Law & Order
Bjorklund argues for mistrial
By Jeff Zeleny
Senior Reporter
The State Supreme Court of Appeals will
hear a mistrial argument today that stems from
the 1993 murder conviction of Roger Bjorklund.
Bjorklund, who was sentenced to death for
the 1992 slaying of UNL freshman Candice
Harms, has filed two appeals with the high
court.
The first appeal, to be heard today at 9 a.m.,
deals with an alleged impropriety involving
Lancaster County District Court Judge Donald
Endacott and the 12-member jury, said Ne
braska Assistant Attorney General J. Kirk
Brown.
Bjorklund’s attorneys have said Endacott
led the jury in prayer after they were selected
from Cheyenne County. Endacott allegedly said,
“God be with us,” before the four-week murder
trial began.
Defense attorneys also have accused Endacott
of hugging members of the jury after the No
vember 1993 conviction.
District Judge Paul Merritt ruled in Septem
ber 1994 that the prayers were harmless and did
not influence the jury. Lancaster County Chief
Deputy Public Defender Scott Helvie will ap
peal the ruling today on Bjorklund’s behalf.
The second appeal, which Brown said could
be heard as early as February, seeks to overturn
his 1993 conviction. Bjorklund has been on
death row since Sept. 20, 1994.
Scott Barney also was convicted in Harms’
killing, but was sentenced to life in prison after
making a plea bargain with prosecutors.
For 12 weeks, residents of Lincoln and south
east Nebraska were puzzled by Harms’ disap
pearance. In December 1992, Barney and
Bjorklund were arrested in connection with a
string of Lincoln burglaries.
Barney confessed his part in Harms’ killing,
and led police to her body in a shallow grave
southeast of Lincoln. She was raped and shot
several times before she was buried.
In October, Bjorklund was ordered to pay
the Harms family $36million for pain, suffering
and burial expenses.
Bakery carts move to buildings
By John Fulwider
Senior Reporter
Hungry students rushing between classes
will have three new “places to buy fresh sand
wiches, coffee and baked goods next semester.
U Express, a division of the Nebraska Union’s
Bakery, is expanding. Its trademark red carts,
complete with caffeinated drinks and sweet
snacks to keep its customers awake, will occupy
three additional buildings in early January. Those
buildings are the George W. Beadle Center for
Genetics and Biomaterials Research, Nebraska
Hall and Architectural Hall.
Kerry Stueck, food service retail sales man
ager, said she also wanted to put a cart in
Oldfather Hall. Negotiations with that building’s
officials still are underway, she said.
U Express now has only one cart, which is in
the first-floor atrium on the southeast side of the
College of Business Administration. It is open
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and offers pop, sand
wiches, baked goods and coffee.
Stueck said a positive student response to the
CBA cart prompted her to open more. The new
carts will have about the same hours as the CBA
cart, she said.
U Express provides a convenient alternative
to vending machines, she said. The new carts
will be even more convenient, she said, because
the buildings they will be in are so far away from
any other dining options.
When deciding which buildings should house
carts, she said, officials look at the availability
of nearby restaurants and accessible locations
within the buildings.
Stueck said she hoped to introduce a few new
features with the new carts. One added feature
would be a permanent cooler, so cold drinks don’t
have to be taken to and from the cart every day.
The carts also might offer soup, but Stueck
said she didn’t want the cart’s offerings to get
too elaborate.
“We’re trying to keep it as simple and effi
cient as possible,” she said, “so we can serve as
many people as we can.”
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The following is a survey constructed by the Nebraska Union Board to gather student opinion on the upcoming renovation and expansion to
the City Campus Union. Please take the time to fill it out and drop it off at the Information Desk at either the City or East Union by 11 p.m.
on Wednesday, December 6, 1995. Circle one answer for each question unless otherwise directed.
1) What year are you?
• Freshman • Sophomore • Junior • Senior • Grad:
2) How often do you use the City Union?
• never *1-3 times per week • 4-7 times per week
3) How long is your stay at the City Union?
• less than 1 hour • more than 1 hour
• more than 3 hours I
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4) When do you use the City Union most often?
• morning (7-11) • noon (11-2)
• afternoon (2-6) • evening (6-11)
5) How do you most frequently approach the City Union? v
• from the direction of Love Library to the north entrance
• from the direction of "S" Sreet to the north entrance
• from the south to the south entrance
• from the Admin Building to the west entrance
6) Once inside the City Union, where do you go first?
•Lounge •Crib • Food Court ‘Bookstore J
• Restroom • Offices or meeting rooms
7) What area do you use most often?
• Crib • Lounge • Food Court j
8) What is the first thing you would like tot see upon
entering the newly renovated Union?
• Information Desk • Lounge • Food Court
• Some kind of artistic display • Other_~ v -
9) Would you use an after hours (11 p.m. to 7 a.m.)
Computer Room: • never • occasionally • often
Copy shop: • never • occasionally • often
10) Should the new lounge space be:
• public (no barriers) • semi-private (barriers)
11) Should the new lounge space be:
• loud and active • quiet and subdued
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12) What would you like to see in the new recreation area?
Circle all that apply.
• Billiards • Air hockey • Card tables • Video arcade
• Darts J.* Other _
13) Where should programs and activities take place? Circle all that
apply.'-..
• Crib • Lounge | • Recreational area • Plaza
•Ballroom/meeting rooms • Other_
14) Which would you rather see, a larger convenience area in the book
store, a separate convenience store, or neither?
• Larger area in bookstore • Separate store • Neither
15) ~ The current fountain on the plaza will be demolished to allow for the
expansion of the Union. It cannot be saved. Therefore, a new fountain will
be consturcted in tis place. Should the new fountain contain an
element that cohld be viewed when the fountain is not operating, or
should it look similar to the current one?
• New element t Similar to current one