December, he said. The project was given $25,000 from the Institute of Museum Services iu Washington, and $15,000 from Nebraska school children, with the rest of the project financed by Friends of the State Museum, a non-profit organization that helps support Morrill Hall. But while Elephant Hall is being restored to its historical look, Gcnoways said other parts of the museum would lake advantage of today’s style and technology. “In other galleries, we’re going to be as innovative and modem as we possibly can,’ ’ he said. New additions may include hands-on exhib its - items that are meant to be touched - and interactive exhibits utilizing laser disk technol ogy, he said. “We have quite a bit of space,’’ with as much as 40 percent of the building standing empty wailing for new exhibits, Gcnoways said. More space was created by the consolida tion of items and the remodeling of rooms previously used by the geology and anthropol ogy departments, Gcnoways said. The museum staff now is seeking donors to finance new exhibits for the building’s empty space, Gcnoways said. The museum works with the NU Foundation to line up interested benefactors, he said.
