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<4 SPORTS Orange Bowl Outlook Nebraska coaches, players Monday and Florida State's Bobby A1/1Q Bowden look ahead to the HI / I y national ti tie game on Today, windy and Jan. 1 in Miami. colder with a chance Special section, page 9 <* light snow or ram. Fiji sanctions draw split reviews from officials By Angie Brunkow Senior Reporter Sanctions levied against the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity Fri day have met with disappoint ment from at least one greek official. Interfraternity Council President Scott Bun/, said recommendations made by IFC for a five-semester sus pension should have been more seri ously considered in thejudicial board’s decision. “It’s not as severe as our group had asked for,” Bun/ said Sunday. “I don’t think that their decision is what’s going to bfcfbest for Phi Gamma Delta in the long run.” Bunz said it seemed IFC’s rec ommendation car ried no weight in the decision. “It really under mines our authori y” The sanctions, approved by Uni versity of Ncbras ka-Lincoln Chan cellor Graham Spanier, came after two days of hearings regarding the Nov. 3 hazing and third-story fall of pledge Jeffrey Knoll. The Fiji house, while allowed to remain on campus, must comply with the sanctions for the next five years. Alumni members must interview all members to reduce the house to a core group of quality undergraduates, and a university-employed residence assistant must live in the fraternity house beginning next semester. Other sanctions include: • Prohibiting hazing and alcohol in the Fiji house. • Informing new pledges of the house’s past Code of Conduct viola tions. • Prohibiting the chapter from sign ing new members until the summer of 1994. • Prohibiting social events where alcohol is served through the 1996-97 academic year. • Requiring each member to serve 12-16 hours per month of community service at a long-term health care or rehabilitation institution. • Requiring members to enroll in alcohol education programs. Although sanctions are university imposed, Fiji alumni will ensure fra ternity members comply with them. “I believe the severity of the over all sanctions and the oversight (by Fiji alumni) that have been pledged ... will result in the goals sought by IFC,” Spanier said. The fraternity, whose representa tives appeared before the nine-mem ber judicial board, admitted to violat ing the Student Code of Conduct for alcohol, dangerous conduct and haz ing. Fiji did not contest a charge of physical abuse. Fiji has gone before the board four other times in the past 10 years. In See FIJI on 8 Slaci McKee/DN Herb Thomas of Lincoln takes advantage of Sunday’s warm weather, finishing his usual 60 miles of running per week over the new 10th Street bridge. “Man, it’s a beautiful day. It’s unbelievable,” he said. Severe weather possible late this week Mild winter weather ends, break travel could be hazardous By Ann Stack Staff Reporter Students who complain about fright ful weather throughout finals week may be able to look forward to a white Christmas. The warm, dry spell Lincoln has enjoyed since shortly after Thanksgiving is forecast ed to end late this week, said Steve Apfel, a meteorologist for the National Weather Ser vice. Sunday, the weather began to change as winds were gusty throughout Nebraska. South winds blew through at more than 30 mph across the eastern third of the state. Winds were expected to continue Mon day with a chance of light snow or rain in the east. Highs Monday will be in the mid-30s to the mid-40s, the National Weather Service said. Tuesday, sunny skies arc expected in the west. Highs will be in the 30s and 40s throughout Nebraska. Thursday and Friday’s high temperatures are expected to be in the inid-to upper 20s, Apfel said. A series of fast-moving storm systems could start sweeping across the country at the beginning of this week, Apfel said. They could reach Nebraska by Thursday. Temperatures late this week would prob ably be low enough to produce snow, Apfel said, but precipitation is difficult to predict. Students traveling out of the state during finals week also can expect some rough conditions Thursday and Friday. Adverse conditions started in Missouri Monday. A mix of rain and snow fell in the northwest. A chance for light rain and snow continues on Tuesday. In Kansas, snow could fall in the west Monday morning, but will clear by Tuesday. Jim Quinn, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Sioux City, Iowa, said that a potentially hazardous snowstorm could hit the Nebraska-Iowa area Thursday. “We have a pretty significant snowfall in the forecast on the 16th or 17th,” Quinn said. “There might be some problems traveling on those days. It would be easier to travel by plane than by car.” The same weather patterns will be affect ing cities such as Des Moines, Iowa and Kansas City, Mo., National Weather Ser vice meteorologist Joe Sullivan said in a telephone interview from Des Moines. “There’s a chance for a decent storm on Thursday and Friday,” Sullivan said. “The best days to travel, especially if you’re going cast, would be Wednesday or Tuesday.” Sullivan said bad weather seemed to oc cur when students wanted to travel, such as this year’s Thanksgiving vacation. “It’s the time that kids head home that we -44 It s the time that kids head home that we get the bad weather. — Sullivan meteorologist, National Weather Sen/ice -f» get the bad weather,” he said. JayCardosi.chiefmeteorologistofKETV/ Channel 7 in Omaha, said Nebraska wasn't going to be the only state to receive snow this week. “There’s a decent potential for snow in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri to wards the end of the week.” He said students flying to Kansas City or Minneapolis out of Omaha on Thursday or Friday should take extra precautions be cause of the storm moving in. Cardosi said homeward-bound students should pay attention to the extended fore casts. “If things start to look worse, you should get out Wednesday — or as soon as possi ble,” he said. “If a student doesn’t get done with finals until Friday, (they) might want to think about waiting until Saturday to leave.” The Associated Press contributed to this report. UNL readies lobbying effort for next year By Kara Morrison Senior Reporter Although Nebraska’s 1994 legislative ses sion won’t include a budget struggle for the university, UNL officials say they are prepared to lobby for higher education. Mike Mulnix, executive director of univer sity relations, said University of Nebraska Lincoln officials would use the session to fa miliarize senators with the university and its programs in preparation for future budget cuts. “The Legislature is ex fpecting to be lacing a S60 million deficit for the fol < lowing biennium,” Mulmx said. “Our primary focus will be to bring new folks from the Legislature, senators and staff who we don’t know as well, and educate tnem on LEGISLATURE the importance of our pro grams.” Government Liaison Committee Chairman Andrew' Loudon said GLC had 60 members, mostly freshman and sophomore students, from nearly every legislative district who would comprise a strong lobbying force for the univer sity. “We’re going to work closely with UNL administration andNU administration,” Loudon said. “I ’m looking forward to meeting with (NU President-elect) Dennis Smith to make it clear that GLC is a force the university can use. “I’ve also personally met with all of the members of the (Legislature’s) Appropriations Committee, and even though they won’t be voting on a budget this year, they will be well informed on university issues as they come up.” Kelly Archuletta, co-chairwoman of GLC, said she was organizing a “shadowing a sena tor” program for GLC members. “The core of shadow ing a senator will be establishing a better working relationship be tween students and senators,” Archuletta said. “Hopefully, we will make the student voice louder.” So far, she said, senators had been receptive to the idea. Matching students with senators from their districts would make the lawmakers more aware of their constituents. Mulnix said the university also would be working on emergency funding requests for repairs and renovations of university buildings during the upcoming session. The university also will be preparing its budget request for the next biennium. Legislation carried over from the last ses sion that involves the university includes: • LB456, introduced by Sen. Ernie Cham bers of Omaha, would require a stipend to University of Nebraska football players. • LB649, introduced by Sen. Kate Witek of Omaha, would appropriate funds for math and science education at UNL. • LB788, introduced by Sen. Don Wesely of Lincoln, would authorize the continued reno vation of Morrill Hall. • LB381, introduced by Chambers, would change the provisions of health insurance pro grams for student-athletes. • LB474, introduced by former Sen. Kurt See MULNIX on 7
