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Law & Order Graffiti showin By Jeff Zeleny Senior Reporter Some Lincoln businesses and signs are getting an unwelcome paint job. The words “phase,” “phaser,” “quest,” “deface” and “frost” are popping up on walls, delivery trucks, traffic control boxes and sidewalks. At least 66 spray-painted graffiti incidents have been reported in the last two months, said police Lt. Lee Wagner. “They’re doing it on everything from picnic tables in parks to build ings,” Wagner said. “Take your pick.” The messages, most of which are painted white, have shown up across Lincoln. However, Wagner said, more than half of the vandal ism has occurred downtown. g up in Lincoln In many of the cases, Wagner said, the words appear painted to gether. Messages “Phase Quest,” and “Phaser Frost,” are visible on businesses near 14th and O streets. Police are unsure what the words mean. “Nothing would indicate they are gang-related,” Wagner said. Two years ago, “Beergut” was painted across the city and Univer sity of Nebraska-Lincoln campus. Police said they didn’t know if the two types of vandalism were re lated. Police have not compiled a dam age estimate of the graffiti, which is extremely difficult to remove from the walls, Wagner said. Police do not know if all of the paint jobs are being done by the same people. Parking Continued from Page 1 “But I have a dedicated staff who is concerned with helping with solu tions,” he said. “We value any and all suggestions.” The car crunch should settle down more in the next few weeks, he said. “Last year we really felt the differ ence once students started taking the If you have not yet enrolled in the student insurance program offered by UNL, and wish to do so, you must apply before Sept. 21,1995. Your coverage begins with the date payment is received. International students are be ing automatically billed on your tu ition statements, your coverage began 8/7/95 and ends 1/7/96. If you have private insurance, you may be able to waive this auto matic billing by showing proof of adequate coverage to the student insurance representative. Brochures and enrollment apps. are available at the Uni versity Health Center, student in formation areas at the Student Union or by mail. For more information, please call our 24-hour info, line at 472 7437. bus,” he said, adding that he hoped the same would hold true this year. UNL spent $238,000 last year to have StarTran provide free bus passes to students. Visits to other universities to see what ideas and advice they can offer are also planned, McDowell said. McDowell said he has been inun dated with complaints and parking ticket appeals since the start of the semester. Greek / Go \ Pledge pGreek.H Qasses “snma*1 1995 Announced in the Daily Nebraskan Wednesday, September 6th DOUGLAS THEATRES Movie Info: 441-0222 Call for Showtimes! PRESS: 0 | CINEMA TWIN 0 I DOUGLAS 0 » EAST PARK 3 0 | EDGEWOOD 3 0 | THE LINCOLN 0 » PLAZA 4 0 | STARSHIP 0 > STUART 0 » COMING SOON Both closed captioned for hearing-impaired viewers NEBRASKA ETV NETWORK l\ a service of Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Ad made possible by Nebraskans for Public Television JeffHadar/DN Riley Washington is followed by his attorney Scott Helvie, Lancaster County chief public defender, into his preliminary hearing Thursday afternoon. Washington faces second degree murder charges in the Aug. 2 shooting of Jermaine Cole. Washington Continued from Page 1 Blood gang. He said he was angered when Cole and his friends called him “Cuz,” which is a Hoover Crip term. Crips and Bloods are national gang rivals. The Hoover Crip gang is a smaller unit or “set” of the Crips. Under cross-examination by As sistant Public Defender Kristi Eggers, Brown said he was not in a gang now. He hesitated and didn’t answer when asked if he had ever been initiated into a gang. Brown said Washington was not in a gang and that he had never seen him with a gun or gun paraphernalia. How ever, under questioning by the pros ecutor, Brown said that he knew Wash ington had a California weapons charge against him. Brown, Washington and Muhammad all are originally from California. Cole is from Lincoln. Stempson said after the hearing that Washington was placed on pro bation for three years in July 1993 after being arrested for carrying a shotgun in the trunk of his car. “Some of the things that have been said indicate Mr. Washington’s record is completely clean,” Stempson said. . “It doesn’t appear that it is.” Muhammad, who was subpoenaed as a prosecution witness, was in court Thursday. The hearing recessed be fore he could be called to the stand. Cole waited in the county attorney’s office during the hearing, but was not called to the stand. Prosecutors said they would call Muhammad and Cole when the hearing continued Sept. 8. Administration Continued from Page 1 during the interview process within a very small amount of time they spent together.” Lou also pointed out that Dean Jim Hendrix “really wasn’t a new dean.” Hendrix was a dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Ne vada, Reno, prior to coming to UNL. “I fully expect everything to work out fine,” he said. So does Hendrix. “The faculty have all been really responsive,” he said. “They’re a good bunch of folk!” It might take other people some time to get used to the changes, how ever. While in his office, someone called asking for interim dean Splin ter. But even after the engineering de bate and the departure of the former dean, Stan Liberty, Hendrix said he had no apprehension about his new position. On the other side of the coin, Denicola said he was anxious to get back to being a professor. But he’ll have to wait another year. Denicola was acting dean last year when Perlman spent a year teaching. When Perlman was ready to come back, Leitzel asked him to take over as vice chancellor for academic affairs. Although he’s ready to return, Denicola said, the staff at the law college has helped him keep the col lege going. He said they were not resentful of his new position. “I don’t think of myself as being above them,” he said. “I just have a different set of responsibilities.” Those responsibilities are the same for many interim positions. NEW I •Dean of the College of Engineering - Janies Hendrix, who replaced Stan Liberty •Dean of the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture - Don Woodburn, who is the first full-time dean •Dean of the College of Business Administration - Jack Goebel, who replaced Gary Schwendiman INTERIM •Chancellor - Joan Leitzel, who filled in after Graham Spanier left •Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs - Harvey Perlman, who filled in during Leitzel’s absence •Dean of the College of Law - Rob Denicola, who filled in during Perlman’s absence •Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance - Paul Carlson, who filled in when Goebel became CBA dean •Dean of the Division of Continuing Studies - Ruth Randall, who filled in after Robert Simerly left •Affirmative Action Director - Christy Horn, who filled in after Eric Jolly left •Museum Director - John Janovy, who filled in after Hugh Genoways left LEAVING WITHIN THE YEAH •Dean of the College of Fine and Performing Arts - Larry Lusk, who will retire •NETV Director - Jack McBride, who will become senior part-time consultant for NETV •Computing Resource Center Director - Doug Gale, whose position was eliminated “The college doesn’t stand still,” he said, “but you don’t make a dra matic change.” Perlman does want to make some changes at the law college and is trying to balance that with filling in Leitzel’s shoes. “The fact that I changed so much was not difficult,” he said. “Coming into Leitzel’s office was difficult be un Vri iai» cause there were a number of issues I had to deal with very quickly.” Although the new position brought new responsibilities, he said, he fell into step with Leitzel’s theory of ad ministration. “It was not a surprise in the sense that I fell off my chair and said, ‘Oh my goodness,*” he said. “It’s just cus tomary for one of the senior deans to do.” Nefcfraskan FAX NUMBER 472-1761 The Daily Nebraskan(USPS 144-080) is published by the UNL Publications Board, Nebraska Union 34,1400 R St., Lincoln, NE 68588-0448, Monday through Friday during the academic year; weekly during summer sessions. 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