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[sports_ A_»j_ FRIDAY Tigers roar ‘Private’ moments March 7,1997 Missouri beat the Nebraska basketball team 78- “Private Parts,” Howard Stem’s pseudo-docu 72 in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament mentary, opens in theaters today, and filmgoers Has Spring SPRUNG? - - at Kansas City. PAGE 7 might be surprised with what they see. PAGE 9 Partly sunny, high 55. Cloudy tohight, low 25. VOL. 96 COVERING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN SINCE 1901 * NO. 116 Minimally invasive heart surgery is a method of ^ repairing heart valves £ while the surgeon works through the rib cage. The j I^elib cioe is Part Hole^N-Ator allows J removed for the surgeons to spread apart placement of the a hole cut into the retractor. cartilaginous portion of the L____ rib cage without removing or breaking parts of the sternum. With no broken removed 9 bones, the hole in the chest cavity is allowed to _ heal without being set. The cartilage grows back in time, with minimal pain for the patient. * ■ u i Source: Robert Hohlen, Bryan Memorial Hospital Aaron Steckelberg/DN Graduate invents surgical device, refines heart surgery procedure By Kimberly Swartz Staff Reporter Twenty-three-year-old Robert Hohlen never thought a degree in agricultural engineering would lead him to hospital scrubs, an operat ing room and a lot of medical suc cess. He describes the switch from ag riculture to medicine as going from a “manure environment to a sterile environment.” As Hohlen stood in the operat ing room, the sight of blood didn’t make him sweat or his stomach queasy. He was nervous because it was die first time his invention was to be used in surgery. In Noveqnber, Hohlen created an adjustable surgical retractor for a project in his design class. The University of Nebraska-Lin coln graduate had watched many surgeries and worked with doctors before, but this three-hour heart valve replacement procedure was Please see HEART on 6 Man survives lump from roof Fall from nearly 86 feet leaves 23-year-old in serious condition. By Chad Lorenz and Erin Schulte Senior News Staff A 23-year-old man sur vived a jump from the top of a seven-story downtown building during lunch hour Thursday. Adrian Nevarez Martinez, a transient, jumped from the roof of the Crossroads House, a senior citizens’ apartment at 1000 O St., at ^*405 p.m., Lincoln Police Chief Tom Casady said. - - Martinez was taken to Lincoln General Hospital and was in serious condition Thursday night, Casady said. Casady said Martinez suf fered “multiple injuries that would be caused by a fall of nearly 86 feet.’’ Police found a Mexican birth certificate and a Mexi can military identification on Martinez, Casady said. Police could not find any of Martinez’s family and do not know if he is a legal immigrant. Martinez apparently climbed to the roof of the building through a door, which Casady said was reportedly left unlocked in die past. He climbed over a locked gate surrounding what used to be a sun deck and swimming pool on the roof, Casady said. Casady said he did not know how long Martinez was on the roof before he jumped, but said the man had been drinking rum while there. No one else was on the roof at the time. A manager at the Crossroads House said Martinez was not a resident. She Please see JUMP on 3 Jay Calderon/DN UNCOLN POUCE Investigate the scm at the seven-story Crossroads Hone at 10th aad 0 St., where Adrian Nevarez Martinez iumoed off nea® y ^^vssnee ne ^^a^a s^^^^s sane v^^m ness ^ai^^^a ae^aneai nas^amBs^ane sen s the roof Wednesday afternoon. To the left are the man’s clothes that paramedics removed. State may vie for top grower spot By Erin Gibson Senior Reporter KEARNEY — Nebraska must keep developing and marketing inno vative new agricultural products to re main a world market leader, said speak mat the 1997 Governor’s Agriculture Conference here Thursday. Gov. Ben Nelson’s office and the stateDepartment of Agriculture spon sored the conference, where Nebraska agriculture leaders projected strong growth and continued competitiveness for state agriculture and business. Nelson said Nebraska was well positioned to stay on top of the agri culture market in the future, but must continue to act on market trends and develop cutting-edge products to re main competitive. “If we don’t make that commitment to stay the best, there are others that are right behind us who will be,” Nelson said. “When you’re on top, there are others who will be willing to knock you off.” One in four Nebraskans’ jobs de pends on agriculture, which makes leading the market a necessity, he said. Staying ahead depends on high prod uct quality, consistent product quality and die ability to export products effi ciently. Nelson said leading-edge research centers, including the Beadle Center and the Institute, of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, keep the state on top • in those three areas. Phillip Fletcher, chairman and chief executive officer of ConAgra Inc. of Omaha, said new trade'agreements be Please see CROPS on 6 Read the Daily Nebraskan on the World Wide Web at http: / / www.unl.edu /DailyNeb * - j i ^ -
