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TAMPERING from page 1 The food will be stored until au thorities can inspect it, Raybould said. The store will probably have to dump it all, he said. Although the store will suffer a short-term loss, Raybould said, loyal customers will appreciate the store’s concern for their safety. Francis Barry, a warehouse worker from Lincoln, said he shops at Russ’s three times a month and isn’t going to stop. “If it happens at this store, it could happen at any other store,” Barry said. Jerry Holmes, a Lincoln food-ser vice manager, said Sunday was his first time shopping at Russ’s. \ Even though he lives across town, | Holmes said, his family came to Russ’s because he admired the store’s re sponse to the scare. “We’re telling our friends to come patronize the store so it can rebuild from its loss,” Holmes said. Holmes said he felt safer shopping at Russ’s than other stores because the management was already alert for a repeat incident. Raybould said his company was doing its best to address customers’ concerns. Most customers have been understanding about the situation, he said. Only one complained. Anyone who doesn’t feel safe with food purchased at Russ’s last week can return it for a refund, he said. Any food packaged in metal, glass or thick plas tic is safe to eat, he said. I 'i *50.°° Off! [ Any Queen j Sized Set of i Bedding in i Stock.* J No prior sales. Not valid with any other offer or discount. Expires 12/31/96 ? * Scaly, Serta, King Keil, and Rcstonic XU I I Mattressland I North Lincoln Only I 27th & Superior I 467-6454 i__i m m i i i i i i i i i i i i j$10.00 OFFj j New Set of Nails J Expires 12-23-96 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I . I | nail and hair salon | I Cotner & R • 464-4447 | V.J Then sell them for up to 30% of cover price! Page One Bookstore j 206 N 13 under the Douglas 3 Theatres i 1^—l 1 1 '4 UNL falls below peers in gender-equity report REGENTS from page 1 in female full-time, associate and assistant professors when compared to 10 other peer institutions. • In total percentage of women faculty, UNL ranked seventh in 1984-85. In 1993-94, UNL dropped to ninth, and rebounded to eighth in 1995-96. In all three years, UNL averaged 2.7 percentage points less than the peer group average. • The percentage of women fac ulty at UNL has increased steadily from 1987, when 18.7 percent of the faculty were women, to 1996, when women accounted for 24.5 percent of the faculty. • The percentage of women fac ulty with tenure at UNL increased 5 percent from 1991 to 1996. The three other NU campuses had lower increases. • A larger percentage of women than men received tenure at UNL, according to a study of faculty hired in 1987 and still employed in fall 1995. • More women are being hired as new faculty. The percent rose steadily over 10 years, topping out in 1995-96, when 41.5 percent of UNL’s new faculty hires were women. President Smith said NU was making progress, but added, “I still think we have a long way to go.” Kathleen Smith, an associate professor of accounting and finance at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, said the campuses needed more help from the regents in set ting priorities for recruiting and re taining women faculty. “We do not want to come back to you every year at the bottom of our peers,” Kathleen Smith said. “There are common problems. There needs to be more done.” UNL Chancellor James Moeser said more attention needed to be placed on the environment for women. “We do need to be concerned with the data, but the data are not the real issue,” Moeser said. “We’re talking about a campus culture.” Ricardo Garcia, UNL director of affirmative action and diversity, said after the meeting that if the climate is right, and colleagues take an in- w terest in people’s work, they will stay. “If we want to have a better cli mate, we have to ... foster and en courage the work of worfien and minorities,” he said. “It’s not an eso teric thing. It’s a very, simple and practical thing.” Grady said-sh^ was pleased with the discussion and said the task force could do a lofc of good for NU. Kegent wants monorail From Staff Reports The new $3 7.4-million Informa tion Sciences, Technology and En gineering building planned in Omaha may have a Disneyland feel if one regent’s idea comes to frui tion. Regent Nancy O’Brien of Wa terloo said at Saturday’s Board of Regents meeting that she would like to study installing a monorail or cable-car system between the Uni versity of Nebraska at Omaha cam pus and the new building. “It may not be cost effective,” she said after the meeting. “But with the parking fees we generate ‘ it may be feasible.” During the meeting, regents questioned Ken West, the project’s chief architect from Dana, Carson, Roubal and Associates, about the structure. Regent John Payne of Kearney objected to the building’s $200-per-square-foot price tag. West said the building’s infra structure dictated the cost, which he called reasonable. UNO Chancellor Del Weber said the planned team development of UNO and First Data Resources was one of the most important for Omaha’s unfilled needs for skilled workers. “It’s not going to come from our natural resources,” he said. “It’s going to come from these types of developments.” In other regents news: — The Business Affairs Com mittee will examine the modem pool at the'University of Nebraska-Lin coln, which is to be eliminated in February. Regent Drew Miller of Papillion said he was concerned what the implications would have cm the “Virtual University” concept, which has been of interest to the board. — The regents rejected a pro posal that would have given the president sole approval of profes sors’ taking outside employment, including consulting jobs. The re quests must be approved by the board. Book honors Brook Berringer BERRINGER from page 1 cident, Jan Berringer talked with friends and family and decided to write stories about her son’s childhood, and wanted to combine it with Lindsay’s idea. Forty-five thousand copies of“One Final Pass” have already been printed. To promote the book, Jan Berringer said she scheduled 50 book signings, and the turnout has been “unbeliev able.” “It has been wonderful to meet all af the people who care about Brook and to hear their stories,” she said. Jan Berringer signs and talks with everyone who comes, and all of her xx>k signing have run over the sched aled time. In fact, she was 20 minutes ate to the signing at University Book store because her signing in Beatrice an overtime. The estimated group of 150 people 49s.. iTK in the University Bookstore didn’t seem to mind, though. A crowd of 20 people started gathering a half hour before the signing began. “I got the books as Christmas gifts and thought they would have more meaning if they were signed,”- said Tami Freeman of Lincoln who was the first person in line at noon. Other individuals came to share sto ries with Jan Berringer. One customer’s son had played football with Brook Berringer at Nebraska and told a story about what her son had done for him. Another family brought their son to the signing because he looked up to the former NUquarterback.Eight-year-old Kyle McCartney of Lincoln had an autographed Brook Berringer shirt on and said the football star was his “big hero.” Brian Hunt, a freshmen from Rapid City, S.D., said he remembered Brook Berringer was supposed to go to a Fel lawship of Christian Athletes conven tion the day after he died. “He was more that just an athlete, he was a strong Christian and an ex cellent citizen,” Hunt said. He said just the fact that Brook Berringer was a good guy made Hunt want to meet the football player’s mom. Jan Berringer still lives on Goodland, Kan., and this year is her 30th year of teaching: In the future, Jan Berringer and her daughter Nicoel Nasseri plan to write children’s books. In addition to signing the books, Jan also brought her son’s Big Eight cham pionship national championship rings, and displayed baby pictures of Nicoel’s daughter, Ellen Brook Nasseri. And to all of the Nebraska fans out there, Jan Berringer wants to say, “Thank you for the outpouring of love and support.” MARSHALL! REMANUFACTURED ENGINES 3 yr/36,000 mile warranty available Exchange price: 5.0 Ford.$1019 350 GM 2-Bolt.$859 305 Magnum.$1019 4.3 Gm..$1129 Hundreds more sizes available. All remanufactured to new condition. Financing available as low as $29 per month. 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