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Russ Kness of Albia, Iowa performs a vintage show for children at the Haymarket Heydays
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Fourth of July crackles with excitement
By Shane Tucker
Staff Reporter
s the sharp bite of sulfur and
the crack and pop of firecrack -
ers fill the air this weekend,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln stu
dents will celebrate the Fourth of July
in a variety of ways.
Jason Hince, 19, a sophomore in
dustrial engineering major, has a spe
cial interest in Nebraska’s Fourth of
July activities.
r‘This is the first slate I’ve lived in
that fireworks are legal — I think I’ll
stick around for that,” Hince said.
Many students will take the time to
be with their families. Shedrick
Triplett, 21, a senior economics ma
jor, said he plans to visit his grandpar
ents in Chicago.
“We usually have a cookoul with
the family and then go to a fireworks
show,” Triplett said.
Shelley Hockemeier, 19, a sopho
moreaccounting major, said she plans
to use the holiday as a chance to relax
and spend lime with her friends.
Hockemeier is not alone in her
desire to take it easy during the holi
day. Many UNL students will spend
the fourth with their fpends, and Lin
coin will offer them a variety of things
to do.
Holmes Park, at 70th and Van Dorn
streets, will be the hub of most of
Lincoln’s July Fourth festivities. The
Lincoln Jaycees and the Sowers Club
will sponsor Blastfest ’93, an Inde
pendence Day festival offering games
and fireworks for all ages.
According to John Schram, co
chairman of the Jaycees Blastfest com
mittee, the fun will start with coed and
men’s softball and sand volleyball
tournaments Saturday and Sunday.
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Law college opposed
By Lisa Vernon
Staff Reporter
Stale Sen. Ernie Chambers’ pro
posed phase-out of the Univer
sity of Nebraska’s College of
Law has not been received warmly by
some university officials.
Chambers sent a letter last week to
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chan
cellor uraham
Spanier about a
proposition to
eliminate NU’s
College of Law.
Chambers of
Omaha said in the
letter that based on
national and re
gional studies.
there exists a glut unamDers
of lawyers and this situation contin
ues to be exacerbated by an over
production of lawyers by law schools."
He also stated that phasing out the
college may be desirable because of
the state's budget problems.
But Harvey Peatman, dean of NU *s
College of Law, said he did not agree
with Chambers' statements.
“This idea is one that I feel no one
is considering but Chambers,"
Perlman said. “There is really no way
Creighton can substitute for UNL be
cause we both have different mis
sions.”
Chambers also said in the letter
that he thinks there is no need for two
law schools in Nebraska, with
Creighton being able to meet the de
mands of students who want to attend
law school in Nebraska.
Spanicr was out of town and
couldn't be reached for comment by
the Daily Nebraskan, but earlier told
The Associated Press the NU College
of Law was important to the state.
“I’m sure there arc many individ
uals besides Senator Chambers who
believe that there are too many law
yers in Nebraska," Spanicr saia. “But
over the 100 years of our history, we
have found that in most years, there is
a high demand for our graduates be
cause of community needs and be
cause our graduates are well trained.”
Chambers did not return numerous
calls made earlier this week by the
DN.
NU’s College of Law has about
450 students, and its budget is $5
million a year, but $3 million of that
comes from tuition, grants and alum
ni donations, Perlman said.
While eliminating the NU College
of Law might seem cost-efficient,
Perlman said it would still end up
costing the state.
“Removing the law college at UNL
would increase legal assistance and
education prices in Nebraska,” he said.
Perlman said it was surprising that
Chambers, an alumnus of the
Creighton School erf Law, made this
proposal.
“It is quite ironic that Chambers is
raising this issue, because more than
10 percent of next year’s law school
enrollment will be. comprised of mi
nority students,” Perlman said.
In his letter. Chambers told offi
cials he is gathering information about
the law school and would appreciate
any help.
Spanicr said he does not know
what effect Chambers’ proposal will
have.
“We will provide a detailed re
sponse to Sen. Chambers’ proposal,
but I think it’s unlikely that the people
of the state would wish to close one of
our greatest assets,” Spanicr said.
Even if the proposed closure of the
College of Law does not happen,
Perlman said Chambers’ letter still
might have an affect on the school.
“I don’t think this is a sensible
idea, and 1 don’t think others will
cither; my only concern is that appli
cants to our college may hear about
this and apply somewhere else in
stead of UNL,” Perlman said. “Like I
said, all Chambers is doing is raising
an issue.”
The elimination of 15 faculty Dosit ons and the reduction of 21
■iff positions would reduce the
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Reality of budget reductions lelt
By Jeff Zeleny
Senior Editor
Seven months after a special ses
sion of the the 1992 Legislature
announced a $2.2 million cut to
the University of Nehraska-Lincoln’s
budget, Linda Wilson discovered she
was losing her job.
The notice, given in April, came as
a complete shock to Wilson, an ad
ministrative technician in the news
editorial department of the College of
Journalism.
“I had no clue when they told me,”
Wilson said. “They said it was the
budget.”
i Although Wilson was aware of
budget problems throughout the uni
versity, she wanted more answers
about her position's elimination, and
sent a memo to UNL Chancellor Gra
ham Spanier.
Spanier returned the memo, which
helped address some concerns Wil
son had about her dismissal, she said,
and was reassured it had nothing to do
with her job performance.
Wilson’s job includes assisting and
supervising journalism students in
their work on the UNL laboratory
newspaper, The Journalist.
“It’s not your normal eight to five
job with The Journalist,” she said.
“Election night we were here until 4
a.m.
Wilson said she will probably be
replaced by agradualc student, which
concerned her.
“I don’t think they’ll be full time,
I think that’s pretty crucial,” she said.
“Many students have come to me with
concerns. I spent time tutoring them.
I feel bad about that for students.
“I ’ m sure they ’ll find someone that
can do it, but not with the care and full
time.”
Wilson’s is one of 36 positions
eliminated because of the budget re
duction. Twenty one administrative
and support staff positions and 13
faculty positions were eliminated to
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