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Professors: Debate to produce petty changes oy Jeremy Fitzpatrick Staff Reporter President Bush performed well in Mon day night’s presidential debate at East Lansing, Mich., but not well enough to make a difference in the election, three Univer sity of Nebraska-Lincoln political science pro fessors said. John Comer said all three candidates performed well enough to keep the president from gaining substantial ground on Bill Clinton’s lead in the polls. “Bush was good, but nei ther of the other two candi dates stumbled badly, which is what the president needed,” he said. “I don’t , see this as a home run or as something that will change the pattern in the polls.” Bush ’s strategy of going more aggressively alter Clinton than he did in the two previous ucuaici ncipeu me president, corner said, but not significantly. “Each of the candidates made their points, and then their opponents countered them*,” he said. “It’s not anything we haven’t heard be fore, so I don’t think it will have an impact now.” Bush may make a dent in Clinton’s lead, but not a significant one, Comer said. He said he was not surprised that the debates had so little impact on the polls. “Debates generally are a wash,” he said. “And there were forces in this particular elec tion working against Bush and for his oppo nents that the debates would not have been enough to overcome those forces.” Robert Sittig said Bush improved his perfor -II (Bush) had a better perfor mance tonight. I don’t know what kept him so restrained in the past. It wasn’t a wipeout, but he performed better than Clinton. Sittig political science professor -99 - mance from the first two debates to win the third. “(Bush) had a better performance tonight,” he said. “I don’t know what kept him so re strained in the past. “Tt iiincn’t n j « rvnm i < Kut Kn Kr»ftnr than Clinton.” But Siltig agreed that Bush’s performance probably would not be enough for him to overcome Clinton’s lead in the polls. “Ildidn’tgoaswcllforClinton as he wanted, I’m sure,” he said. “Will it make a difference? I doubt it, but it might.” Robert Miewald said he thought there were no new developments in Monday night’s de bate. “1 don’t think much changed from the previ ous two debates,” he said, “I don ’ t th ink Cl in ton hurt himself or Bush helped himself that much.” He agreed that the debate wouldn’t change the outcome of the race. “I can’t see that this will change the compo sition of the election,” he said. “Clinton is 12 to 15 points ahead now, and I can’t imagine that lead will change without some dramatic sort of event now.” Court suspends gunman From Staff Reports __ The Nebraska Supreme Court has sus pended Arthur McElroy from practic ing law until disciplinary actions against him arc decided. The Nebraska Slate Bar Association applied for his suspension because it was believed that his actions could cause serious damage to the reputation of the legal profession. McElroy, a graduate of the University of Nebraska College of Law, was admitted to the practice of law in Nebraska April 16, 1990. Chief Justice William Hastings signed the order for suspension last Tuesday. McElroy, 43, was arrested last Monday for allegedly attempting to fire a loaded semiauto matic rifle at a classroom full of students in Ferguson Hall. He was charged with attempted second-degree murder, carrying a weapon to commit a felony, use of terroristic threats and use of a weapon to commit a felony. McElroy remains in custody at the Lancaster County Jail. His trial is set for Monday. rormer professor’s trial set From Staff Reports A preliminary trial date of Nov. 30 has been set for Clifford Walton, a former associate professor of chemical engi neering at UNL. Walton, who had been acting as the adviser of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln boxing club, is charged with third-degree sexual as sault for an incident involving a UNL student. i..... Walton’s attorney, Hal Anderson, requested a jury trial, but did not request that the trial be moved. Walton is free on a 52,500 personal recogni zance bond, which he will not have to pay unless he fails to appear in court or makes contact with the victim, said Judy Leech, judi cial administrator of the Lancaster County Court. Anderson said he would continue conduct ing interviews $nd taking depositions. Jody Price/D N Dave Hunnicutt, left, director of the Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Council of Nebraska, and Dave Bower, college programs director for the council, work to teach students how to drink responsibly. Smart drinking Program focuses on risk reduction by Kara Morrison Senior Editor Dave Hunnicuu and Dave Bower aren’t working on a “Just Say No” campaign. Their alcohol risk-reduction and risk management program for college students doesn’t preach abstinence. W ithin a relaxed and personal atmosphere, the program edu cates students about drinking responsibly. It also informs them of the consequences of various choices. “Drinking is a personal choice — like choosing the foods we cat or choosing whether or not to to exercise,” Hunnicutt, education director for the Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Council of Nebraska, said. “We can i unu any evidence mat icacning aosu nence is the best way to approach a program like this. “People have always told you that you are going to heaven if you abstain from alcohol and that you arc a wretched, vile sinner if you drink,” Hunnicutt told a group of fresh men during a program this month. He assured the group this was not the point that he and Bower, college programs director for the council, were trying to make. The two men said they were in no posi tion to lake a ‘holier-than-thou’ stance on alcohol. Their experiences are part of what keeps them interested in working with stu- * dents who, like themselves during their col =~ See ALCOHOL on 3 Thtmaiiet «| ^ qi ' I ~ firian5hol!ito/b J IN U b oundation assets skyrocket Market value hits $271.6 million, 10.9 percent rise By Matthew Grant Staff Reporter _ The market value of University of Nebraska Foundation assets hit a record $271.6 million on June 30, foundation trustees recently reported. This is a 10.9 percent rise in the value of assets since the last fiscal year — an increase of $26.8 million on last year’s total of $244.8 million. The market value of foundation assets has doubled since June 30, 1985. p The foundation is a non-profit or ganization that supplements funding For the NU system. Its income comes from a variety of sources, including investment and gifts from alumni, corporations and other supporters. Gifts and investment income to taled $41.5 million for 1991-2, up $2.2 million from the last fiscal year. Investment income totaled $19,548,408, and total gift income was $21,919,199. Theresa Klein, NU Foundation di rector of public relations and publica tions, said fund raising was “not a science” and the motivation for dona tions was difficult to define. The in crease in gifts, however, shows that NU alumni are loyal to the university, she said. The gifts were “their way of both giving back and investing,” Klein said. Donations can take one of two forms: either direct donations of a specific amount, or the creation of an endowment fund in which the do nated money is invested and only the interest is used by NU^ Almost $ 15 million was transferred to the foundation during this fiscal year. Of that, $5.2 million was used for scholarships, graduate assistant ships and other student assistance. Another $1 million was provided for faculty assistance, including profes sorships and fellowships. The Nebraska State Museum, li brary systems and fine arts institu tions received benefits totaling $896,598, and more than $890,000 was made available for building im-. provements.
