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October 11, 1993__University of Nebraska-Lincoln_ _ _Vol. 93 Wo. 35
Committee saves on NU president search
New firm cuts costs,
by limiting expenses
By Steve Smith
Senior Reporter
lie NU presidential search committee
knows the pursuit of a new president is a
long, drawn-out one. It also is-expen
liut m the current search, the committee is
attempting to make sure the selection process
isn't as expensive as it has been m the past.
NU Corporation Secretary J. IT Mil liken said
Thursday that the past nine monlhsol searching
for a president could be less expensive than the
previous presidential search.
“We could very well spend less lhan the last
search,” Mill iken said.
The most recent presidential search was a
15-month, $65,000 process in 10X0-1000 that
eventually selected lhe.ii-UN L Chancel lor Mar
tin Massengale to NU's top post.
But financially, several differences exist
between the current search and the previous
one, he said.
Milliken said the committee saved almost
SI 4.000 by selecting the Korn/Ferry Interna
tional search firm. UNL will pay Korn/Ferry
$25,000 for its advising services to the search
committee.
The 10X0-1000 committee paid C hicago
based Ueiderich/Stuggles search firm the much
heftier fee of $30,000, he said.
Limiting Korn/Ferry adviser Bill Funk's
travel time also has trimmed expenses. Mill iken
said. The committee has used telephone confer
ence calls with Funk during some meetings
instead of flying the adviser to Lincoln from his
Dallas office.
“We did a lot of bargaining with the consult
ants," he said.
The search committee trimmed its list to
between seven and 10 names at its Oct. 4
meeting. The committee’s schedule calls lor
candidate interviews to begin next week, with
a follow-up meeting to review the interviews
later this month.
Because interview tunes and locations have
not been Final i/.ed, an accurate figure of the cost
ol the process is difficult to estimate, he said.
At the committee's Sept. 0 meeting, mem
bers debated about the best interview format,
Milliken said.
The main question centered on the number
of committee members participating in candi
date interviews, he said.
„ “There was some talk of a split team inter
viewing some of the candidates,” he said. “We
also discussed the possibility of getting the
entire group involved.”
Milliken said the committee did not discuss
interview formats at the Oct. 4 meeting, but
decided to include as many committee mem
bers in the interview process as schedules would
allow.
Probably only 10 to 12 of the IX committee
members will interview the finalists, Milliken
said.
“We're going to get as many of the inter
views done at the same tune as we can, so we
won’t be having to make a lot of trips back and
See SEARCH on 2
UNL singers
color stage
for military
By DeDra Janssen
Stall Reporter
lie U.S. Defense Department
doesn't invite just anyone to
entertain personnel stationed
abroad. And when it does, the invita
tion may be given out only onee.
But the University of Ncbraska
Lineoln’s Searlet and C ream Singers
leave in December for their third con
secutive military tour.
Fight members of the group u ill
entertain U.S. military personnel sta
tioned m Panama and Honduras from
Dec. 2b to Jan. 11. 1994.
After an initial audition in 1992.
the singers were selected to perform
(< - U.S. troops stationed in southern
hurope and other countries, including
Israel. Fgypt. I urkey. Italy. Cirecce
and Spam.
l ast summer, the singers were in
\ itecl to return foi a sc\cn week lour
m the same region
"(Officials m the delense depart
men!) don't go through and pic k col
lege groups nisi to ha\c college
groups. Scarlet and ( ream singer
lei! Patterson said.
"It's a delmile honor to work loi
the I nited Stales Department ol De
tense," Patterson, a senior broadcast
ing major, said.
Aunrie wasnourn, umi manager
lor the group, said it was uncommon
lor enterlamcrs, especially college
entertainers, to be mv tied on a second
tour, but Scarlet and Cream overcame
those odds. The group proved itself to
recruiters by building a reputation lor
captivating audiences, she said.
Entertainers throughout the Unit
ed Slates, including professional
5 bands, audition lor the lours,
Washburn said.
I ho defense department pays the
entertainers about S420 a week,
Washburn said Entertainers must pa\
lor housmgand looil most ol the time,
but living costs on the military bases
are inexpensive, she said
See TOUR on 6
Travis Heying/DN
Two members of the UNL Nippon ShobuKai Martial Arts Club watch a Kendo
Exhibition Saturday night. The 3rd annual Shin Tai Gi martial arts exhibition was
held at Lincoln Hign School. Kendo is a sport that evolved from ancient samurai
sword fighting and is now practiced with bamboo staves.
Lincoln gets kick out of show
By Steve Smith
Senior Reporter
he two armor-dud warriors
stalked around the arena.
circling each other, si/mg
one another up. Each held long
bamboo staves in their their gloved
hands.
The opponents circled calcu
lating and waiting lor the precise
moment to strike.
Then, in a burst ol speed ami
energy, one warrior lunged lor
ward and landed a slicing blow
against his adversary's chest at
inor. The strike produced a crack
mg sound that echoed throughout
the hall, bringing the crowd to a
roaring round ol applause.
These warriors displaying then
skills weren’t samurai from an
cicnt Japan. T hey ay; members ol
UNL's Nippon ShonuKai. a cam
pus martial arts club, putting on a
Kendo show.
