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What you want to evaluate is the judgment and mechanics. That’s what we’ve asked the Big Eight to do. “I just want them to evaluate the mechanics of the game and to review any questions of judgment in the game.” Keep your options open, even when the class section is closed. Trying to add these courses at a time convenient for you? Accounting 201 Accounting 202 Accounting 308 Accounting 31 3 AG LEC 200 Art History 167 Classics 116 Educ. Psych 261 Economics 211 Economics 307 English 1 50 English 205B English 255 Finance 307 Health & Hum.Pert. 201 History 100 History 101 History 202 History 359 Management 361 Management 435/835 Management 439/839 Marketing 341 Math 95 Math 100 Math 101 Math 102 Philosophy 211 Philosophy 265 Physics 141 Physics 212 Poli. Sci. 210 Sociology 101 Sociology 225 Take them through UNL College Independent Study: • Study and take exams when your schedule allows, when you're ready. • Take as long as a year or as few as 35 days to complete a course. • Send an average of six assignments per course to your instructor, and receive rapid turnaround of your materials. Call 472-1926 for a free College Independent Study Program Bulletin.or stop by our office at 269 Nebraska Center for Continuing Education, 33rd and Holdrege Streets, UNL East Campus. University of Nebraska-Lincoln Division of Continuing Studies -44 We need to put this behind us. The more I com ment on it, the more it is going to stir things up. —Byrne Nebraska athletic director Commentators and fans have ques tioned two calls in particular—a clip that negated Corey Dixon’s first-quar ter touchdown return and an apparent fumble at Nebraska’s goall ine by Sem inole William Floyd that was recov ered by the Cornhuskcrs, but ruled a Florida State touchdown. Byrne said after the game that he “was disappointed that the entire op eration of the game wasn’t up to the level of play of the two teams.” Coaches and athletic department officials are prohibited by the NCAA w w from commenting on officiating. But what will the Big Eight of fice’s review give Nebraska? “Nothing more than a little satis faction,” Byrne said. Byrne added that the officiating is something Husker fans should try not to dwell on. “It has passed,” he said. “We need to put this behind us. We need to look toward the future. The more I com ment on it, the more it is going to stir things up.” Alberts wins Top Six Award From Staff Reports Nebraska linebacker Trcv Alberts added yet another award to his trophy case when he received the National Collegiate Athletic Association Top Six Award in San Antonio Sunday. The Top Six Award is the highest award given to a student-athlete by the NCAA. Six student-athletes in all college athletics were rewarded for their achievement in athletics, aca demics and the community. Alberts is Nebraska’s sixth foot ball player to receive the award. Ne braska leads the nation in Top Six Award winners and also in football Top Six Award winners. Alberts, who has a 3.309 GPA, is also one of 10 football recipients from Division I schools to receive the 1993 94 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship worth $5,000. Alberts, who graduat ed in August with a degree in speech communications, will use the schol arship in his pursuit of a law degree. Streak Continued from Page 7 the Huskcrs have improved a great deal after beginning the season with two losses in their first three games. After the Huskcrs’ loss to Appala chian State on Dec. 1, a loss that dropped the Huskcrs to 1 -2, they have rolled off 10 consecutive victories. They expect to be favored to win their next four games. If they win these games, they will extend their winning streak to 14 and tic the school record for consecutive victories. Nebraska will play Missouri-Kan sas City at home on Saturday before traveling to Colorado Jan. 19. The Huskcrs return to play Missouri on Jan. 24 and Oklahoma on Jan. 29. “Overall, we have been very fortu nate,” Nee said. “I think our schedule in January is favorable to Nebraska. This start is a real boost and a confi dence builder.” He said senior forward Eric Piatkowski, who was named the Big Eight’s player of the week for his efforts against Iowa State, Southern Utah and Colorado, had provided lcad ership during the Huskcrs’ winning streak. “Eric Piatkowski, in my opinion,” Nee said, “is as good a basketball player as Danny Nee has ever been associated with. The way he handles the ball, I don’t think that a lot of people realize he is 6-foot-7. Eric is big-time. He’s for real. He is very unselfish and he has matured here every year.” -44 / think our schedule in January is favorable to Nebraska. This start is a real boost and a confidence builder. - Nee Nebraska basketball coach -tt NOTES: • The Big Eight conference has compiled a 73-16 record against non league opponents this season for a winning percentage of 80.2 percent. That mark is tops among all confer ences. • Kansas closed out its non-con ference schedule with a record of 15 1, despite playing five teams ranked in the AP top 25. The Jayhawks arc off to their best start since beginning the 1989-1990 season 19-0. • Since losing to Arkansas by 52 points on Dec. 2, Missouri has gone 9 0. The Tigers have outscored each opponent by an average of 12.3 points per game during that stretch. • After shooting 35.7 percent and averaging 9.8 points per game over four games from Dec. 20 through Dec. 30, Oklahoma State’s Bryant Reeves has averaged 25.5 points per game and shot 75 percent from the field in the Cowboys’ last two games. The junior center tied a Big Eight record by shooting 11 for 11 from the field against Oklahoma Saturday. Reaction Continued from Page 7 would be a very tough decision for anybody with that chance. Nobody really knows the reasons but him.” Lawrence Phillips, Damon Benning and Clinton Childs will fight to fill Jones' shoes. Phillips and Benning will be sophomores next sea son, while Childs will be a junior. Benning said he and Phillips will benefit from the playing time they received while Jones was hurt. “1 think that was real valuable for me,” he said. “Now we have experi ence under our belt and we know we can get the job done. Our coaches and teammates know we can handle it." Schlesinger agreed. “ClintonChilds, Lawrence Phillips and Damon Benning are a good set of backs coming up,” he said. “They’ll sec a lot of action this spring. Spring lt, * I »«• * » • * * ^ ball should be a major deciding factor for them. I played three games with those guys, so I know what they’re capable of.” Phillips proved his big-game capa bilities in the Orange Bowl after he came in for the injured Jones and rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries. Phillips’ Orange Bowl performance was a sign of his maturity, Schlesingcr said. “He was able to show the ability he had,” he said. “1 think the Orange Bowl really boosted him up.” But what will the Huskers miss about Jones? “That flashing burst of speed,” Graham said. “I’ll miss looking downfield and seeing him run over people. I think the times where we’ll maybe miss him the most are the fourth-and-one type of short-yardage situations. He’s so big that he’d just run over people ip those kinds of situations.”