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THURSDAY • ! " • ** ... . -■ . ■ - . • ••• WEATHER: ^ Today - Cold. 60% chance of rain. North H - I wind 10 to 20 mph. Tonight - Very cold. U Record low around 32.' COVERING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRA5KA SINCE 1901 VOL. 95 NO. 23 -— ~ _September 21, 1995_ - * ( i *. ‘ v -'Vs • , * ' Witnesses: Man fired from apartment By Brian Sharp Senior Editor It was eerie, That was how Mike Haumont described the scene outside a Lin coln apartment building Wednes day morning. Just minutes before, a gunman had coolly opened fire with a .22 caliber rifle from a third-floor win dow of the L.E. W. Housing for the Elderly building, 1700 J St. Police sealed off area streets as the gun man held officers and neighbor hood residents at bay for more than a half-hour. No one was injured, and police later arrested Thomas Schinzel, a 48-year-old resident, without inci dent. Schinzel was arrested on charges of attempted first-degree murder, use of a weapon to com mit a felony, two counts of crimi nal mischief and two counts of unlawful discharge of a firearm. He will be arraigned in Lancaster County Court today at 2 p.m. But neighbors described the early moments of the scene as fil led with confusion and fear. “He was just so calm about it,” said Haumont, office manager of the nearby Nebraska Motor Carri ers Association—one of the build ings struck by gunfire. “I thought it had to be a police officer. _ T_• _1_1 _ 'T* i util i mw iui3 guy uau a 1 shirt on and realized he wasn’t a police officer,” Haumont said, “and he was shooting this way.” Police received a report of gun fire in the area shortly after 10 a.m. Two officers on bicycle patrol were among the first to arrive, said Lin coln Police Chief Tom Casady. Those officers had to take cover as the gunman fired in their direc tion, Casady said. More than 25 officers, including members of the SWAT team, responded to the scene, he said. Police made their way into the. building, Casady said, and two officers were in the third-floor hall way when Schinzel walked out of the apartment unarmed. One of ficer caught Schinzel’s attention, Casady said, as the other moved in and made the arrest. “There was very grave danger to anyone who could see the win dow,” Casady said. “The problem with an incident like this, of course, is a man armed with a rifle can fire . a long range. It was a very difficult See SHOOTING on 3 JonWaller/DN Lincoln Police officers Kurt Prai, right, and Jon Grubb mark bullet holes in the chimney of a Lincoln apartment building Wednesday morning following a shooting incident in which a 48 year-old gunman opened fire on the neighborhood. Search for Chancellor nears end By Paula Lavigne Senior Reporter The UNL chancellor search com mittee will have a short list of candi dates in about a month, the committee’s chairman said. David Sellmyer, a physics and astronomy professor, said the com mittee had narrowed the list to about 24 candidates. He said a new chan cellor would be chosen before the end of the semester. That timeline works well for NU President L. Denpis Smith, who said he would like to begin interviewing finalists in October and have the po sition filled by Jan. 1. The current list includes national and regional candidates, Sellmyer said, several of whom have held past presidency or chancellor positions. Sellmyer would not say whether any candidates came from within the university. Joe Rowson, NU spokesman, said Smith made it clear this search would not resemble some previous searches. There have been times, he said, when committees said they were only look ing outside UNL. tie uoesn i preier to ao Business that way,” Rowson said. Smith, who has the final approval, said he “would be elated” if the can didate came from within the univer sity. But either way, he said, his “preference is to find the best candi date.” Smith said the search committee would meet again today. Once the list is narrowed to eight or 10 candi dates, committee members will con duct more in-depth interviews and narrow the list to four to six finalists. Smith said he wanted to take part in the interviews, but he also would conduct his ovfti, personal interviews of the final candidates. The president’s input so far has come from a set of general guide lines, Sellmyer said. Smith also sent letters to universities across the na tion requesting nominations and ap plications. Smith appointed the 13-member committee in May after the resigna tion of then-Chancellor Graham Spanier. Joan Leitzel, vice chancel lor for academic affairs, is serving as interim chancellor. The committee has set criteria for See SEARCH on 3 Technology delayed until spring By Melanie Branded Staff Reporter The Beadle Center will feature the latest technology, but UNL biochem istry and bio|pgy students won’t be —- — able to take ad Beadle vantage of those r resources until uenier next semester. Marion O’Leary, chair man of the bio chemistry depart ment, said com puter labs for in structional and general use by biochemistry and biology students would be available at the center. * The computers also will be' equipped with multimedia equip ment, such as video disc, CD-ROM and Real Time computer simulation, he said. Faculty members are trying to determine which equipment is needed first, O’Leary said. The multimedia equipment could be installed this fall and ready for use next semester, he said. OTjeary said the center would have TV broadcasting capabilities which would allow anyone to take courses via satellite. High school science teachers are currently taking courses via satellite from East Campus using Neb-Sat, a satellite system used by the state for education. The center will be connected to the university’s network. Though the center has been programmed for re ceiving and sending educational pro grams, he said, the equipment needed to complete die connections will not arrive until this fall. “The connections are there, but we have nothing to connect them with,” he said. The department expects to receive those materials and have them in stalled by the end of the semester, he said. Another significant change in volves the installation of dataport and laptop computer connections in one of the center’s classrooms, O’Leary Said. See BEADLE on 3 Public access’ future remains to be seen By John Fuiwider• Senior Reporter Scott Harrold, also known as the “Closet Comedian,” is in danger of getting put in the closet. Permanently. Hafrold shows clips of adult mov ies as part of his show aired Fridays at midnight on Lincoln’s public access station Channel 14. ' Mayor Mike Johanns has recom mends! that the City Council elimi nate the station. The council will consider the recommendation Mon day. Harrold said it’s because of his show. “I definitely think my program is causing the controversy,” Harrold said. Johanns said he had gotten some complaints about the show. But he said his reasons for wanting to elimi nate Channel 14 had nothing to do with Harrold’s show. The mayor said he had two objec tions to public access television. First, the city requires Cablevision to offer public access so cable sub scribers must pay for public access. That leads to his second objec tion: People have to pay for some See CHANNEL on 2