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women Influencing ' ' beyond Women As Leaders Conference Saturday, April 1,1995 Lied Center for Performing Arts, Steinhart Room University of Nebraska-Lincoln •Sponsored by: S University Housing Office • Panelists incude KETVs Carol Schrader, Awarding Women's Student Leader Scholarship & Dr. Helen Moore • Fee: $5.oo in advance, $7.oo on site • A conference for seasoned leaders, those beginning to explore their leadership qualities & those interested in how women's leadership styles are influencing society and themselves. “(Bringing JLviation 1 To New Heights University of Nebraska ar Omaha Aviation Institute 402-554-3424 1-800-858-864$ PRE-REGISTRATION IS HERE! Private Pilot Training Commercial Pilot Training Instrument Flight Training Think About It! See page 34 of the catalog. You can Major or Minor in Aviation or use a class for an Elective. EARN EXTRA MONEY ASSIST MEDICAL RESEARCH You can earn up to $100 per day by participating in a medical research study at Harris. Many studies are currently available. If you are in good medical condition and meet the criteria below, call us at 474-PAYS to find out more. ■ Men 19 to 40 years old ■ smokers and nonsmokers ■ availability: weekend and weekday stays Harris testing pays. Call 474-PAYS today! BE PART OF THE CURE Law & Order A LOOK AT CRIME ON CAMPUS A/VD IN THE COMMUNITY Fraternity reimbursed for theft From Staff Reports Triangle Fraternity soon will be receiving a check for $5,000—not as a reward, but a reimbursement. Chad McQuinn, a former UNL engineering student, was recently convicted of theft by unlawful taking of $500 to more than $ 1,500 after he pleaded guilty to the charge. The charge was reduced from a Class III to a Class IV felony. McQuinn was treasurer of the fra ternity in late 1992, when court records state the offense occurred. The charge carried a maximum pun ishment of 20 years in prison and a $25,000 fine. McQuinn was allowed to go through a diversions program and pay $5,000 in restitution. A court order filed Tuesday by Lancaster County District Court Judge Bernard McGinn reported McQuinn had paid the money to the Lancaster County Diversion Services. McGinn then ordered the money be forwarded to Triangle Fraternity, -I 1235 N. 16th St. The order also states that a com I puter, computer equipment and soft ware McQuinn bought with the sto len money should be sold at the next public auction. Police seized the items after Me Quinn’s arrest. The judge ordered the money from selling the computer equipment be forwarded to the fraternity. McQuinn first appeared in Lancaster County Court in July 1992. The case moved to District Court when felony charges were filed. McQuinn was sentenced last Tues day. Courts Courtroom arguments to suppress evidence against an NU basketball player charged with drunken driving were completed Tuesday. But junior guard Jaron Boone must now wait another three weeks as law yers for both sides submit legal briefs to Lancaster County District Court Judge Bernard McGinn. Boone was cited for speeding Aug. 6,1994, at 2:20 a.m. A misdemeanor charge of first-offense driving while intoxicated was filed against Boone in Lancaster County District Court on Jan. 30. Boone’s lawyer is arguing the arrest was unwarranted, so any evidence against him is not admis sible in court. The hearing closed Tuesday morn ing with McGinn taking the matter under advisement. McGinn will de cide the issue in three weeks. Assaults A Lincoln woman attacked a man in a domestic dispute at their resi dence Sunday morning. Rolanda Levi, 24, began arguing with Michael Adam, 26, at 1117 N. 30th St., Lincoln police Sgt. Ann Heermann said. She allegedly grabbed Adam, put him in a headlock and punched him in the face two or three times. She then allegedly pulled a knife from the kitchen sink and swung it at him while threatening to kill him. A man outside the house heard the dispute. He entered and broke up the argument, police said. Levi was arrested on charges of terroristic threats. Parking fee not put on cyclists By Angie Schendt Staff Reporter Motorcyclists will not pay to park at UNL, the Park ing Advisory Committee de cided at its monthly meeting Tuesday. The committee moved to defeat the motion to charge students a $3 monthly fee and faculty and staff a $4 monthly fee to park motorcycles at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Committee members did not hear motorcyclists’ opinions at the open forum of the meeting, but three let ters were