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Ballinger resigns position uy Michele Richards Staff Reporter University of Nebraska-Lincoln Academic Senate President Royce Ballingccresigned Tuesday in antici pation of fi 11 ing another posi tion at the university. Pending approval from the NU Board of Regents, Ballinger, a bio logical sciences professor, said he would become associate vice chan cellor for research and director of EPSCoR for Nebraska. Sally Wise, an associate law pro fessor, became the new president dur ing the academic senate executive board meeting Wednesday. Ballinger will remain in the bio logical sciences department as a part time professor and researcher. In his new position, Ballinger said he would help the EPSCoR commit tee increase research money for UNL, the University of Nebraska at Omaha, the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Creighton University. Nebraska is one of 18 states in volved with the EPSCoR, Or Experi mental Programs to Stimulate Com petitive Research, which is designed to help states compete nationally in research. Four months remained in Ballinger’s term as president, which began in May 1992. Ballinger said he regretted not being able to complete his term as academic senate presi dent, but he would retain his senate seat. “When the faculty ask you to serve as their president, you’d like to be able to serve the full term,” Ballinger said. “But EPSCoR wanted someone right now, not when I finished my term.” Wise, who has served as president elect under Ballinger, will be the first woman president of the academic sen ate. “I really appreciate the support Sally Wise has given me, and I look forward to helping her in the future,” Ballinger said. Weather keeps 14th Street closed From Staff Reports The 14th Street sewer con struction that began on Jan. 4 could hinder motorists as late as Feb. 1, a University of Ne braska-Lincoln parking official said. James Gallagher, manager of parking services, said the construc tion, which closed 14th Street south of Harper-Schramm-Smith, was slowed because of the wintery weather. Students trying to reach the lots south of the railroad tracks have encountered congestion, Gallagher said. In order to gel to the lots, students must approach from the south or along Avery Avenue, which has further complicated the problem. / The construction is part of the 10th Street bypass project which will replace the 10th Street bridge. The project should be completed next summer, he said. Resolution: Graduates to decide prayer issue By Andrea Kaser Staff Reporter AS UN members passed an emer gency resolution Wednesday night that would allow graduating students to decide on prayer at commence ment ceremonies. The University of Nebraska-Lin coln Commencement Committee re moved the invocation and benedic tion from graduation exercises last November in an effort to be more sensitive to students with diverse reli gious backgrounds. Ronald Schmidt, senator of the College of Law, who proposed the resolution, said most of the students he had talked to resented the committee’s action. The approved resolution should represent how strongly the Associa tion of Students of the University of /• Nebraska feels aboulthc exclusion of prayer, members said. The resolution proposed an ASUN-appointed committee of gradu ating students to decide whether to include an invocation and benedic tion in their commencement ceremo nies Some members, however, voiced concerns about the resolution. Elizabeth Healey, second vice president, said one of ASUN’s weak nesses was a membership that did not accurately represent the student body. Selecting such a committee could make some students feel even more excluded. Schmidtsaid members shouldn’t focus on the details of a committee, but on placing the decision into the hands of the students instead of the faculty. “It’s a helluva lot better than state-sponsored atheism,” he said. 1 Iraq Continued from Page 1 have the capability to do that again it necessary, and it was felt that this was adequate.” Fitzwater said the United States had not considered going after Hussein personally. Fitzwatcr said he could not judge Hussein’s motives but that it was fair to speculate Hussein was exploring for any weakness as the United States changes administrations. If that’s the case, Fitzwatcr said, “he makes a grave mistake.” “President-elect Clinton has been very precise in terms of making sure that there could be no miscalculation" about U.S. resolve, the spokesman said. Acknowledging that it was unique for an out going president to initiate military action, Fitzwatcr said, “The president simply felt he couldn’t wail.” Congressional leaders applauded Bush’s decision. Warren Christopher, Clinton’s nominee for secretary ofstate, told a confirmation hearing before word of the bombing that the new administra lion “stands shoulder to shoulder” with the Bush administration. Bush met with national security advisers on Monday andapproved the air strikes. They were delayed until Wednesdaybecause of bad weather that clouded targets. Streaking over southern Iraq from bases in Saudi Arabia and the U.S. aircraft carrier Kilty Hawk, the allied warplanes pounded four missile sites and a number of mobile sites, said Gen. Joseph Hoar, commander of the U.S. Central Command, in Tampa, Fla. The raid was the first allied attack against Iraq since the end of the Gull War Feb. 28,1991. 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