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T"\ *i_ n ___ __ ^ I * I |l/ ^ A story in the Nov. 30 Daily ^B 1 J ■_ M I I m/ ^B Nebraskan should have reported TV TnkU-/.^*u1 tj I I M ■■■ W to the magazine. Also, Forbes I fl_B B fl ^^B . B^k ^^^fl fl fl magazine did not write an article I fl B fl | | about the study. The publication fl W fl m fl fl m fl fl fl only interviewed the professors, fll B>B^ j ^^B>B The Daily Nebraskan regrets the _ ■ —— -—-1 . Jody Price/DN Miniature miles Steve Titus of Raymond looks over the carnival section of a model train layout that was displayed last week at the Heritage League’s 20th Annual Holiday of Trees at the Unitarian Church, 6300 A St. Titus, an N-scale coordinator for the Lincoln Model Railroad Club, has worked with model trains for 15 years. 2 suspects have history of offenses By Chuck Green Senior Reporter Two suspects in the disappearance and death of UNL student Candice Harms have had numerous brushes with the law, according to Lancaster County Court records, Scott A. Barney, 24, of 967 N. 56th St., and Robert D. Bjorklund, 30, of 610 S. 52nd St., remain in the Lancaster County Jail charged with armed robbery and receiving stolen prop erly, stemming from at least two September incidents. The men also arc the prime suspects in the disappearance and death of Harms, a Univer sity of Ncbraska-Lincoln freshman who had been missing since Sept. 22. Both men were charged last Friday with the Sept. 16 robbery of Rex TV and Appliance and the Sept. 30 robbery of the Goodyear Credit Union. Authorities also arc investigating whether the two were involved in at least seven other robberies in Lincoln in late Augustand Septem ber. Barney and Bjorklund, both of whom arc unemployed, were cachchargcd with twocounls of robbery, two counts of use of a weapon to commit a felony and two counts of theft by receiving stolen property. Authorities searched Barney ’ s home and car last week in connection with the armed robber ies. Items confiscated in the search, according to an inventory sheet, include a 9 mm Glock See SUSPECTS on 6 Officials to mix budget with pleasure in Miami By Susie Arth Senior Reporter_ he Nebraska football team butts heads ith the Florida State Scminolcs in , iami, UNL administrators may be scratching their heads about budget cuts. Herb Howe, associate to the chancellor, said he was uncertain which administrators would pi make the trip to Miami to DUL/ut I attend the Orange Bowl, but he thought enough admin ~ istrators would be there to continue discussions about | budget cuts. In the past year, the Ne braska Legislature ordered the university to cut its budget by $3.4 million. Administrators have been meeting with college deans to decide what department or program budgets can be scaled down. Howe said he doubted any final decisions - (4 It's easy to say we’ll cut x,y or z in some remote place like Miami. —Howe associate to the chancellor would be made in Miami. “It’s easy to say we’ll cut x, y or z in some remote place like Miami,” he said. “But it’s unlikely we’ll do that in the absence of being able to get back to a dean.” Howe said the “official party” of adminis trators attending the Orange Bowl traditionally included the University of Ncbraska-Lincoln chancellor, his cabinet, the president of the Academic Senate and some representatives from central administration. If the^samc holds true this year, the group will include Howe; UNL Chancellor Graham Spanier; Joan Leitzcl, senior vice chancellor for academic affairs; Jack Goebel, vice chan ¥ ¥ cellor for business and finance; Irv Omtvcdt, vice chancellor for agriculture and natural re sources; William Splinter, vice chancellor for research; James Gricsen, vice chancellor for student affairs; Royce Ballinger, president of the Academic Senate and NU President Martin Masscngalc. “My prediction is they will all want to do their duly and go to Miami,” he said. Howe said he also expected several mem bers of the NU Board of Regents to travel to Miami. Orange Bowl representatives require the participating schools to send official represen lalivcs lo Miami, Howe said. The Orange Bowl commilice also provides the funding so administrators can make the trip, he said. Howe said the “official party” planned to attend many Orange Bowl-sponsored activities while in Miami. Several of the activities call for interaction between UNL administrators and administra tors from Florida Slate University, he said. “We’ll meet with administrators from Florida State and discuss some issues we’re all facing,” he said. But Howe said he doubted even the warm sun of Miami and the interaction with other administrators could make the UNL officials forget the major task that awaits them at home — budget cutting. “Bowl committees usually allow time for administrators lo gel together and talk about issues,” he said, “and the budget is onc.of the issues on the lop of the agenda.” UNL spends more on research Increases could draw additional funds, official says By Sarah Scalet Staff Reporter The amount of money spent on research and development at UNL increased more than 13 percent last year, which could create a basis for further funding increases at UNL research facilities, an official said. Sharon Davis, associate director of Sponsored Programs, said the increase moved the University of Ncbraska Lincoln up two notches, from 71st to 69th place, in a National Science Foun dation comparison of the nation’s universities. In the 1991 fiscal year, research expenditures totaled $87.5 million, she said,compared to$77.6 million in 1990. Also, funds have more than doubled in the past seven years, she said. Ex penditures totaled $43 million in 1984. Davis said enhanced facilities, equipment, research faculty and gradu ate assistants improved UNL’s re search structure, which could attract more funding in the future. “We have the basis for what is needed for research,” she said, “1 just can’t guarantee (more funding) will happen.” The funding also will increase rec ognition of UNL and its research fa cilities, Davis said, which in turn could prompt even more funding from sources such as federal and state agen cies, external agencies and industry. She said funding had increased mainly because of the Nebraska Re search Initiative, which was created in 1988 by the state of Nebraska. The initiative provides funding for research by allowing the university to purchase equipment, expand facili ties, hire research faculty and provide more graduate assislantships, Davis said. Instructional awards from the fed eral govemmcnlalso increased, Davis said, moving UNL from the 106th to I OOlh place for federal funding among the nation’s universities. The federal government has in creased funding In math and science education for universities, secondary schools and elementary schools, she said, because of the need for better education in those areas. Davis said gelling more federal funds was important, especially con sidering recent university budget cuts. By gelling more money from fed eral funds, she said, research docs not rely as heavily on state funds. However, stale budget cuts could affect the number of graduate assis tanlships and the quality of UNL’s faculty, Davis said. imiiht Source: Director of sponsored programs Scott Maurer/DN Memorial for Harms set for today From Staff Reports A memorial service for Candice Harms will be 2 p.m. today at Lincoln Pius X High School, 6100 A. St. Harms, a University of Ncbraska Lincoln freshman who graduated from Pius X last May, had been missing since Sept. 22. Her body was found Sunday a few miles southeast of Lin coln. Two suspects in the ease arc in custody in connection with the disap pearance and death. Funeral services for Harms will be 10a.m. Saturday at St. Mary’sCatho lic Church at 14th and K streets. The memorial and funeral services are both open to the public.