presented by Tad McDowell, UNL parking manager. “I am not as inclined to press the issue because of the letters,” he said. Issues brought up in the letters were discussed, including whether revenue generated by the permits would outweigh the cost of making them and enforcing the policy. In other business, the committee discussedcar permits, which will look different next year, McDowell said. The committee viewed the new per mits, which will be a little smaller and wider and will have the symbol ofUNL. “The picture on the front is our attempt to make it harder to dupli cate,” McDowell said. The committee was informed of the possible use of bubble scanners or telephones for permit sales. McDowell said his office had one scanner and would get another. He is looking at software, and the earliest the scanners could be used would be fall 1996. The ceiling of 900 reserved fac ulty and staff permit sales will be retained for next year, the committee decided. The current level for stu dents will be maintained from the number of permits sold this year, which was 734. The maximum level for reserved sales this year was 741. When students pick up their per mits this fall, they will have to go to 1941 Y Street, where Parking Ser vices will relocate on May 15. The office was supposed to move into the new location in April, but setbacks forced the date back, McDowell said. Summer projects also were dis cussed at the meeting. Mike Cacak, director of parking services, outlined the lots to be paved during the sum mer. The biggest project is the lot on 19th Street between U and R streets near the Cather-Pound tennis courts, Cacak said. ASUJN officers to take oaths or office “■ From Staff Reports The 1995-96 A SUN executive of ficers and senators will take the oath of office tonight at the Wick Alumni Center. Shawntell Hurtgen, president-elect of the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska, will be in stalled by Andrew Loudon, outgoing president and student regent. Martin Massengale, NU president emeritus, will instate Hurtgen as UNL’s student regent. Britt Ehlers and Judy Rishel, out going first- and second-vice presi dents, will introduce and administer the oaths of office to their successors, Steve Korell and Brent Goertzen. Outgoing executives will receive plaques for their contributions to the senate. New senators will be introduced by outgoing senators and will be sworn in by Ehlers. Ehlers also will give the oath of office to members of the ASUN Student Court, Commit tee for Fees Allocation and the Ap pointments Board. Protest Continued from Page 1 sexuality, which were outlined in the Bible. “It’s enough of a crowd to cause a commotion,” he said, “but not enough to start a riot.” Scott Clifford was on his way to the performance when he saw the protest and joined the gay rights sup porters. Clifford said he had friends in Kansas who told him last year about Phelps’ active protesting in the To peka area. “It’s ironic because Phelps made Topeka one of the most gay-friendly towns because he exposed how ugly homophobia really is,” Clifford said. “He is an embarrassment to their community.” Karen Skiber, a Lincoln resident who joined Phelps and his congrega tion, said the homosexual population in Lincoln was an embarrassment to the community. “It’s good to see that Lincoln can come together on such short notice. We’ve got several people here to show that hate is not a family value. Hate breeds nothing but hate. ” m CHRIS PAVAO Director of the UNL Gay and Lesbian Student Association “I moved here because it was the most decent place I could find,” she said. Skiber shouted at gay rights sup porters. “We are righteous. You are not,” she said. “God hates sin.” Steve Reichenbach, a computer science professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, said he was upset Phelps was using God and biblical references. “They’re outsiders to our commu nity and they’re preaching to us,” he said. “That’s bad enough.” Chris Pavao, director of the UNL Gay and Lesbian Student Associa tion, said the majority of gay rights supporters comforted him. “It’s good to see that Lincoln can come together on such short notice,” he said. “We’ve got several people here to show that hate is not a family value. Hate breeds nothing but hate.” Wearing a pink triangle sticker on his jacket, Dale Rodgers joined the protest. Rodgers, who recently moved to Lincoln from Phoenix, described himself as a person with AIDS who joined the protest. “Hate is alive and well and breed ing in the Heartland.”