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Professor says odds
not good for Kerrey
By Jeremy Fitzpatrick
Senior Reporter
If Sen. Bob Kerrey, D-Neb., makes an ex
pected run at the Democratic Party’s
presidential nomination, he will be the
first UNL graduate to seek the nation’s highest
office, an official said.
Robert Sitlig, a UNL political science pro
fessor, said Kerrey would be the only UNL
alumnus ever to run and the first Nebraskan to
actively seek the presidency since William
Jennings Bryan ran in 1908.
Kerrey graduated from the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln in 1966 with a degree in
pharmacy.
He filed papers Wednesday with the Federal
Election Commission, establishing a “Kerrey
for President” committee. He is scheduled to
announce his intentions Sept. 30 on Lincoln’s
Centennial Mall.
“I share in the excitement with Kerrey,”
said Siltig, who specializes in elections. “It’s
been a long time since a Nebraskan attracted
national attention.”
“It’s exciting because (the) local boy makes
good. Realistically, it’s a sleep uphill effort,
though.”
Sittig said he thinks Kerrey is unlikely to be
nominated.
“More experienced and better-known can
didates than him have sought it and come up
short,” he said. “New faces are exciting, but
they arc also problematic.”
Sittig said he thought Kerrey’s chances would
be hindered by his coming from a small state
and by a lack of time to prepare for the Demo
cratic primaries.
Sittig gave Kerrey a chance of two to three
out of 10 of winning the nomination.
“I’d prefer a seven or eight, but this is what
I think is going to happen,” he said. “I genu
inely think two or three Democrats are in a
better position than him.”
Sittig said Kerrey would need to rely on
campaign organization, media hype and volun
teers to win.
“He has to come up with something to
propel him in front of the pack,” he said.
One of Kerrey’s toughest opponents would
be the nominating process itself, he said.
“I’m afraid he might fail not on a basis of
merit, but on the way the system is set up,” he
said.
Sittig said Kerrey would win with Nebras
kans regardless if he wins the nomination.
“Even if he comes up short, it will be a
defeat but it will be acceptable,” he said. “We
will have our moment of seeing the hometown
kid up on the fast track.”
-Selleck floor dumps RHA
Petition claims government
disregards its constitution
By Michael Hannon
Staff Reporter
In a push for better representation, some
residents of Selleck Quadrangle floor
5300 are attempting to secede from the
Residence Hall Association.
According to a petition signed by residents
of Selleck’s 5300 floor, the Selleck govern
ment has a “total disregard” for its constitution
and is only representing the interests of tradi
tional undergraduate students.
Therefore, the floor is withdrawing from
. ~ RHA.
The petition, signed by 26
students, was sent to the
Sclleck Quadrangle Gov
ernment, RHA, University
of Nebraska President
Martin Massengale, the NU
Board of Regents, Housing
Director Doug Zatechka and the Daily Nebras
kan.
RHA Vice President Mike Lewis, a senior
majoring in physics and math, said the RHA
constitution does not provide a way for stu
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Michelle Paulman/DN
Gone fishin’
Richard Auman of Lincoln casts his line into Oak Lake on Sunday to troll
for catfish.
Aluminum recycling program for residence halls to start
Ecology Now hopes
to add glass, paper
By Eric Snyder
Staff Reporter
Next week, students living in
UNL residence halls will be
able to recycle their alumi
num without leaving their floor, thanks
to a joint recycling effort by the Of
fice of University Housing and Ecol
ogy Now,
The purpose of the program, initi
a led by Ecology Now, is twofold,
said Jeff Riggert, a spokesman for the
student group.
Riggert said he worked through
the summer “to design a comprehen
sive and sustainable recycling pro
gram for the residence halls.” This
step is the “mechanical” aspect of
establishing the program, he said.
Also, Riggert said, Ecology Now
is helping the housing department
with the promotional aspect of the
program.
,rWe have 2,000 T-shirts with
Ecology Now and UNL logos on them
which will be sold at the snack bars in
the residence halls,” he said.
Proceeds gained from the sale:
will be used to maintain the program
Ecology Now also will help cdu
cate residence hall students with 2
brochure about the program.
In October 1989, Ecology Now
placed and maintained aluminurr
recycling bins in the student union:
on City and East campuses. In Febru
ary 1990, the unions took over lh<
program.
^Housing was more receptive t<
the idea after they saw the success it
the unions,” said Dave Regan, an
other spokesman for Ecology Now.
Glen Schumann, assistantdirecto
of housing for maintenance opera
lions, said a major consideration in
managing the recycling program is
keeping operating costs minimal.
“Part of the whole thing is to do
(the recycling program) without in
creasing costs to students,” Schumann
said. “We’re trying to do it as cost
i effective as possible.”
Todatc, housing has spent roughly
: $ 10,000 on the project. The majority
of the money has been used to buy
• receptacles, liners and lids, Schumann
i said.
Although the housing office is
spending a considerable amount of
r money to ensure the success of the
• program, Schumann said UNL is
spending amounts “far lower than
other schools have invested.”
"While the recycling program is in
its introductory stage, can collection
will be the responsibility of current
custodial employees. However, more
employees may be needed in the fu-. t
turc to handle the collection process,
collection process.
“Our goal is to utilize our existing
staff,” Schumann said.
■ Schumann speculated that profits
from the cans would initially offset
housing’s cost of setting up the pro
gram.
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NU beneficiary of $ 18 million from foundation
Official says some funds
earmarked for academics
By Leslie Thorn
Staff Reporter
Che University of Nebraska in 1991 re
ceived the second largest amount of
University of Nebraska Foundation funds
in the 55-year history of the foundation.
According to a press release from Theresa
Klein, director of public relations and publica
tions for the NU Foundation, the University of
Nebraska received more than $18 million from
the NU Foundation in fiscal year 1991.
Dan Morin, vice president and treasurer of the
NU Foundation, said the most money was given
to the university last year, when $27.5 million
was donated.
Of the $18 million given this year, NU re
ceived $5.6 million for academic support, ac
cording to the press release.
Klein said academic support funds cover the
broadest range of programs.
“These funds could go for lectures, seminars
or just to benefit any academic department as the
department chair secs fit,” she said.
Student assistance funds in fiscal year 1991
totaled $5.5 million, and faculty assistance re
ceived nearly $ 1.3 million. These funds arc used
for scholarships and professorships, Klein said.
The foundation designated $3.2 million for
campus buildings and improvements.
“Funds have been used for the (Lee & He
lene) Sapp . . . Recreation Center, building
renovations, enhancement of the computer and
modem languages labs and the East Campus Ar
boretum,” Klein said.
Klein said almost $2.9 million of ihec*mpus
buildings and improvement fundjpaid d*c Pr,ncj"
pal and interest on bonds issued (or building the
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Poor nations suffer economic
blows. Page 2.
Meat Puppets attack. Page
Huskers go down. Page 8.
Cross country teams sweep
meet. Page 10.
Heads Upl back in the United
States. Page 15.
INDEX
Wire 2
Opinion 4
Sports 7
A&E
Classifieds 15
