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privileged comprise a large number
of the inmates on death row.
State Sen. Elroy Hefner of Coleridge
said he thought the state should retain
the death penalty punishment because
the victim’s family and friends would
be paying a higher price if the crimi
nal received life imprisonment.
“It’s unfair to the victim’s family
and community to pay for the person
to live,” Hefner said.
Additionally, Hefner said, this was
the only way to ensure that the mur
derer wouldn’t commit the crime again.
“The death penalty prevents fur
ther loss of innocent lives,” he said.
Don Stenberg, Nebraska’s attor
ney general, said he didn’t think that
ridding the system of the capital
punishment would save the state
money.
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left to spend the spring semester in
London. The potential terrorism prob
lem was discussed, but those involved
felt it was safe, Puderbaugh said.
Another program has not escaped
the effects of the war.
Dan Bigbee, coordinator of the
Morocco Project, said 17 American
families, with faculty members from
UNL, Kansas State University,Okla
homa State University, Montana State
“There are those who say that this |
bill will save money. I do not believe
that that can be conclusively estab
lished,” Stenberg said.
Stenberg said that the average cost
per prisoner in Nebraska State Peni
tentiary is $18,985 annually. Currently,
there are 11 inmates on death row,
and Stenberg said this would cost the
state more than $6 million over a 30
year period if the death penalty were
repealed.
The average cost to the attorney
general’s office to handle the appeals
in these cases is currently about $3,500
per prisoner per year, Stenberg said.
Sam Cooper, Douglas County
deputy attorney, said he didn’t think
money should determine whether to
prosecute an alleged criminal.
“Should we stop prosecuting these
people because it costs money?
“I don’t think wc can pul a price
tag” on justice.
University and Washington Univer
sity, left Morocco temporarily on orders
from the U.S. State Department.
The group was ordered to leave
Morocco to protect Americans from
terrorism that may occur in the Mus
lim north African nation, Bigbee said.
They will return to Morocco in 30
days regardless of changes in the gulf
war, he said.
The Morocco Project is an effort
to help establish an agricultural re
search center for the study of dry-land
cereal production, Bigbee said. I
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ASUN creates forum on gulf views
By Aaeana Leftin
Staff Reporter
Instead of speaking for students,
AS UN senators passed a bill Wed
nesday that will allow students to
speak out for themselves about issues
in the Persian Gulf.
The bill set up an open forum for
students to voice their opinions about
the gulf, scheduled for Feb. 13.
Chris Potter, College of Arts and
Sciences senator, said he thought it
was a good idea for the students to
speak out.
“The reason (AS UN) decided to
have this forum is because we (sena
tors) felt we didn’t have the capacity
to speak for the entire student body,”
he said.
Yolanda Scott, second vice presi
dent of the Association of Students of
the University of Nebraska, said she
is concerned the forum could cause
backlash against international students.
Scott suggested a panel composed of
Middle East experts would be a better
idea.
Andy Massey, speaker of the sen
ate, said he thinks it is important to
hear from students because they will
be affected the most.
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The reason (ASUN)
decided to have this
forum is because we
(senators) felt we didn’t
have the capacity to
speak for the entire
student body.
Potter
ASUN senator
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“Our job is to voice student opin
ion, and what better way than to let
them do it themselves,” he said.
The senate also gave support to a
bill in the Nebraska Legislature that
would make Nebraska the sixth state
to join the Midwestern Higher Edu
cation Compact.
The compact would strengthen
cooperative programs between Mid
western universities.
Government Liaison Committee
chairwoman Shawn Burnham said
some of fbe compact’s advantages
are reduced non-resident tuition for
students in member states and lech
nology exchanges.
Because of student exchanges
between the member states, Potter
said he was concerned that the Uni
versity of Nebraska-Lincoln’s good
departments would get better and those
departments that weren’t as good would
get worse.
“But, he said, “I am convinced
that the benefits the students at the
university would receive would out
weigh that.”
ASUN passed another bill oppos
ing legislation that would eliminate
ihe University of Nebraska’s central
administration.
Gosch said it would be impossible
to have a cooperative university with
out central administration.
“It would be a stab in the heart to
the future of the university to get rid
of central administration,” he said.
Amendments to 1991 spring elec
tion rules also were approved.
The rules added the requirement
that Committee for Fees Allocation
members be elected and that indi
viduals or organizations only can
contribute $25 to campaigns.
A Feb. 2 deadline also was set for
all organizations to hand in their re
vised constitutions.
Bill would punish hackers
From Staff Reports
Computer hackers would be faced
with more than unauthorized access
to a computer program if a bill that
was advanced to a second round of
consideration Wednesday passes the
Nebraska Legislature.
LB 135, introduced by Sen. John
Lindsay of Omaha, calls for the prose
cution of anyone who “intentionally
and without authority penetrates a
computer security system.’’
During debate, Lindsay assured
the Legislature that the bill would not
harm those who didn’t have criminal
intent.
Senators had expressed concern
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they are at school.
“The rules are unreasonable.
They’re unworkable. And they’re
selectively enforced,” Chambers said.
Chambers argued against the NCAA
rule that forbids a player to hold an
academic scholarship once the uni
versity’s allotted athletic scholarships
are given.
He told the story of a Nebraska
football player who had received an
academic regents’ scholarship, but
was told he had to choose between
playing football or getting his aid.
A1 Papik, assistant athletic direc
tor for administrative services, op
posed the bill, saying that its enact
that people simply trying to hone their
computer skills and children playing
could be prosecuted, Lindsay said.
The Legislature amended the bill
to say that the unauthorized access
would have to be intentional to be a
crime.
Some of the computer crimes under
the bill would be:
• A Class IV felony if the hacker
caused a death or placed another person
at grave risk.
• A Class I misdemeanor if the
hacker created a risk to the public
health and safety.
• A Class II misdemeanor if the
hacker compromised the security of
data.
pose sanctions on UNL.
Papik said the NCAA is “moving
in the direction”of allowing a reason
able stipend for athletes.
The bill was amended to say the
stipends would not be paid until laws
requiring a similar stipend for foot
ball players are passed in other states,
so that football players in four Big
Eight schools other than Nebraska
would be paid stipends.
Although the NCAA also prohib
its basketball players from working,
Chambers said the bill excluded other
sports because they don’t generate as
much revenue as football, and he didn’t
want the question of paying stipends
from Nebraska tax monies to come
up.
“I would like to see the sport that
can pay its way to make the start,’’ he
said.
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