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COVERING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA SINCE 1901 VOL. 95 NO. 2 _ August 21, 1995
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Block party
Jay Calderon/DN
Ant wain Santos, a Lincoln Southeast High School student, plays with a propeller toy, which was given away
during Nebraska Bookstore’s block party at 13th and Q'streets Sunday evening.
UNL’s successes fill Leitzel’s address
By Julie Sobczyk
Senior Editor
For UNL’s interim chancellor, looking to the
past will help make the un iversity ’ s present and
future more successful.
Joan Leitzel del i vered the annual State of the
University address Friday. Leitzel’s speech high
lighted the jiast year and outlined new programs
for 1995-96.
Last year was a champion year for UNL, she
said—not rally on the footbal 1 field, but through
out the university.
“We are reminded that UNL is a champion in
many, many ways,” she said. “That is the theme
we have adopted for this year.”
Leitzel listed several areas that she said
would continue to be successful in the present
and future.
Quality education has made UNL distinctive
in the past and will continue, Leitzel said.
There are 500 more incoming freshmen this
year, she said, including 43 National Merit
Scholars. That number compares with 25 last
year. Applications to the Honors Program have
doubled from last year, she said.
“We know our programs are exceptional,”
Leitzel said. “Positive commentary is reaching
back to the high schools and hometowns about
the strength of our honors program.”
Efficiency and value are two other strengths
“We are reminded that UNL is a champion in many, many
ivays. That is the theme ive have adopted for this year. ”
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JOAN LEITZEL
Interim chancellor
of UNL, she said. U.S. News and World Report
has ranked UNLninth in the nation in efficiency
and value and in the top 15 in cost, she said.
UNL also succeeded in research last year,
Leitzel said.
UNL was awarded $80.2 million in research
grants for the fiscal year, and federal funding for
research increased by 13 percent.
“University research has a significant im
pact on business, growth and development in
Nebraska,” Leitzel said. “We are proud to be an
important part of the state’s economic develop
ment team.”
For the first time, more than $100 million
was spent on research during the 1994-95 aca
demic year, she said. The George W. Beadle
Center will be dedicated this year and will add
to UNL’s research capabilities.
And speaking of money, it’s important not to
overlook the effects a national football champi
onship had on the university.
The national title increased revenue signifi
cantly, Leitzel said. Sales of Comhusker cham
pionship paraphernalia have reached more than
$35 million, she said.
In retail sales, she said, UNL has moved'to
No. 5 in the nation, compared with No. 14 from
two years ago.
Back on the academic side, UNL’s outreach
programs have been expanding, she said. One
example Leitzel used was the Engineering Ex
tension Program. The program provides techni
cal assistance to small towns throughout the
state.
Expanding technology is another goal for
this year, Leitzel said. Seven of the largest
lecture halls on campus have been rewired with
new electronic equipment.
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NU reviews
wingback’s
bond payment
By Jeff Zeleny
Senior Reporter
The University of Nebraska Athletic De- 1
partment is investigating whether the bond
posted to release Riley Washington from jail is
an NCAA violation.
“We will do an internal review immedi-_
ately,” said A1 Papik, associate athletic director
and compliance coordinator. “If needed, we
will send something to the NCAA.”
Washington, a junior wingback on the Ne
braska football team, was released fromjail last
week after being held for 13 days on an at
tempted second-degree murder charge.
Half of the $ 10,000 bond was wired to Wash
ington by Jerry Allen of Kansas City, Mo.
Allen’s son, Jacques, is a senior Comhusker
wingback.
The other $5,000 was paid in cash by Darcy
Roloff of Lincoln, who listed her address as the
same Vine Street apartment in which Washing
ton said he lives.
Papik said the transfer of money could be an
NCAA infraction if it is determined that Wash
ington received an extra benefit — a special
service not available to other students.
“If in fact there was a violation, there could
be an eligibility issue for Mr. Washington,”
Papik said.
The Lancaster County Corrections Depart
ment released the names of the two people who
posted Washington’s bond last week after the
Daily Nebraskan filed a Freedom of Informa
tion Act request.
Allen wired his money through Western
Union fromaHy-Vee grocery store in Raytown,
a suburb of Kansas City. He wired Washington
five separate $1,000 checks, whick cost an
additional $250 service fee.
Washington, 22, of Chula Vista, Calif., was
charged in connection with what police have
called a gang-related shooting Aug. 2 at a Lin
coln Kwik Shop. He also is charged with using
a weapon to commit a felony in the shooting of
Jermaine Cole that night.
Washington has denied shooting Cole, who
was not seriously injured.
Three days before Washington posted bond,
Nebraska coach Tom Osborne told the Omaha
World-Herald that Washington felt discour
aged because he saw little hope of being freed
before trial.
Money cannot be given to players from a
financial donor, a recruiter or a member of a
Nebraska booster group, Papik said.
If Allen and Rolofif fall into any of those
categories, Papik said, they would be classified
as university representatives, and the athletic
department would probably report the infrac
tion to the NCAA.
Steve Mallonee, NCAA director of legisla
tive services, said institutional employees may
not provide student athletes with bond. But the
issue becomes less clear if a teammate’s family
member posted bond.
Osborne declined to speculate on
Washington’s return to the football team. Wash
ington needs to concentrate on clearing his
name and continuing his education, Osborne
said.
«. Washington’s preliminary hearing is sched
uled for Aug. 31 at 3 p.m., four hours before the
Comhuskers open their 1995 season at Okla
homa State ip Stillwater, Okla.
Police, community struggle with McMenamin slaying
Investigation yields little evidence
By Jeff Zeleny
Senior Reporter “
Lincoln police continue to investigate the
slaying of Martina McMenamin, who would
have teen a sophomore today at the University'
ofNebraska-Lincoln.
McMenamin, 18, was found lying in a pool
of blood in her south Lincoln apartment July 25.
She completed her first year of college in May
before moving to Amberwood Apartments,4600
Briarpark Drive.
Published reports have said McMenamin
was sexually assaulted, beaten and stabbed.
Police believe the suspect in McMenamin’s
death attempted to destroy evidence in the apart
ment with chlorine bleach. The suspect may
have gotten bleach on his clothing, police said,
and that odor was probably noticeable on his
skin.
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Killing shatters residents’ security
By Kathryn A. Ratliff
Staff Reporter ~
Three years ago, the brutal murder of Candace
Harms left the Lincoln community shocked and
horrified.
On July 25, Martina McMenamin, a Univer
sity of Nebraska-Lincoln freshman, was found
dead in her South Lincoln apartment, 4600
Briarpark Drive.
For many in Lincoln, those feelings of shock
and horror have returned.
The community is seriously affected when a
homicide occurs in a Midwestern town with a
low rate of violence and a strong sense of
security, said Keith Parker, an associate profes
sor of sociology.
McMenamin’s death was an unexpected
shock to the Lincoln community, Parker said. .
“We don’t expect these things in Lincoln or
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