Yom Kippur starts tonight
By Melissa Hosek_
Staff Reporter
For many Jewish students, Yom
Kippur. beginning tonight at sun
down. is a day for reckoning their
sins and reflecting on what it means
to be Jewish.
Those who observe Yom Kip
pur abstain from eatingor drinking,
washing, using lotion or other oils,
wearing leather shoes and having
sexual relations. Those Yom Kip
pur rules were developed through
interpretation ofthe Torah, the book
of Jewish literature and oral tradi
tions.
* On this day. men and women
conduct their own comparative self
reflection. preparing themselves to
go before God for the Jewish
community's final, annual judg
ment. This day is Yom Kippur, the
final day of llic Jewish High Holi
days.
Yom Kippur concludes the 10
Days of Awe that began with Rosh
Hashanah on Sept. 5. Rosh
Hashanah is the Jewish New Year.
According to the Jewish calendar,
the year 5755 has just begun.
In the 10 days between Rosh
Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Jews
are expected to reflect on their sins
against Jewish Law.
Seth Schuchman said the day
helped him appreciate his Jewish
heritage.
“The 10 days are for me to con
nect with my Jewish past." said
Schuchman. a sophomore. “I like to
read and study the history. It's a
time to ask what 1 can do to improve
myself."
Yom Kippur, also called the
Sabbath of Sabbaths or Day of
Atonement, is the most solemn or
all the major Jewish holidays, said
Alan Weiss, a Lincoln resident. It is
the day all people's fates arc deter
mined. he said.
Freshman Joshua Levi said the
day gave him a chance to start over.
“1 like to look at it as a new
year,” Levi said. “A waking up call
to be better and do belter deeds.
Jews can observe this day by
attending three services, one on
Wednesday evening and two on
Thursday. Levi said. The most dis
tinguishing prayer of the three ser
vices is the Koi Nidrc. played on
the cello, which annuls the vows
between man and God, he said.
“1 believe the Kol Nidrc is one
of the most beautiful things in Jew
ish religion.” Levi said.
A series of other prayers and
cantors arc performed at each of the
three services, in which Jewish men
and women beg God to seal them
into the Book of Life. The services
are concluded at sundown on Thurs
day with a cantor reading of the
“Sheman.” dancing, singing and
repetition of the phrase. Prayer,
repentance and charity.”
To break the fast, enormous
feasts arc held, often as communal
dinners at synagogues. Levi, who is
from Connecticut, is separated from
his family and will attend a dinner
at the Congregation B'Nai Jcshunm.
his local synagogue. Schuchman.
from Lincoln, will have his tradi
tional meal with his family. Neither
will attend classes on Thursday.
Services will be held at both
Lincoln synagogues. Congregation
B'Nai Jcshurun. 20th and South
streets, and Tifcrcth Israel Syna
gogue. 3219 Sheridan Blvd.
Officers
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made officers realize that similar situ>
ations could happen to them.
“It can happen to anybody at any
lime.” he said.
Caublc said someone from the
Employee Assistance Program at UNL
would talk with department supervi
sors today about identifying symp
toms of stress caused by the incident.
Group sessions also would be offered
to officers who want to talk about
what happened, he said
“It's natural for us to have some
stress and anxiety built up by this.
Caublc said. “It’s important for offic
ers to be able to express that.”
Caublc said students, faculty and
administrators had called him to learn
about Soflin's condition and to wish
ihc officer well. Chancellor Graham
Spanicr visited Soflin in the hospital
Monday night. Cauble said
“That docs make you feel good
when the community you're working
in expresses those things to you.
Cauble said “I know it makes Rob
feel good."
Cauble said Soflin's spirits were
good Tuesday morning when he vis
ited Soflin in the hospital.
“He’s in some pain, in his hand
mostly." he said. “He was talking to
me about when he could come back to
work." . .
Fred Soflin. the wounded officer s
father, said his son was doing “reason
ably well under the circumstances."
The shot caused some nerve damage
in his hand, but his son had a chance at
a full recovery.
The elder SofNn also said his son
was in good spirits after being injured.
He said his son told the surgeon to be
careful before putting him under anes
thetics.
“Rob told him his chosen profes
sion was law enforcement, so he
needed to handle a weapon and drive
a car,” Fred Soflin said. “But he said
he also had to field a ball at shortstop
and throw the guy out.”
Soflin reactcd exactly the way he
should have during the incident.
Caublc said.
He said officers were trained to act
quickly in unexpected situations and
to take cover when shots were fired at
them. When the gunman pointed his
weapon at Soflin. Caublc said Soflin
fell across his scat.
“Had he froze and not been pre
pared. he probably would have been
hit several times." Caublc said.
Senior Reporter Matthew Waite con
tributed to this report.
Students lasso skills
in horse-training class
By Gregg Madsen__
Staff Reporter
An East Campus class is pulling a
new twist to the three R's. For 10
students every Tuesday and Thursday
this semester, it's reading, riding and
‘rithmetic.
The class is Advanced Equitation,
and it offers students a chance to fur
ther their horse-training skills.
Kathy Anderson, assistant profes
sor and extension horse specialist,
leaches the class and also a basic equi
tation class in the spring.
Anderson said equitation involved
most aspects of riding and covered
most general maneuvers that any horse
should be able to do.
She said the class had one basic
objective — “to take the students
riding skills one step further and teach
training and more advanced tech
niques. '
Some of the horses arc temporary
donations from generous owners, she
said, but the rest arc university prop
erty.
The class is divided into two seg
ments. The first hour of class is de
voted to working on riding skills and
techniques with older horses that have
been ridden before.
Duri ng this segment, students work
on everything from posture to reign
position, she said.
