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Not valid with any other coupon. ■ Expires March 27, 1996 228 N. 12th St • Lincoln ' ' .At. \ ■_ •• I. Portland State hands Huskers a Classic loss From Staff Reports The Nebraska baseball team fell to 4-12 after a 6-4 loss to Portland State on Monday morning in the first game t of the Pepsi/Johnny Quik Classic in . Fresno, Calif. Junior Steve Fish, who pitched the first five innings for the Huskers, took the loss, which dropped his record to 2-3. Although he allowed three earned runs, Fish lowered his earned run av erage to 7.16. Portland State, which improved its record to 5-14, took a 4-2 lead in the top of the fifth inning because of an error by third baseman Larry Hartzell and a wild pitch by Fish. Both un earned runs proved to be the differ ence in the game after a ninth-inning Husker rally came up two runs short. Nebraska will play St. John’s at 4 p.m. today. NU to tackle Nittany Lions in 2002-03 From Staff Reports The contracts have been signed for a two-game, home-and-home series between the Nebraska football team and Penn State. The Nittany Lions will play host to the Cornhuskcrs on Sept. 14,2002, and Penn State will travel to Lincoln the next season. Penn State leads the scries 6-5. Nebraska also is scheduled to play Washington (1997-98), Iowa (1999 2000) and Notre Dame (2000-01). liieilit DANCE CONTEST ONIY Tiplitt Fmt§ 1*4% Spirit EtthOimn EmgTiitlisMOpm 1823 0 St NO COVER -- ■ n ■MJhurdlers eager for outdoor season by Andrew strnaa Staff Reporter INDIANAPOLIS — The old saying that two’s company and three’s a crowd often proves to be true. At the 1 door Track 1 Champion I ships last I weekend at the RCA | Dome, it was S no different. The Ne v;«iwi braska men’s Hibler track team, which fin ished second to national champion George Mason, sent three athletes to compete in the 55-meter hurdles. Unfortunately for the Comhuskers, one of the three was crowded out of the top eight. Darius Pemberton of Houston won the event with a time of 7.14 seconds. Leading the way for the Huskcrs was senior Frank Mensah, who finished fourth in the event with a time of 7.25. Willie Hibler placed fifth, and Charles Reid did not qualify for the finals. Mensah, who transferred to Ne braska from South Carolina in Janu ary, quickly got into form this year by finishing second behind Hibler at the Big Eight Championships last month in Lincoln. “I kept improving throughout the year,” Mensah said. “Earlier this year, I was kind of worried that I wasn’t going to flow by the end of the indoor season.” Mensah, now a three-time All American, said he was looking for ward to the outdoor season. His chances of winning a national title are better on the outdoor track, he said. “I’m satisfied with this finish,” Mensah said, “but I can’t wait for outdoors. That’s where I’m at my best.” On Mensah’s tail in Indianapo 7 can’t wait for outdoors. That’s where I’m at my best. ” FRANK MEN8AH Nebraska hurdler lis was Hibler, the conference champion, whose time of 7.29 sec onds was good for fifth place in the finals. Hibler, like Mensah, said he was happy with his finish, but he said he was looking forward to the out door season with growing anticipa tion. “It’s always good to be able to place at nationals,” said Hibler, a senior from Cleveland. “I didn’t have a good start, and in the 55 meters, there is no room for little mistakes.” Reid s time ot 7.33 seconds in the semifinals was just short of the qualifying mark. According to Hibler, Reid, who is also a transfer from South Carolina, was disap pointed that he couldn’t join his teammates in the finals. But Hibler said Reid probably would be the best outdoor hurdler on the team. Mensah agreed, saying that Reid and the rest of the Huskers would be back during the outdoor season. He said he thought all would place at the NCAA Outdoor Champion ships, May 29-June 1 in Eugene, Ore. “We’ve got three of the best here at Nebraska,” Mensah said, “and I think you’re going to see that dur ing the outdoor season.” Sprints and hurdles coach Billy Maxwell said he was proud of his athletes, and like Mensah, Maxwell likes their chances even more in the outdoor season. “Any time you get two hurdlers in the top eight, you know they’re doing a good job,” Maxwell said. “But when they go outside, they’ll be a lot better.” Morris Continued from Page 7 For Morris, this season has been full of ups and downs. He began the year wrestling at 142 pounds when probable starter Mike Eierman was kicked off the team. But Eierman re turned to the team and took over the starting role. But Eierman was then ruled ineli gible by the Big Eight, and Morris was back in the lineup at 142. Another freshman* Jake Roe, beat Morris for the starting spot in a wrestle-off com petition, but Morris earned the spot back right before the Big Eight Cham pionships. -1 THE NEBRASKA UNION, EAST UNION, AND CULTURE CENTER ARE NOW ACCEPTING OFFICE SPACE APPLICATIONS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 1996-1997 Applications are available in Suite 220 City Union and the Office for Student Involvement in the East Union. IMPORTANT DATES TO CONSIDER: March 29 Application deadline for priority consideration (5 p.m.) April 2 Meeting, Nebraska Union Board, City Union, 6:15pm (Organizations invited to present concerns to the Board) April 9 Union Board Operations Committee presents its recommendations to the Board, City Union 5:30 p.m. (Organizations invited to attend) April 23 Final vote by Union Board concerning space allocations, City Union, 5:30 p.m. Applications must be returned to Suite 220, City Union, by 5 p.m. Friday. March 29,1996. Address any concerns to Frank Kuhn, Assistant Director of Nebraska Unions, Room 220 Nebraska Union (472-2181). Applications for East Union may be turned in at the Office for Student Involvement, East Union, by the same deadline, 5 p.m. Friday, March 29,1996. FIND YOUR PLACE AT THE DN The Daily Nebraskan is now accepting applications for senior staff positions for the fall semester. Applicants must be students en rolled in at least six credit hours carrying at least a 2.0 GPA. Appli cants need not be journal ism or communications majors, and all interested students are encouraged to apply. / / Senior staff positions to be filled are: □ Managing Editor □ Senior Reporters □ Associate News Editors □ Photo Chief □ Opinion Editor □ Senior Photographer □ Night Editor □ Art Director □ Wire Editor Q Cartoonist □ Copy Desk Chief □ Web Editor □ Sports Editor □ Asst. Web Editor □ A&E Editor □ Supplements Editors □ Night News Editors □ Columnists Pick up applications at the DN, 34 Nebraska Union. Deadline for applications is Thursday, March 14,5 p.m. Interviews will be held after spring break. UNL does not discriminate in its academic, admission or employment programs, and , abides by all federal regulations pertaining to same.