Flood Continued from Page 1 and left their home. “We thought we’d be right back in,” Kathy Hay said. Roy Hay said the flood turned , out to be more serious than antici pated because of extreme weather conditions that thawed things dur ing the day and froze them at night. The flood was caused by an ice jam 1.5 miles long that started five weeks ago near Ashland’s Thomas Lakes and now fills the Platte River. Hay said if the original jam would have been blasted earlier, it would have saved his house and others from damage. He said Sarpy County officials probably were concerned about li ability and wanted to wait for the jam to thaw. But more people were hurt by delay. “They wiped outLinoma Beach, our area and the water to Lincoln,” he said. “What else could they have done?” Roy Hay said the Ashland area did not get attention until the Lin coln water supply was threatened by the ice jam that damaged two of thecity’s water-supply pipes. That left only one 36-inch pipe supply ing water to Lincoln. Work on constructing a dike in Thomas Lake in Saunders County began Wednesday. Lincoln Mayor Mike Johanns will hold a press conference today to update the progress of the diking process, which would decrease Lincoln’s water threat by taking pressure off the 36-inch pipe. Meanwhile, Sarpy County offi cials continue their efforts to break up the ice jam with blasts of dyna mite. The explosions started Tues day and continued throughout the day Wednesday. Michelle Paulman/DN “Anyone want a 7-Up?” asks Roy Hay of Ashland while checking out his mucky kitchen Wednesday. Flooding filled his lakeside home with three feet of water fast week. Addition of fine arts college delayed By Michelle Leary Senior Reporter v: The organization of a proposed UNL fine arts college has been de layed by Nebraska’s Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Edu cation. Patsy Martin, communications co ordinator for the commission, said the committee postponed making a deci sion on the proposal at a meeting earlier this month because of inad equate information about the new college’s financing. “Members of the committee said it wasn’t clear where the university would get the money to start a new college,’’ Martin said. By tabling the motion, she said, the commission staff would have an op portunity to meet with the university staff to clarify any misunderstand ings. Committee members assumed UNL would have to shift about $140,000 from various programs to fund the new college, but this was inaccurate, said Joan Leitzel, senior vice chancellor for academic affairs. “We don’t know where they came up with that number, but we have corrected that misunderstanding,” Leitzel said. “In actuality, there will be no additional cost for the reorgani zation.” » Leitzel said the fine arts college would add no new programs, employ ees or salaries. The funds that would be used to create the college currently support the Department of Art, the Depart ment of Theatre and Dance and the School of Music, Leitzel said. 1 Those three division* would make up the new College of Fine and Per forming Arts. Also affiliated with the college would be the Center for Great Plains Art Collection, the Don and Velma - il lege and their recommendation was forwarded to and approved by the UNL Academic Planning Commit tee. » The recommendation also was ap proved by the University’s Council of Academic Officers, and finally by the NU Board of Regents in 1991, subject ' to the approval of the postsecondary education commission. After its last meeting, Leitzel said, Members of the committee said it wasn’t clear where the university would get the money to start a new college. — Martin, communications coordinator --- ii — Lentz Center of Asian Culture, the Lied Center for Performing Arts and the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery. Leitzel said the purpose of the reorganization was not to establish new instructional degree programs. “The purpose is to give more vis ibility to the fine and performing arts.” Leitzel said. The proposal is a request to reorga nize the administration of the art de partments within the College of Arts and Sciences and make a separate college structure, she said. In 1990, UNL Chancellor Graham Spanier established a committee com prised of 23 faculty, administrators and community representatives to study the arts units at UNL. Tbe committee members recom mended the formation of a new col w w the commission sent a letter to the chancellor’s office. According to the letter, Commis sioner Randolph Ferlic said he ex pected the Program Review Commit tee to recommend approval of the proposal at the next commission meet ing. Dr. Ferlic, an Omaha cardiologist, is the chairman of the program review committee, which is a subcommittee of the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education. Once the reorganization is fully approved, Larry Lusk, associate dean for fine arts in the College of Arts and Sciences, will be made dean of the College of Fine and Performing Arts. Martin said the commission would meet to make a decision on the pro posal later this month or early