The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, September 26, 1990, Image 1
‘ WEATHER Today, sunny and still warm, south wind 5-15 miles per hour, high around 90. Tonight, mostly dear, low in the mid 50s. Thursday, mostly sunny but not quite as warm high in the mid to upper 80s. INDEX News Digest.2 Editorial.4 Sports.7 Arts & Entertainment.9 Classifieds.11 -—— oepiemDer 1 yyu University ot Nebraska-Lincoln Vol. 90 No. 22 ~~ ' David Fanleson Daily rieoraakar “Ketchup, sir?’’ Tom Gillespie of Imperial Outdoor Advertising appears to be questioning this character as he installs the billboard at 8th and X streets on Tuesday. ASUN election debates limited to 6 By Jennifer O'Cilka Senior Reporter The Electoral Commission Tuesday passed a provision allowing a maximum of six debates, all conducted by the commis sion, during student government elections. The new provision also states that the Elec toral Commission will allow for participation in the debates by all executive candidates and will publish the details of the debate format and procedures 10 days before the beginning of the campaign period. No other debates among executive candi dates for Association of Students of the Univer sity of Nebraska will be authorized during the campaign, the new section states. Bart Vitek, director of the Electoral Com mission, said the commission would sponsor the debates and get student groups to ask the questions. Previous rules allowed any organization to sponsor an AS UN election debate if it regis tered with the commission one week before the event. Eight registered debates -- two per week - were allowed during the four-week election period. Ned Hedges, a faculty representative to the commission, said the biggest change was lim iting debates to those sponsored by the com mission. The original proposal before the commis sion would have limited the number of debates to four. Jeremy Felkcr, a political science major, said cutting the number of debates in half would not help get more students involved. By making all debates Electoral Commis sion-sponsored, “you’re taking care of qual ity,” Felkcr said. “If you go to every different See ELECTORAL on 3 Reservists get ready to move out By Lee Rood Senior Editor Cbout 20 UNL student reservists have been affected by U.S. military involve ment in the Middle East and that num ber is expected to grow, an administrative assistant to the vice chancellor for student affairs said Tuesday. Linda Schwartzkopf said her primary re sponsibility lately has been helping student reservists adjust their class schedules when duty calls. Thus far, Schwartzkopf said, four recently activated reservists have met with her to adjust schedules. In addition, Schwartzkopf said, she has been in contact with at least 20 students who have been called to duty or will be soon. About seven of those students, she said, are members of an Omaha-based medical unit that will begin its annual training in November. The unit, which includes Lincoln and Grand Island detachments, typically docs its annual training during the summer but will go early because of the crisis. One of the student members of the unit, Laurie Sticgcrt, said her unit will leave Nov. 3 for Pennsylvania and should only be gone for two weeks — unless they arc activated. Whether or not the unit will be activated, said Stiegert’s detachment commander, Sgt. Rick Witte, is “the $6 million question.” If the group is activated, about 30 students in the 130-member Lincoln detachment will be affected. In the meantime, Witte said, the stepped-up annual training is a precautionary measure taken by the military to make sure the unit gets the training it needs on certain equipment. Students forced to leave the university be cause of a commitment to the reserves arc being dealt with on an individual basis, Sch wartzkopf said. Most of those students can choose to with draw from their classes or take incomplctcs, she said. ‘ ‘Most professors are being very accommo dating,” she said. If the students opt to withdraw from a course, Schwartzkopf said, “we arc working with them to allow a full refund on tuition if they have See RESERVES on 3 Park planned for Temple block Businesses look for new spots to set up shop By Stray McKenzie and Michelle Dyer Staff Reporters Businesses neighboring the Temple Building are looking for a new spot to set up shop because of plans to change their block into a park. The Hole Works, 1227 R St., Kinko’s, 1229 R St., Taco Inn, 1245 R St., and daVinci’s, 13th and Q streets, will be torn down as part of the plan to build a park on the Univer sity of Nebraska-Lincoln City Cam pus linking it to downtown Lincoln. The Temple Building, located at 12th and R streets, is the only build ing that will be left standing on the block. The park is part of a long-range plan developed in 1985-86 to provide green space around the Lied Center for Performing Arts. Kim Todd, a UNL campus land scape architect, said the park will cost about $250,000. The NU Foundation is working on financing for the proj ect, she said. A starting date for the construction has not been set, Todd said. “I can say that it won’t be before next sum mer,” she said. Jack Goebel, associate chancellor and vice chancellor for business and finance, said businesses on the block, owned by the NU Foundation or the university, have varying arrangements as to when their leases expire. Sharon Kuhn, manager and owner of The Hole Works, is looking for a new location for the shop because its lease expires in July 1991. Regulars to the restaurant arc dis appointed about the relocation, she said. Kinko’s already has secured a new location in the old Baskin-Robbins store at 12th and Q streets. The busi ness will move Dec. 1, 1990. Rod Gcist, shift supervisor, said he :elt the move would not affect business. “The new store is larger so it will improve the service we can offer,” he said, and “will also be to the workers’ benefit.” Kent Knudson, vice president of da Vinci’s, said the restaurant will remain at its current location until January 1993. “It is critical to our business that we don’t portray ourselves as moving soon,” he said._ See PARK on 3 Proposed park — Ll«d C#n1*r --- - % i R Street s-— ' ' *-——n. John Bruce/Daily Nebraskan Source : Office of Budneit and Finance.