The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, September 28, 1990, Image 1
WEATHER INDEX Today, partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of News Digest.2 showers, northeast wind 10-15 miles per hour, Editorial.4 high in the low to mid 70s Tonight, becoming sports.7 cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain, low 45- Arts & Entertainment.9 50 Saturday, mostly cloudy and cool with a 40 classifieds 11 percent chance of rain, high in the low to mid 60s Vol. 90 No. 24 Chambers denounces UNL-Coors deal By Jennifer O’Cilka and Chris Hopfensperger Senior Reporters A promotion deal between Coors beer company and the Uni versity of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletic Department was ‘ ‘a prostitu tion” of the university’s image, a state senator said Thursday. In a letter to UNL Athletic Direc tor Bob Dcvaney, Sen. Ernie Cham bers of Omaha said he is drafting a resolution, to be introduced in the 1991 legislative session, condemning the deal. The letter also stated that Cham bers is doing research to determine whether further legislation is necessary to prevent such a deal in the fu ture. Devaney said he had no comment on Devaney Chambers’ let 1 ter, but said he wouldn ’ t have made the deal if he had known that it would offend people. “We don’t want to do anything to offend people,” he said. “If I had it to do again, I probably wouldn’t do it.” Nebraska football coach Tom Osborne said the decision might have been a mistake. “It’s one of those tilings that just kind of slips through the cracks, and I’m sure it will be rethought,” Osborne said. “I don’t think Bob consciously remembers ever OK’ing that. I don’t know who did.” Devaney said the deal was made with Coors to raise money needed to continue athletic programs. The deal specifies that the Herbie Husker logo will appear on a limited num ber of Coors Light cans dis tributed across Nebraska, Devaney said. The ath letic depart ment could make $5,000 on the deal, a pennyforeach Herbie of the 500,000 cans distributed, he said. “We’re trying to support the ath letic department and support every sport,” Devaney said. Of the 21 men’s and women’s athletic programs at UNL, men’s football and basketball are the only ones that generate enough revenue to support themselves. “We are trying to keep the pro grams going, and we are grasping at the means to do it,” Devaney said. NCAA suspensions of the Okla homa and Oklahoma State football programs have reduced funds for the entire Big Eight through lost televi See COORS on 3 Official: Grants, new researchers becoming scarce By Sara Bauder Schott Senior Reporter Che race to snag financing for research grants is getting tighter, and new re searchers are being nudged out of first place, an official said. Marion O’Leary, chairman of the biochem istry departmental the University of Nebraska Lincoln, said the cost of research is rising faster than the rate of inflation, which means many projects are not being financed. Because the cost of chemicals and equip ment have risen quickly, the fact that more grant money is being awarded is misleading, O’Leary said. * ‘The awkward part is that there has been a regular growth in the amount of grants awarded,’ ’ O’Leary said. “People wonder how there can )v» curb 5i *’ In 1989-90, UNL received nearly $30 mil lion for research grants. In 1988-89, UNL re ceived about $23 million. While all researchers suffer during funding ' See GRANT on 3 i # y . » , Jot Hilnih/DiHy Nibnikin Mad scientist Sophomore chemical engineering major Tim Wilwording works on an experiment lor an organic chemistry class. ASUN collects needed signatures for petition By Alan Phelps Staff Reporter Students in the Division of Continuing Studies will have representation in stu dent government without the hassle of carrying 12 hours, if a referendum passes in October. An AS UN senator says student leaders have gathered enough signatures on a petition to put the referendum on a special Oct. 9 ballot. The Association of Students of the Univer sity of Nebraska has collected 1,423 signa tures. Petitioners needed only 1,300 signatures to place the issue on the ballot. A two-thirds majority of eligible students voting would change ASUN bylaws to allow a continuing studies student with a minimum of three credit hours to serve on ASUN. Existing bylaws require a minimum of 12 credit hours to serve on senate, a condition proponents of the petition say hinders continu ing studies representation in student govern ment. Only about 1 percent of continuing stud ies students carry 12 or more hours, they say. If the referendum passes, the ASUN Ap pointments Board will decide who will fill the seat until ASUN elections in March. Sandra Haughton was elected with one vote - her own — this spring, but she could not serve because she did not have enough credit hours. Bylaws still would require students not in continuing studies to carry 12 credit hours to serve on Senate. College of Business Administration Sen. Joann Mountford, in charge of the petition drive, said students seemed to support the peti tion effort, which had “a lot of ASUN senator support. Petitioners set up booths in the Nebraska Union and passed out petitions in classes, Mouniford said. Several greck houses and stu dent organizations also were contacted for signatures. Signatures collected for the petition still need to be validated, but Mouniford said she doesn’t think that will be a problem. “There’ll probably be some doubles there, but we have over 100 extra signatures,’ she said. “The Division of Continuing Studies doesn’t receive any representation on this campus and if (the bylaws) aren’t changed, we’ll never have a DCS scat,’’ Mouniford said. • ■■"-I I 1 _.InnDP-^-jILiagiaL New hiker/biker trail would link UNL, Capitol By Christine Pillard Staff Reporter A 1.5-mile hiker/biker trail to link the Slate Capitol with UNL’s City Campus should be on track by next summer, an of ficial said. Elaine Hammer, chairwoman of the Great Plains Trails Network, s«iJ that the recent allocation of $97,000 in oil-overcharge funds by Gov. Kay Orr to construct the hiker/biker trail will speed up its construction. The basic concrete trail should be finished by late spring or early summer, she said. The trail between the Capitol and the University of Nebraska Lincoln is pert of a plan for 80 miles of bike trails linking Lin coln. The trail is the next construc tion priority m the bike trail plan because it is billed to be the “most heavily used by commuters in the city,” Hammer said. Mike Bricn/o, transportation planner lor the Lincoln City/Lan caster County Planning Department, said the proposed trail is a “vital connection for the whole trail sys tem and a vital link for commul » • ers. Bnenzo said the trail would run east on J Street from the Capitol to the Billy Wolff/Antelopc Creek Trail near 24th and J streets. The trail would continue north west to 19th and O streets, then run north to connect eventually with the John Dietrich Trail at 22nd and Holdrege streets, he said. No spe See BIKE on 5