“We cover a lot of things that arc
review for me. but we learn new thi ngs
also," saidTonya McKissick. a senior
veterinary science major taking the
class.
The fi nal hour of class allows stu
dents to do ground work with young,
unridden horses. Groundwork is basi
cally any training without a rider on
the horse. McKissick said. Students
work in pairs, which gives them the
opportunity to share ideas, she said.
Student Mike Schram added. “Ba
sically all of us have started horses
before, but when you get around other
people, you can learn other tech
“7his is so much more
practical. You couldn't
teach what we do in just
any classroom. ”
■
MIKE SCHRAM
Advanced Equitation student
niques"
The class offers students an alter
native to a typical classroom. Schram
said.
“This is so much more practical."
Schram said. “You couldn't teach what
we do in just any classroom"
The Animal Science Building's
giant indoor arena provides a top
notch venue for the class, leaching
assistant Kristin Barkhousc said
“We are really lucky to have this
type of facility. I think the students gel
a lot out of it" she said.
But the class doesn't just involve
riding Each of the 10 students must
write a research paper for the semes
ter. The students choose a trainer in
the United States and report on that
trainer's basic philosophy. Students
may interview thei r trainers and travel
to sec them.
The students also arc required to
critique their own riding. Anderson
said.
The rest of the grading system for
the class involves various quizzes and
tests about the maneuvers that have
been taught in the class.
Barkhousc said the most important
clement of the class was learning pa
tience.
“That is the key" she said. “People
have to keep in mind that young horses
don't know what you warfl of theta. 1
you have to have a lot of patience"
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UNL to merge onto information highway
From Staff Reports
The road work to put the university
on the information highway is being
planned. Chancellor Graham Spanicr
told the Academic Senate on Tues
day.
Spanicr said during the senate meet
ing that the university was planning
the information technology initiative,
a multimillion-dollar project to rewire
the university using fiber-optic tech
nology.
The technology would be used to
connect classrooms with interactive
audiovisual capabilities, he said The
system also would connect faculty
members to research at other universi
ties and federal agencies.
Spaniersaid the initiative included
students. The campus would be re
wired to connect residence halls to the
campus Internet program
Students now access the Internet
system using phone lines, he said
Under the initiative, students would
be able to access the Internet by direct
terminal connections, eliminating the
use of phone modems,
campus, such as in the Col lege of Law
building, already have such technol
ogy. Spanicr said.
Spanicr said the initiative was a
high priority for the university, be
cause it would keep UNL at the fore
front of higher education institutions.
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mined to continue trying for the Lin
coln police and never really showed
any resentment toward them. In fact,
he never talked about his feelings at
all. Peterson said.
That’s why Peterson never ex
pected what happened on April 27.
1993.
■ Schlondorf called him late that af
ternoon from his room. Peterson said.
He had been drinki ng and told Peterson
he was sick When Peterson got there.
Schlondorf was alone, half conscious
with a severe cut on his left arm.
It was a self-indicted wound,
Peterson said. Schlondorf didn't say
anything, and Peterson called the po
lice.
Peterson said he went to see
Schlondorf in the hospital once after
that. Schlondorf thanked him for com
ing over, he said, but it didn't sound
like he meant it.
That was the last li me the two would
talk until a couple weeks ago. when
Schlondorf started calling. He needed
help moving into his apartment.
Peterson said.
Peterson said he didn't talk to
Schlondorfduring a battle he had with
ITNL police to get back his belong
ings. which police had taken from
Scnlondorf s residence hall room af
ter the suicide attempt. Among those
belongings was the gun that Schlondorf
allegedly used in the shooting Mon
day night
Schlondorf. described as an angry
man by UNL police, had a temper.
Peterson said. But he had it under
control.
“It really surprised me that he did
this.” Peterson said. “I didn't think
he'd be the type of person to go out
and hurt a person, unless they pro
voked him.''
Background
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Schlondorf with a “self-inflicted
wound to (his) left arm,” police re
ports show. The wound was described
as severe.
■ Caublc said university police took
the gun because of the type of incident
and because the university doesn't
allow students to have firearms in resi
dence hall rooms.
Schlondorf contacted police sev
eral times after that, trying to have his
belongings returned, but police re
fused.
Caublc said police were forced to
return the items to Schlondorf after he
filed a lawsuit against the university.
The university had no legal right to
hold the items. Cauble said
Casady said he was angered by the
fact that Schlondorf had the gun.
In cases like bchlondorrs, where
police take someone into emergency
protective custody after a psychotic
crisis — such as a suicide — steps to
deny them access to firearms seldom
arc taken. Casady said
Casady said U S. law stated that a
person could be denied purchase or a
firearm if they have been "adjudi
cated. mentally defective or commit
ted to a mental institution."
Most suspects arc taken to an emer
gency room, stabilized and released.
Casady said. They also may voluntar
ily accept treatment. In those eases,
the suspect would not be committed
by process of law. he said.
What that means, he said, is that a
person can have repeated psychotic
crises and never be committed. Given
that, they legally can walk into a gun
shop and purchase a firearm, he said.
Even if people arc committed, a
state-required background check on
gun buyers would not discover tnai.
Casady said.
"We in law enforcement have no
way of knowing if someone has been
committed to a mental health facil
ity." Casady said. “There arc no
records. Mental institutions won't re
lease that information to anybody
Casady said police had tried to
obtain access to the information in the
past, but the county attorney's office
turned down their request.
The result is that some people in
Lincoln who own firearms "have ex
tensive records of criminal arrests and
convictions and have what 1 would
consider serious mental health histo
ries." Casady said.
“(They are) certainly people I
would not trust with any kind of
weapon — people I wouldn’t let keep
my tropical fish.”
But there’s nothing police can do.
he said.
