The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, March 17, 1993, Page 6, Image 6
Police warn students of phony calls, fake surveys By Chuck Green Senior Reporter University of Nebraska-Lincoln students should answer their tele phones carefully for a while, said one UNL police officer. Sgt Mylo Bushing of the UNL Police Department said he had re ceived a report from one student of a questionable telephone call, and ex pects more reports to follow. Bushing said the student — a fe male living on campus — said she was contacted by a man claiming to be a representative of a major retail store. The caller asked the student personal questions, such as her ad dress and telephone number. Bushing said the student became suspicious when the caller contacted her parents and asked more personal questions. “They were questions that had nothing to do with any kind of survey a store would be conducting,” Bush ing said. The call to the student, he said, was made within the last week, and the student’s report was filed with UNL Police on Tuesday. Last January, UNL Pol ice received several reports from students who were asked several personal questions by a male caller claiming to be conducting a survey for the UNL Department of Psychology. Psychology department officials denied that such a survey was being conducted, and the caller was never identified. Bushing said thercccntcallermight be the same man. Students should be aware that they have no obligations to answer ques tions about any survey. Bushing said. If the calls persist, he said, the police should be contacted. Also, he said, if students have caller ID, which identifies the telephone number from which a call originates, the number of any questionable sur veys should be recorded, and given to the police if the calls persist. Bushing said UNL Police were aware of only erne current valid sur vey: a student health poll being con ducted by the psychology department at the University Health Center. “Any other surveys may or may not be for real,” he said. Flood Continued from Page 1 case the remaining water pipe breaks. But, he said, it is not r intended to scare Lincoln resi dents. “The state of emergency does not ask for rationing,” he said. “As long as the 36-inch main stays, we’re in fine shape.” If the remaining pipe does break, Johanns said, the city’s 80million-gallon water reserves are full and would last up to four days. If a water emergency would be declared, the city of Lincoln as well as the University of Ne braska-Lincoln would be forced to make drastic cutbacks in their water usage. “If something does happen, we will request that university facilities reduce their water uses to critical uses only,” said Gary Thalken, utilities manager of UNL facilities management. The first area for water ra tioning on campus would be in utility plants, where the amount of water used in cooling towers is the highest on campus, he said. Doug Zatechka, director of housing, said no plan fisted for potential water rationing. But students would be in formed if there wasa water short age, he said. “I’m sure people would want to take showers, and I encour age them to do so,” he said. “B ut don’t make them half an hour steam baths; make them short and get out.” Possible Lincoln water shortage I i Source: Li Ddn Public Works Department_U | - Scott Maurar/DN UPC hears students’ concerns Kaser <£,, x~ S^fcSat inTf^^u" Iplg ras*a ^e eveni$ for didn’t nfrlnc°ln tjyalSr*** eren°w u:i? *” f-£ a? »3«88S&Sw. bu! tow^, “>**„ '£** nece/ ^^eterni filing n^ something that I need to know,” he said. Suhayb also asked about the pro cess of getting musical groups to come to UNL. He asked if there was any bias in deciding who comes. Members said they did not have much choice in big-name artists, but that they would try to bring artists to serve every interest. UPC President Gary Doyle said, if the council had to decide between conflicting events, council members would base their decision on which audience had been neglected. “The problem that you’re address ing is the problem we’re dealing with all the time,” he said. Finding ideas for events that ap peal to the 25,000 people at UNL is difficult. Fox said. One thing the council learned, he add. was** JSStogSSf* -sM* <**",i ,s V/Of*S, UU QCT input. . ilht a sophojJ» ilh *»&&»**■ Sg£ said drey £»«$?. °»^Sf mat nea1 meel SsSi-ffSP i§igt§ ?S5a2?53f-*w,n die early evening- ^jjM|| I-NEWS BRIEFS-. * • # I Red Cross Walk scheduled From Staff Reports at 84 th and O streets. Those interested can pick up The Lancaster County Chapter pledge sheets at the Red Cross, of the American Red Cross will 1701 ESt.; State Farm Insurance; sponsor a 15-kilometer walk April or any Lincoln high school. 24. The walk’s sponsors hope to Registration for the 11 th annual raise $14,000. The proceeds will be Red Cross Walk will begin at 9 used to support Red Cross pro p.m. The walk will begin and end at grams and services in Lancaster 1 the State Farm Insurance building County. Massengale may stay at NU until new president is chosen because he thought it would make the transition period between presi dents easier. “It would be belter for the uni versity if we had someone in there at all times,” he said. When Massengalc made his an nouncement two months ago, Payne suggested he be given an extension until June 1994, so the new presi dent would not have to take over in the middle of the academic year. But, Payne said, the idea was abandoned because several regents wouldn't accept it, and the new Esal appeared to be less prob ic. Massengale was unavailable for comment Tuesday. Emergency bill calls for increase in student fees uy Anarea Kaser Staff Reporter A bill calling for a99-cent increase in student fees for Campus Recreation’s repair and improvement fund may be brought upon emer gency status at tonight’s ASUN meeting. The bill comes a week after the As sociation of Stu dents of the University of Nebraska failed to override President Andrew Sigerson’s $1 veto on the Campus Recreation’s original budget request. To override the veto, 22 votes were necessary. The override failed by one vote. Sigerson said his veto was in keep ing with his promise to students for no student fee increases. Andrew Peshek, business senator, said he was pushing the 99-cent in crease because the original increase was approved unanimously two weeks ago, and only one senator supported the veto last week. “I think the majority of the senate wants the 99-cent increase because it was evident last week,” Peshek said. Campus Recreation’s repair and improvement fund pays for maintain ing and upgrading fields, facilities and equipment. The veto left the alio I think the majority of the senate wants the 99-cent Increase | because it was evident last week. —Peshek ASUN senator cation for repair and improvement at $4 per student. The bill proposes it be increased to $4.99, making total Fund B fee increases $2.21 instead of $1.22. Also at tonight’s meeting, mem bers of ASUN will consider upgrad ing the computers in their office. Sigerson said networking the sys tem would enable ASUN office work ers to transfer information to different computers without having to retype it. “Our office is very inefficient be cause it’s difficult for us all to work together,” Sigerson said. The bill requcsts$3,100 to be spent from AS UN’s contingency account. The account contains $8,000, Sigerson said. The money would pay for net working. It would also pay for two new computers and software to up grade the old ones, he said. y > vir ■ MII ■ I Ik [ rI 1 1' t im 111 DINOSAUR, JR V swv I LEONARD COHEN I THE FUTURE LEONARD COH1