April. Brock 4 Continued from Page 1 referring to the scene as a “popular ity contest.” But while Williamson never has held an office, politics has inter ested him most of his life, he said. He has no specific political heroes, but Williamson said he wished he had John F. Kennedy’s oratory skills. “I need charisma,” he said with a laugh. Williamson said he wasn’t running to make friends or money. «He said he was running because he wanted to be able to look back someday and say, “At least I tried to do something.” But trying to accomplish . something may affect his academic future and push his education back a bit, he said. City Council members serve four-year terms, spending two and a half days a week on the job. “If I win, I won't graduate next year — Mondays at the City Council chambers would limit classes.*' But Williamson said that was a sacrifice he was willing to make, because time was something he could afford. The cost of a campaign is a different story, however. Williamson, who works at Super Saver, 5460 S. 56th St., said he had little, if any, cash for running a ■ campaign. That could be a problem, he said, because he was running against “people with bank ac counts.” Undaunted, Williamson said he was relying more on word-of-mouth than billboards and yard signs. His friends are planning to silk-screen ' signs themselves, and he said he hoped that would be enough. Getting on the ballot was the easy part. The filing fee for candidates was only $25, he said, and candidates were required to obtain 150 signatures. “Anybody could do that, and only seven people in town took the time to run for office,” he said. “That’s something I want to change. . ir>-> < ».•» • ■ ,/•-»« • i »» Seating, sound system to be changed at stadium By Andrea Kaser Staff Reporter UNL Athletic Director Bill Byrne addressed members of the Associa tion of Students of the University of Nebraska Wednesday, telling them about several changes students could expect in the next few years. On top of his list was student seating at Memorial Sta dium. Byrne said he had met with several student groups to get their input. All of them wanted 50-yard-line seats, he said, but they understood that was impossible. The proposed designated areas for students would be in sections 9-14 in the east comer of the south end zone, he said. That plan is the same as several other schools, he said. One complaint from nontraditional students, he said, was that they would like to sit in the student section, but where they don’t have to stand for the whole game. Byrne said he was will ing to accommodate various levels of enthusiasm. Also in the wings for Memorial Stadium are a new sound system cost ing $560,000, two instant-replay screens, skyboxes and televisions at concession stands, Byrne said. Also at Wednesday’s meeting, stu dent senators again showed their sup port for Campus Recreation’s re quested increase in repair and im provement funds, but ASUN Presi dent Andrew Sigerson said he would pocket veto the bill in his last eight days. “If it was $4.50, I’d be willing to sign it,” Sigerson said. But members of AS UN voted 25 1 in support of a 99-cent-per-student increase in Campus Recreation’s re pair and improvement fund, raising the fee to $4.99. Senators expressed frustration at Sigerson’s persistence. Sen. Craig Strong of the Graduate College said he respected Sigerson for upholding his promise to students in keeping student fees low, but it was time to let the senate decide and take the burden for the increase. “We’re willing to be held account able for this,” Strong said. Sen. Patrick Krocsc of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources said he took an informal poll last week on the Rec Center track. Of 24 students, 22 said they were willing to pay for the increase, and two said they didn’t really care, Krocse said. But Sigerson remained unswayed. After the meeting, he said he still planned to pocket veto the increase. Senators were confident that the increase would go through despite a pocket veto, either with an override or by the intervention of Vice Chancel lor for Student Affairs James Gricscn. Griesen said he would uphold the senate’s opinion, said Sen. Andrew Peshek of the College of Business Administration. Stan Campbell, director of Cam pus Recreation, said he was pleased with the strong show of student sup port, but said he wasn’t confident yet. “The whole scene has to be played out...in parliamentary procedure,” Campbell said. -POLICE REPORT Beginning midnight Tuesday 11:30 a.m. — Vandalism, Whittier Building, 19th and Vine streets, $20. 12:07 p.m. — Person trans ported to detoxification center, parking lot at Abel Hall. 3:12 p.m. — Wallet stolen, Oldfather HaU, $20. 4:15 p.m. — Burglary, Alpha Chi Omega sorority, 716 N. 16th St., $25. 8:59 p.m. — Intoxicated per son, Nebraska Union. 10:18 p.m: — Wallet stolen, Andrews Hall, $30. ,, .. r 10^32 pjn.—PizXa stolen. Uni versity Terrace, $28. 11:25 p.m. —Items stolen from car, parking lot at 21 si and Vine streets. $35. 11:42 p.m. — Wallet stolen, Bessey Hall, $10. 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