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4SPORTS —- Ward's i wonders Florida Stale ThliTSday ' quarterback Charlie cc/oc Ward is a big concern i)D/c.D for the Comhuskers in Today, doudy the Qrange Bowl SiTSirty doudy Pago 7 with highs in the 40s. Baldwin files lawsuit against Omaha police for negligence By Matthew Waite Staff Reporter Attorneys for Andrew Scott Baldwin have filed a suit against the Omaha Police Department for negligence in last year’s shooting of Baldwin. The suit, filed in Douglas County District Court, said officers were negligent in immedi ately applying handcuffs to a mentally unstable person, failing to follow police procedures and not waiting for back-up assistance. On the evening of Sept. 5, 1992, Omaha pol ice officers responded to calls about adistur bance in the area of 38th and Pratt streets, according to the suit. When officers arrived at the scene, they observed Baldwin, who was naked, pounding on a glassdoor at 3701 N. 30th St., the suit said. When two female officers approached Baldwin to restrain him and put him in custody, a struggle broke out. A revolver, belonging to officer Anna Doyle, discharged and hit Baldwin, penetrating his spinal cord, the suit said. Douglas County Attorney J im Jansen said he cleared the officers of wrong-doing when the shooting occurred. “Under the circumstances presented, they See BALDWIN on 6 Campus police plans for break without crime, sergeant says By Steve Smith Senior Reporter he University of Ncbraska-Lincoln shouldn* t have a problem keeping cam pus crime-free during the holiday break, housing and security officials said. Sgt. Bill Manning of the UNL police said Wednesday security measures planned for the 18-day hiatus were just I ike those in years past. Last year, several fraternities and sororities were burglarized during the winter break. Sgt. Bill Manning, an 18-ycar veteran of the UNL police, said campus security forces wouldn’t necessarily beef up security around the greek houses this Christmas solely because of last year’s break-ins. Many of the thefts last year were made possible because some greek houses were left entirely vacant, and no one was left to watch them. “Part of the problem last year was all the guys leaving their houses with no one assigned to look after them,” Manning said. “Some did, some didn’t.” Manning wouldn’t name the greek houses that were victimized last year for fear that they could be broken into again. This year, he said, each greek house should See SECURITY on 6 L---ritnr.i i -S-Z Kiley Timperty/DN Mary Robinson, 88, reflects on memories of her years at college from 1923-1927. Robinson, who was 25 hours short of her degree for 70 years, returned to UNL and will graduate next week. Here s to you, Mrs. Robinson 88-year-old student to become oldest to earn degree By Jeff Zeleny Senior Editor In 1923, Mary Robinson was a fresh man at the University of Nebraska._ The campus was smaller then, and most of the buildings were brand new. CTflflCAIT For three years, dlUMCIvl Robinson took English, rfijp Spanish and German AAAV/ courses and basked in the social activities of her so rority and campus. Next week, almost 70 years later, Robinson will graduate with a bachelor’s of arts degree. At 88, she will be the oldest student ever to earn an undergraduate degree from the UniyCrsity of Nebraska-Lincoln. “1 call myself a dreamer,” she said. “This has been a dream for a long time. It’s finally been realized.” Robinson’s dream of earning a college degree was put on hold in 1926. She left college after her junior year to start working at the Lincoln City Library. She only had 25 credit hours left, but times were difficult, she said, and her $25 monthly salary was enough to support her. In 1929, Robinson married and left Lin coln. For 16 years, she and her husband worked in different places throughout the country. She moved back to Lincoln in 1945 and began working at Miller and Paine department store — a job she held for 27 years. Robinson started at Miller and Paine as a receptionist in the beauty salon. Soon, she started taking night classes and earned her cosmetology license. Robinson managed the salon and worked in nearly every depart ment in the store. In 1972, Robinson retired from Miller and Paine, and was ready to relax. “I played a little after I got that far along,” she said. “Then you get serious and start volunteer work.” Robinson, 88, has volunteered at Morrill Hall, the Veterans Administration Hospital, Tabitha Village and the Nebraska State His torical Society. “I had quite an amount of (volunteer) hours,” she said. She also completed an extensive history project tracing her ancestry back six gener ations to the Revolutionary War. In her spare time, Robinson did embroidery and made prize-winning quilts. Robinson saw a newspaper article last year about an elderly man finishing his degree, and she called the university to see if her credits were still valid. Bob Mathiasen, college adviser at the division of continuing studies, became in terested in Robinson’s situation, and began to help her with her degree. “I visited her,” he said. “1 was very impressed with the wealth of work experi ence she had.” She had one history class and 22 hours of electives to take, Mathiasen said. The volun teer hours and the many years of work experience helped Robinson earn her dc -44 I call myself a dreamer. This has been a dream fora long time. It’s finally been real ized. —Robinson, UNL student -ff grec. Her revolutionary war project earned her three hours of credit. She traveled across the country visiting courthouses, cemeteries and relatives and wrote an elaborate family his tory, Mathiasen said. Her volunteer work at the Veterans Hos pital and the Tabitha Home translated into psychology credit. The rest of her hours came from the art department, Mathiasen said, where she earned credit for her quilting and embroidering projects. “After all was said and done, and once we got all of the departments to look at all of the stuff she had done,” he said, “they really scrutinized all her work just like she was any other student.” Mathiasen said Robinson was a role mod el to other students who didn’t finish their degrees. “Personally I thought it was very inspira tional,” he said. “It was good to see someone who thought that highly of the importanceof education. See GRADUATE on 6 Judiciary board’s proposal for Fiji still pending By Dionne Searcey Senior Reporter The university judiciary board met for more than four hours and adjourned Wednesday without recommending what action should be taken concerning the Phi Gamma Delta house. UNL Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs James Gricsen said the board would reconvene at 7 a.m. Thursday to continue the hearing on Fiji’s pos sible violations of the university’s code of conduct. Police stood outside the doorway of the 1 hearing in the Nebras ka Union. Griesen said the meeting was adjourned at 5:45 p.m. The board was allowed only one break dur thc hearing, he Griesen would not comment on the hearing because university judiciary hearings are closed. During the hear ings, both sides of a case are given a chance to testify. The judiciary board includes five students and four faculty members. Linda Schwartzkopf, director of stu dent judicial affairs, said that during the university hearings, guilt beyond a shadow of a doubt did not have to be proven. The hearing concerns an episode at the Fiji house in which UNL student Jeffrey Knoll fell three stories. Knoll injured his head and was in critical condition after the fall. University of Nebraska-Lincoln officials have said Knoll was caught during a “pledge sneak,” when pledg es were not supposed to be in the house. Officials have said Knoll was co erced by fraternity members to drink alcohol before the fall. Members of the Fiji fraternity had requested the hearing. The Intcrfra temity Council met last week to rec ommend a five-semester suspension for the Fijis. That recommendation and the one determined by the judiciary board will be sent to UNL Chancellor Gra ham Spanier. Spanier will make the final call on Fiji’s future. Spanier has said he hopes to make a decision before the end of the se mester. i Lancaster County Attorney Gary Lacey decided two weeks ago to not press criminal charges against Fiji members.