The Nippon ShobuKai swords
manship exhibition was part of Shin
Tai (ii '93. a national martial arts
exhibition that look place Saturday
at the Lincoln High auditorium.
The exhibition gave martial arts
instructors and students from
around the nation the opportunity
to display their abilities in a nonvi
olent (brum.
I he event drew about 2.000
spectators and also attracted mar
tial artists from all over the country
including ones from the I Iniver
sity ol Nebraska-1.mcoln.
Shin Tai ( n was coordinated by
former I INI martial arts mstmcloi
T iin Snydei. w ho taught ()kmawan
Karate on campus before begin
ning his own school.
Kendo, the art of Japanese
swordsmanship, ow.es its origins to
the days of the samurai warrior
class m ancient Japan.
Members of the Nippon
ShobuKai now practice Kendo with
shmai — bamboo swords — and
heavy, armor-like protective equip
ment.
The nearly four-hour event fea
tured martial arts displays ol sever
al different styles, including kara
te, judo. aikido and taekwondo.
“This is an incredible group ol
people m this building tonight,"
Master of C eremonies Lee fodd
said.
Inhibitors broke boards with
See KARATE on 6
NU offices
set up week
for natives
By Alan Phelps
Senior Reporter
olumbus Day meets with the
Year of the World’s Indige
nous Peoples this week in the
University of Nebraska-Lmcoln Cul
ture Center.
Discussions and films on issues
facing Native Americans and other
indigenous people will be held each
day this week, said Cristina Herencia,
a graduate sociology student who
helped organize the event.
Herencia,a naliveof'Peru, said the
week was designed to make students
think and to commemorate llW.
which the United Nations has dcsig
naled the Year of the World’s I ml lg
enous Peoples.
Herencia said although she came
up with the idea only .1 couple ol
weeks ago, the UNI Multicultural
Allairs Office and the ol I ices for the
Latino. Native American and African
American studies programs w ere able
to help her pul together an interesting
schedule.
“We put together .1 \cry dynamic
sort of program," she said.
Lach day will locus on issues loi
native peoplcsof the world. I he films,
commentary and discussions w ill all
lake place in the Culture Center, she
said.
Monday's discussion will ccntci
on legal issues affecting Native Amer
leans. It will be led by UNI Law
professor John Snowden, Nebraska
Indian Commission members and
Native American Indian Student As
socialion president Shawn Bordeaux
Herencia said.
One of the week's highlights will
be Tuesday, Herencia said, when
Native American students w ill hold a
15-minute meditation time around
Broyhill f ountain. fhc Native Amer
ican ritual will be a spiritual pro
nouncement for the indigenous poo
pie of the world, she said.
Herencia said all of the week’s
See COLUMBUS on 6
Professor s son tosses hat into ring tor regent spot
By Dionne Searcey
Senior Reporter
Drew Miller stood outside the
Nebraska Union on I nday al
lernoon visiting w ith passers
by as part of Ins whistle stop-1 ike
Campaign to serve on the Nl Board ol
Regents.
Miller announeed Ins candidacy
lor regent to students near Broyhill
fountain at the University ol Nebras
ka-Lincoln.
He was eliciting support during a
tour that look him to I (> communities
of potential constituents in Southeast
Nebraska. He will run against Nil
Regent Naney Modi m next \eai s
election
Miller. a Sarpy
County eommis
Stoner, said one ol
his goals as regent
would be to trim lat
I from the university
system’s adminis
trative costs.
Miller
Miller, 35, said
he had plenty o(
experience to help
hurt run for the regent position.
He is manager of special projects
in corporate planning at C onAgra, an
adjunct faculty member al the Uni
versity of Nebraska at Omaha and a
member of IJNl.’s Nebraska I et hni
cal Assistance C enter Ad\ isoi \ ('out
iniltee. He studied program evalua
lion at Ilarvgrd 1 hmersitv
Part of Miller's campaign is based
on his ideas for increasing the univer
sity's support of Nebraska business
es. Promoting businesses m the state
will provide a better tax base to sup
port the university, he said.
Also, Miller said he would work to
prevent brain dram in Nebraska by
involving businesses wilh lhe univer
sity.
Several large Nebraska businesses
have voiced support lor adding an
engineering eol lege in Omaha so their
employees could keep up with the
latest technology breakthroughs.
Miller said he did not support ere
at mg a second engineering college.
“I’m not m favor ol duplicating
costs,” he said.
Miller would, however, favor the
creation of more engineering classes
at more convenient times at UNO, he
said.
Miller said he would be able to
achieve his goals because lie knew
how the university worked. Mis lather
has been a faculty member at UNI lor
more than 20 years.
“I grew up at the university,” he
said. “I’ve seen the university change.”
Miller said his lather’s position as
a professor of music would not cause
a conflict of interest because Ins la
ther soon would retire.
Miller’s father, Ray Miller, was at
the press conference Friday support
ing Ins son's bid for the regent spot.
“I think he’d make a great regent,”
Ray Miller said. “Of course. I’m prej
udiced.”