Engineering Continued from Page 1 The short and long term goats were being addressed with minimal cost to taxpayers, Liberty said. He said he couldn't have thought of bet ter recommendations himself. “If the resources are there, we are well on our way to a much improved situation,” Liberty said. “I hope ev eryone will be able to support those recommendations and pull together in putting these together.” Andrew Loudon, University of Ne^ braska-Lincoln student regent, said the only guarantee to come from Smith’s recommendation was that Omaha interests would be very vocal at today’s regents meetings. “This is not a victory for UNL,” he said. “It is a victory for the whole cvclpm In the 12-page document, Smith outlined his recommendations for $4.9 million — $3.4 million of which would be one-time expenditures — in increased spending for engineer ing education. They were as follows: • The expansion of masters pro grams and continuing education, es pecially in Omaha; expansion of elec trical, computer, mechanical and civil engineering; and expansion of exten sion services with Nebraska engi neers. Annual cost: $420,000. • Establishment of scholarship and marketing programs to attract high school students; enhancement of undergraduate education; and the es tablishment of two-year pre-engineer ing programs at selected schools. Annual cost: $864,000. • Repair of facilities at both UNO and UNL. The recommendation calls for the completion of a $2.2 million construction project in Lincoln. A plan also would be started for a new engineering facility at UNO and up grading instructional equipment. Ini tial cost: $3.35 million. Annual cost: $250,000. • Establishment of a statewide Engineering and Technology Coor dinating Board. Smith said the board members would serve as adv isors to administrators and advocates for en gineering education at the legislature. Annual cost: $10,000. Regents may offer bonuses to coaches ftwIUff Wtpofti Contrary to popular opinion, engineering is not the only item on the agenda for the NU Board of Regents’ Saturday meeting. The regents will consider the approval of contract changes that would grant bonuses to three University of Nebraska Lincoln coaches if their teams do well. Under the contract changes, Angela Beck, head women’s basketball coach, would receive a $1,600 raise to her $63,000 salary for every 500 more people that pay to sec her team play. The average attendance for the 1993-94 season was 441. Beck and Danny Nee, the head men’s basketball coach, both could profit if their teams make the NCAA basketball tournaments. The coaches could get a bonus of one-12lh of their salaries if they make the tour nament and one-sixth if they make the Final Four. Nee's base salary is $106,842. Tom Osborne, head football coach, would receive the one sixth bonus for qualifying for the Orange, Sugar or Fiesta Bowls. He would receive the one-12th bonus for qualifying for any other bowls. Osborne makes $127,858 annually. Nee, Beck and Osborne all could receive a $50,000 bonus for winning the national cham pionship. Smith said he had asked that the dean of the engineering college in Lincoln and the associate dean of the college, who administrates the Omaha program, be part of the com mission. He said he had also asked that Omaha administrators be repre sented when the dean of the college is up for review. Lincoln’s Newest Sports Bar Eric’s Sports Keg & Casino 201 Sun Valley Blvd., Lincoln, NE (402) 434-7789 All you can eat breakfast buffet - $1.99 Saturday - 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sunday -11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. take Kciplcin and get a higher score. All classes begin in January. Enroll now to beat Jan. 1 tuition increase. More students take Kaplan’s courses every year than any other test prep company’s. Call us today to find out why. ® 475-7010 | KAPLAN The answer to the test question f Vision Continued from Page 1 the Legislature,” Loudon said. “We're here to help them (administrators); we’re not here to take marching or ders from them. ‘Tuition is foremost on my mind. He said he would make it clear to stale senators that students would be the ones who would sufiTcr under a bud get cut. People don't want their taxes to rise. Students don’t want their tu ition taxes raised.” Loudon said another fulfilled plat form promise was his ability to keep ASUN’s budget lean. The budget in crease will be limited to l percent for cost-of-living adjustments. Loudon said he issued the same challenge to all student-fee users, in cluding the University Health Cen ter, the Nebraska Unions, the Univer sity Program Council and the Daily Nebraskan. Of his campaign promises, Loudon said, only five items have been abandoned, and of those, three have been addressed by other univer sity organizations. The university has added police patrols to parking lots, expanded the shuttle bus service and increased the number of bike racks, he said. Loudon Ehlers Rishel ■We will work for our shared VISION in the excellence for UNL by... ■ Coordinating student lobbying efforts in the NU system to work against budget cuts in state funds from the Legislature. ■ Keeping student fees at or below the cost of living increases while still providing the best services possible for ALL stu dents. ■ Opposing the creation and development for a separate UNO engineering college. ■ Recognizing the large number of student bikers around campus by working toward the establishment of more bike racks. ■ Improving the shuttle service to the re mote lots. ■ Working toward even more flexible plans for residence hall students. ■ Expanding the versatility of ID cards for use with the snack bar and vending/copy ing machines. ■ Reinstating the Academic Success Center. ■ Improving and repairing buildings for use by all students. ■Creating an organized effort to increase freshmen involvement in ASUN. ■ Working toward better computer facili ties, including more 24-hour accessibility. I Increasing university awareness of students facing disabilities. ■ Establishing open concerts in the pro posed green space. ■ Increasing student representation on cam pus-wide committees. ■ Re-evaluating the standards for tenure. ■ Strengthening the Nebraska Tenant Act to protect UNL students who live in apart ments. ■ Ensuring better instruction by establish ing stricter communicative and teaching standards for all teaching assistants. ■ Increasing services in the East Campus Union. ■ Expanding services in the East Campus Union. ■ Increasing the number of patrols by UNL police in remote parking lots. DN graphic Continued from Page 1 Bartle urged the community to be patient and wait for trial. In releas ing the report, Bartle said he hoped to alleviate tensions and what he per ceived to be a misunderstanding and polarization within the community. “I hope this caSe is not confused with cases such as Rodney King,” Bartle said. “This is not a case of some kind of malicious police beat ing. I think this report helps us to understand that.” Bartle said the autopsy revealed no evidence of injury or strikes to Renteria’s groin area. It has been re ported that some witnesses saw po lice kick Renteria several times in the groin. The report found Renteria had su perficial abrasions and hemorrhages to the head, and a bruised tongue. Bruises, some labeled extensive, and hemorrhages were also found on the neck. There was no injury to the tra chea directly resulting from police contact. Other injuries included scratches and bruises to Renteria’s midsection, arms, hands and legs. He eventually suffered seizures and died from lack of oxygen to the brain. Bartle would not comment on whether such injuries could have been suffered assuming police had fol lowed all proper procedures. Ceclia Huerta, director of the Mexican-American Commission, “/ hope this case is not confused with cases such as Rodney King. ” ■ ROBERT BARTLE Special prosecutor said after the press conference that she was concerned about the death being labeled an accident. She said Bartle’s statements appeared to sup port the classification. Everyone in the state has been af fected in some way by Renteria's death, Huerta said. And getting a fair trial in the spring, she said, will be difficult. mmamm Friday 50