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s\ . r Staci McKee/DN Out oj season UNL sophomore Sudarak Seephai, left, and senior Hock Peng Ong brave the cold weather Tuesday morning. About eight inches of snow fell on Lincoln. Peer Continued from Page 1 tutions of their state, some would be land-grant universities for their state and others would be both principal public and land-grant universities for their states. •The institutions in the source group would be as geographically, demogra phically, academically and fiscally comparable with UNL as possible. •No more than two institutions from one state would be chosen, al though exceptions might exist. •Comparability of programs and missions of institutions would be more important than monetary compara bility, such as average faculty salary figures. •Choosing the source group and the actual peer group would be sub stantiated by available data. The report stated that with these Osborne Continued from Page 1 that’s a matter that needs to be ad dressed.” Osborne said he was not angry with Vendittc or the Omaha Police Department — a point he said he made clear in his letter to Skinner. *$ Spring Special $j i Lincoln Donor ' i Center i ATTENTION - ■We've raised our donor fees! J J All donors receive $15 Every J ■Donation. Plus you may be | ■eligible to earn additional bo- J Jnuses by participating in our J {special programs. Still the ! {highest fees in town. New. {donors earn $25. Enjoy j {friendly service & tv enter-. ■ tainmeni while you donate. | I Lincoln Donor Centerj j 126 N. 14th, 474-2335 J i Exp. 5/31/92 i h....... —J guidelines in mind, the advisory group chose 19 institutions for the source group. They arc: Missouri, Illinois, Min nesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Iowa State, Ohio State, Colorado, Colorado State, West Virginia, Purdue, Kansas, Kan sas Stale, Arizona, Oklahoma, Okla homa State, Arizona State, Arkansas and New Mexico. The advisory group then used data on the nature, mission and accom plishments of those universities to narrow the list to 10 institutions. In choosing the 10 universities, the advisory group favored institu tions that were the leading public research universities and/or the land grant institutions for their respective states, the report stated. At the NU Board of Regents’ April 11 meeting, the advisory group said it made certain the 10 schools were geographically, dcmographically and fiscally comparable to UNL. The newly proposed peer group added four new schools to the origi “1 can understand how frustrating it can be for the police to arrest some one, then sec them let go,” he said. “But I fell a person in a law enforce ment position would respect the rights of the accused, and would want to find out what the problem was.” Osborne said athletic departments at other schools, and even Nebraska’s, had helped athletes with similar prob lems in the past, and that this practice nal group, which was established in 1975 and consisted of Ohio State, Purdue, Iowa State, Illinois, Minne sota and Missouri. Colorado Stale, Colorado, Iowa and Kansas were added, while Mary land, Penn State, Wisconsin and Michigan Stale were dropped from the original peer group. Some major dissimilarities exist between UNL and some universities on the list, the report slated, including size and base of support. But those schools were included because they shared other factors that needed to be represented, such as similar functions, missions, academic strengths and programs. Joe Rowson, NU director of public affairs, said the decision to choose a new peer group for UNL lay with the regents. And because the advisory group will present its report to the regenis at their May meeting, Rowson said, the issue may be addressed as soon as June. was common. Nebraska athletic department of ficials have waived admission to Saturday’s annual Red-While foot ball game in Memorial Stadium, and arc asking fans attending the game to donate what they would normally pay for tickets — S3 for adults, $2 for children — to a fund for Simanck. Contributions will be accepted at the game upon entering the stadium. Come watch the 1992 Mr. & Ms. Collegiate Nebraska Bodybuilding Competition Date: Saturday, April 25 Time: Prejudging - 2:00 PM, Evening Show - 7:00 PM Place: Nebraska Union Ballroom - UNL City Campus Tickets will be available at the door. For more information contact: Carl Larson, 438-5479 or Jared Robb, 464-9083 *SPONSORED BY THE UNL WEIGHTLIFTING CLUB April22,1992 1:30 pm A depiction of a Japanese "family's deceptive placidity before a crisis, as simply ss laundry hanging out to dry, letting emotions creep up like the breeze, until a gust sets it all flapping uncontrollably in the wind." fipcL (■■■a Asian American Committee Snow Continued from Page 1 “It is, indeed, a very rare thing to happen,” he said. But the storm, with 25- to 35 miles-per-hour winds, was judged bad enough to close down the campus, Mulnix said. Administrators did not want to risk students’ safety, he said, especially those who must travel a long distance to reach campus. Only essential personnel were required to report to work Tuesday, Mulnix said, including those in charge of lighting, heating, snow plowing and food service. Most UNL administrators and deans came to work, he said, although they are not considered essential person nel. Nebraska Union slalT defied Mother Nature and showed up for work as well. Daryl Swanson, director of the Nebraska Union, said the union was open Tuesday because it had opened its doors about the same time the announcement that UNL was closed was made. The union is not required to stay Michelangelo topic c From Staff Reports Michelangelo’s new look in the Sistinc Chapel will be among the topics of discussion as the University of Nebraska-Lincoln plays host to this year’s Central Renaissance Confer ence Thursday through Saturday at the Nebraska Center for Continuing Education. _1_ The conference begins 8 p.m. Thursday at the Nebraska Center auditorium with a lecture and slide i open, he said, but union employees voluntarily decided to stay. — The information desk and main offices of the union remained open all day, but the bakery closed at 1 p.m. instead of 5 p.m. Businesses within the union — NBC Bank, Little King and Burger King — also remained open. But the majority of union offices, such as Greek Affairs and Career Planning and Placement, were closed, Swanson said. Ray Kozxjil, operations manager of the East Campus Union, said the union remained open all day. The recreation center and business offices were open all day, Kozoil said, while the bakery and bookstore were closed. The cafeteria was open until 1:30 p.m. Love Library was open Tuesday, but closed early at 6 p.m. because of the weather. C.Y. Thompson library was open but also closed early at 5 p.m. Smaller UNL libraries were closed. forecasts project warmer weather for the remainder of the week —r in the 50s and 60s with a chance of showers — so Nebraskans can pul away their winter clothes and drag out their rain coats to gel ready for spring, at least for a few days. f Renaissance lecture presentation by Kathleen Wcil-Gar ris Brandt of the Institute of Fine Arts and New York University. Brandi will speak on “Michelangelo’s Colors in the Sislinc Chapel.” Geoffrey Parker, a history profes sor at the University of Illinois, and Linda Woodbridge, an English pro fessor at the University of Alberta, arc also slated to speak Friday and Saturday, respectively. 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