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— — THURSDAY JULY 29, 1993 VOL. 92 NO. 162 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN July Jamm hits Lincoln. 'Spage 3 •Another Stakeout* success. —Page 7 — Student recounts alleged sexual assault By Jeff Zeleny Senior Editor Two weeks after Josh Werger began col lege at the University of Nebraska-Lin coln, he claimed he was betrayed by a trusted role model. The betrayal, which would have permanent ly scarred some, left Werger with a sense of obligation to not let it happen to anyone else. Last September, Werger alleged he was sexually assaulted by Clifford Walton, a UNL Costs delay smokers' group By Kristin Armstrong Staff Reporter, John Snelling is leading what seems to be a one-man crusade for smokers’ rights. In working towards a fair policy for both smokers and non-smokers, members of Smokers Against the No Smoking policy have faced several setbacks, including increased mailing costs and problems gaining attention for their cause, Snelling said at a Wednesday meeting. l he group met to discuss the University ot Ncbraska-Lincoln’s new “Clean Air Policy,” which is scheduled to go into effect on Sunday. Problems with increased mailing costs have plagued the group since early July, he said. Snellmg was then going to send out the first of many mailings encouraging others to partici- , pale in the committee. Snelling said he originally thought mailings would cost the group t cent each. Later, the university’s printing department told him that a new policy nad gone into effect, stating that since his committee was the same as a student organization, and he would have to pay 6 cents per mailing. To mail 4,800 copies to university employees would now cost his committee over $350 for just one mailing, he said. “You know as well as I do that campus mail is free,” he said. “Every time I turn around, they See SMOKING on 3 associate professor and boxing club advisor. Walton resigned after being arrested on third degree sexual assault charges. Walton was first brought to trial on the charges in Lancaster County Court (Mi April 22. The trial was continued on July 7, and is now being held under advisement by Lancaster County Judge Jack Lindner. No decision has been reached in the case. Werger, a member of the UNL boxing club, told the Daily Nebraskan Tuesday that he was not seeking anything from Walton or the uni- ' r~- - ■ . . .—„— vcrsily, but only trying to protect future stu dents from enduring what he did. “I just wanted to be the one to stop it,” Werger said in his first interview since the incident. “I don't want any money out of him or the university — that’s not my goal. I’m not after publicity.” Werger, a sophomore psychology major, joined the club to further develop an interest in boxing, and said he was encouraged by Walton. “He said *1 was doing a good job'. He was telling me that he would take me as far as I wanted to go. He said ‘I had the potential to be any kind olboxer 1 wanted to be, Wergcr said. “Now, I think he was interested in getting me to come over to his house.” Werger went to Walton’s house last Sept. 5 for a private lesson to further develop his boxing skills. “At his house, that’s when the weird stuff happened,” Werger said. Walton declined to be interviewed. See BOXING on 3 Damon L ee/DN Peek-A-Boo Carly Knappto. 7, peers at her father Steve through a kaleidoscope created by Dwight Vadnais (center) at July Jamm on Sunday. Vadnais, a native of Billings, Mont., was one of many artists selling their works in the Jamm’s fine arts area. For more on last weekend’s events, see Page 3. Nebraska heads food alliance The universities of the Midwest Advanced Food Manufacturing Alliance include: North Dakota isconsi State South Michigan State Dakota State Iowa State Ohio State Nebraska^ H Kansas^ ... .. II Missouri h Indiana Purdue® Illinois Office of Sen Bob Kerrey Source: I Kerrey sponsors food center bill By Jeff Singer Editor and By DeDra Janssen Staff Reporter If Sen. Bob Kerrey has his way, the University of Ncbraska-Lincoln will be admired by its fellow midwcstem universities for more than just a good football team. An amendment made by Kerrey, which was adopted by the Senate Appropriations Committee last week, would make UNL’s Food Processing Center thp “coordinating center" for the Midwest. The amendment is expected to be considered by the entire Senate soon. The Midwest Advanced Food Manufacturing Alliance, which is made up of 12 universities including UNL, was formed recently to expe dite the development of new manu facturing and processing technolo gies for food and related products that are derived from U.S. produced crops and livestock. Kerrey said from his office in Washington on Tuesday that having the coordinating center in Lincoln isa tribute to UNL. “It’s a statement that the rest of the participating universities see UNL as a leader and as the best in this area,” the Nebraskan democrat said. Kerrey said that the alliance would bring together university and private researchers in microbiology, nutri tion, food engineering, computer sci ences and food Operations. He also said it would meet future competitive demands in the processing, packag ing, storage and transportation of feed products. “If we continue to invest in it, it means we’ll make practical discover ies that will add to the economic value of the region,” he said. The legislation that designated UNL as the coordinating center for the alliance includes $500,000 as al lotted by the appropriations commit tee. Kerrey said that while government spending was tight and great care must be taken when deciding which projects to fund, he supported this project bccauseof the benefits it prom - •ses. “It’s essential to me, because it has support from public institutions as well as from the private sector, which helps with the job market,” Kerrey See KERREYon 2
