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Six-hour standoff
Lincoln police apprehend a gunman after a six-hour standoff Tuesday near N.W. 48th
and W. Superior streets. The man had threatened to shoot himself or police officers
unless he could speak to his wife, far right. The police responded to a domestic dispute
at 12:40 p.m. and found the armed man near the area. The gunman left his pistol at the
base of the tree and walked toward the police cruiser that carried his wife to him. SWAT
team officers tackled and arrested him at 6:17 p.m. when he ran to retrieve the handgun.
Colleges propose degree |
in environmental studies!
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By Shelley Miller
Staff Reporter
A proposed environmental studies
program at UNL would have roots in
both natural and social sciences, uni
versity officials said.
j. Allen Williams Jr., a professor
of sociology at the University of
Ncbraska-Lincoln, said the College
of Arts and Sciences and the College
of Agricultural Sciences and Natural
Resources are working toward offer
ing a bachelor’s degree in environ
mental studies next fall.
Steven Waller, assistant dean of
the College of Agricultural Sciences
and Natural Resources, said one of
the benefits of such a program is that
it would integrate natural sciences
with social sciences in the study of
environmental issues.
Waller said scientists’ decisions
depend as much on the social sci
ences as the natural ones, so it is
important to bridge the gap between
them.
He said the two colleges began
working together in July to put to
gether the proposal for an environ
mental studies program.
If the program is approved, Waller
said, students would earn a Bachelor
of Science degree in natural resources
from the agriculture college or a
Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of
Science degree from the College of
Arts and Sciences with an emphasis
in a particular area.
Williams said the program would
include core courses in both the natu
ral and social sciences.
The program has been approved
by the College of Agricultural Sci
ences and Natural Resources, he said,
but arts and sciences faculty mem
bers won’t vote on approval until
April 29.
If the college approves the pro
gram, it will pass on to an academic
planning committee, the university
chancellor and the regents for final
approval, he said.
Waller said he is optimistic the
program will be installed by next fall
because of the support it has received.
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Two-car accident
leaves two hurt
near Pound Hall
From Staff Reports
Two people were injured Tuesday
night in a car accident in front of
Pound Residence Hall, 513 N. 17th
St.
The two were admitted to Lincoln
General Hospital after the car they
were riding in struck a pole, spun
around and hit another car.
According to Officer Sid Yardley
of the Lincoln Police Department, the
first car attempted to pass a second
car in the middle lane.
The first car passed too far to the
right, striking the pole, he said, and
the impact caused the spin.
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loan program discovered many prob
lems affecting the system, according
to the release.
Rodger Murphey, public affairs
specialist for the Education Depart
ment, said the reorganization plan
would solve many of those problems,
including:
• “Shoddy” schools that partici
pate in the program and contribute to
the high default rate.
• The small number of staff
members and inadequate training.
• A slow department response last
year to the collapse of the Higher
Education Assistance Foundation. The
Lime lag lessened the availability of
loans.
To curb these problems, the de
partment plans to:
• Monitor more closely the educa
tionai institutions participating m
student aid programs to ensure legiti
macy.
• Establish higher eligibility stan
dards for aid.
• Improve oversight of guarantee
agencies and lenders to provide early
warning of problems and a faster
possibility of departmental interven
tion.
• Increase sanctions against agen
cies and lenders.
• Communicate better in data and
decision-making areas.
To make financial management
more efficient and consolidate all
student aid operations under one per
son, the department hired a New
Hampshire businessman to implement
the new plan.
Emest Canellos, acting deputy
assistant secretary for student finan
cial aid, will head a team charged
with day-to-day implementation ac
tivities.
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