The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, January 16, 1997, Page 8, Image 8

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HUSKER DOUBLES MONDAY, JAN. 27,7:00 P.M.
BIG 8 DOUBLES TUESDAY, JAN. 21,7:00 PJVI. I
NITE OWLS WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22,8:00 PJt
PIN POUNDERS THURSDAY, JAN. 30,6:00 P^L
THURSDAY TRIOS THURSDAY, JAN. 23,8:0<! P.M.
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(doubles leagues: 2 per team; trios league: 3 per team).
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. Lanes N' Games. Students, Faculty, Staff and Friends eligible
For more information, Contact: Ray 472-9627 or
Lanes hT Games 472
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Execs push attendance,
senate approves bills
By Kasey Kerber
Staff Reporter
The Association of the Students of
ing of the year also was its shortest of
die 1996-1997 academic year — only
11 minutes long.
With ASUhl President Eric
Marintzer absent from the meeting,
First Vice President Jason Bynum pre
sided over die short meeting.
Bynum read a note left by
Marintzer stressing better attendance
by AS UN senators.
Bynum also stressed the point,
saying that several senators were
“borderline” with the amount of ab
sences they had accumulated froth
the nrst semester.
’*We have a lot of graduate students,
andthat’s part of the problem,” Bynum
said. “You can’t really blame them.
We’ll work it out.”
AS UN also passed two bills unani
mously. . ‘
Government Bill No. 9 passed the
1996-1997 Electoral Commission’s
rules for the upcoming ASUN elec
tions.
Senate Bill No. 14 recognized
the studentjprganizations of Phi Eta
Sigpt$, Alies (sic) Against
Heterosexism & Homophobia and
the Agronomy Graduate Student
Association.
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^ A group of transients drinking
underneath an overpass erupted into
a fight Monday night, and one man
ended up with his pants stolen and
bums on his legs.
Walter Babcock, 42, called po
lice around 10 p.m. to report that
he had been assaulted by two men
. underneath the Sun Valley Boule
vard overpass over west © Stfeetf
He had his wallet, identification and
a pair of pants stolen.
When officers arrived, they no
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ticed Babcock—who was wearing
a different pair of burned pants —
also had bums on his legs. He was
then t|ken to the St. Elizabeth
Hospital’s bum unit.
Police records said Babcock re
ported he was thrown into the fire,
but Capt. Doug Srb said officers
were not sure his statement was
valid because Babcock had been
drinking.
“There was a fire, and he got
burned,” Srb said.
Police were working on suspects
and leads.
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t^eancel news cor_
By The Associated Press
Nebraska’s up-and-down winter
weather turned side-to-side on
Wednesday, as wind gusts of up to 50
mph whipped snow across the state and
created near blizzard conditions.
It was the second major arctic blast
to cross the state in two weeks.
Winds gusted to 49 mph at Alliance
Wednesday afternoon and wind chills
reached as low as 15 below zero in
Omaha. They were expected to drop
further during the night.
The conditions forced Lt Gov. Kim
BO^iil^eiMce! a fSj^hroughparts of
thee&ilShehad planned news con
ferences in Beatrice, Fremont, Norfolk
and Sioux City, Iowa, following Gov.
Ben Nelson’s State of the State address
to the Legislature.
Nelson’s flights were not grounded.
A planned trip west from Lincoln to
Grand Island, Kearney, North Platte
and Scottsbluff went according to
schedule.
In fact, the sun was shining on Gor
don in the northwestern part of the
state. Sure, it was 28 degrees, but wind
gusts of up to 46 mph made it feel like
the mercury had drained from the ther
mometers there.
The National Weather Service also
suggested motorists stay off Nebraska’s
roads. Visibility was low and light cars
or trucks could end up blown into
ditches.
A 79-year-old St. Edward man was
killed in a two-vehicle accident that
may have been caused by high winds
in Boone County. Deane Verhaege was
killed when his car collided nearly
head-on with a pickup truck on Ne
braska Highway 39 early Monday.
The National Weather Service is
sued a blizzard/winter storm warning
Wednesday afternoon for northeastern
Nebraska. Dangerous wind chills were
expected to continue into Thursday
morning in the north central and east
ern parts of the state.
A winter storm warning for blow
ing snow and dangerous wind chills
was issued for the north central and
southeast parts of the state. Tempera
tures were expected to drop to near
zero by Thursday morning with wind
chills between 35 and 45 below zero.
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