Mother arrested for child abuse
From Staff Reports
Lincoln police arrested a mother
Sunday for supplying her children with
drugs.
Lincoln police Capt. Lee Wagner
said police went to 4501 Tranquility
Court with a search warrant after an
officer received confidential informa
tion. When they searched the apart
ment, they found two Baggies that pre
tested for methamphetamine. a Baggie
of marijuana, pipes, a scale and other
paraphernalia.
Cheri Ball, 33, was jailed and
charged with felony child abuse and
possession of a controlled substance.
Informants told police that the
woman was supplying drugs to her
three daughters, ages 13, 15 and 17.
They said Ball was also using drugs.
The children were turned over to
Child Protective Sen ices.
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Improved freshman dropout rate one of main goals, Ruwe says
By Brad Davis
Staff Reporter
Decreasing UNL’s 25 percent
freshman dropout rate will be a key
goal for ASUN president Curt Ruwe
this year as he turns more of the focus
of the student government toward
retaining students.
“My focus is doing more to build
community - ASUN reaching out
more, and organizations reaching out
to us,“ Ruwe said.
The most important part of creat
ing a sense of community, Ruwe said,
is breaking down barriers felt by stu
dents - including idealistic barriers
such as conservative vs. liberal; phys
ical barriers such as people living in
the residence halls vs. greeks vs. off
campus students; and racial tension
issues.
“We want to be able to have a sit
uation where students can communi
focused on a specific topic, such as
working with the City Council.
“By having fewer, but more
focused people,” Ruwe said, “we will
be able to expand the area (the GLC)
covers.”
Though progress was made
throughout the summer, the leader
ship of ASUN still has many goals
they’ve set to meet.
“We need to do better at our job of
really being there for the students -
showing people they have someone to
come to for problems,” Ruwe said.
An effort last year, lead by
Speaker of the Senate Viet Hoang,
encouraged a diverse group of stu
dents to apply for positions within
ASUN committees and was deemed
very successful by both him and
Ruwe.
“Viet did a tremendous job of get
ting a vast amount of people involved
though the committee appointment
Included in the plattorm is the sup
port for technological advances - an
item about which Ruwe is particular
ly excited.
About 55 computers were
replaced in some residence halls and
the animal science department and
other places around campus by new
computers purchased by the recently
imposed technology fee.
The old computers are now in the
ASUN office, and can be used for
any student organization that has an
office in on campus - provided they
are accessible to students.
The computers can be moved to
the office of the on-campus organiza
tion, after which the organization will
be responsible for any necessary
maintenance, he said.
Last year, ASUN recommended
that Kent Hendrickson, associate vice
chancellor of information services,
put the old computers to use by giv
ing them to ASUN to distribute to
various campus organizations that
may otherwise not have access to
their own computers.
Ruwe fulfilled another campaign
promise by voting against a tuition
increase of 4.5 percent at a summer
cate aoout tnese tnings ana really reel
they’re a part of the University of
Nebraska,” Ruwe said.
One way that Ruwe and other
leaders of the Association of Students
of the University of Nebraska hope to
increase the students’ sense of com
munity is through the newly formed
Student Impact Team.
Previously called the Freshman
Action Committee, the SIT will be
open to all students and will give
them a chance to participate in cam
pus government.
£ “The group will do a lot of reach
ing out to student organizations, and
will involve students in their govern
ment,” Ruwe said.
Another change in the organiza
tion of ASUN is the elimination of
open membership to the Government
i Liaison Committee.
The GLC was restructured over
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structure, Kuwe said, but we have to
keep moving - we are not stopping
our efforts in insuring diversity in
ASUN.”
Hoang is continuing in his effort
to increase diversity on campus,
along with the Innocents Society, the
University Program Council, and
Mortar Board, with the announce
ment of Marlon Smith as a speaker
during homecoming week.
Smith, who spoke last year at the
Minority Leadership Conference,
received “rave reviews” by those in
attendance, Hoang said,.
“He encourages students to focus
on common goals and similarities
while appreciating their differences,”
Hoang said.
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“I voted against the increase
based on tihe fact that 1.5 percent of
the increase was for deferred mainte
nance. The governor hasn’t commit
ted his share yet, and I was afraid of
students having to foot the entire bill
for the maintenance,” Ruwe said.
While interested in fulfilling the
promises of his campaign, Ruwe also
is interested in students’ general reac
tions as they return to school.
“Right now I want to get the input
of students - see what they’re really
concerned about,” Ruwe said.
ASUN will hold its first meeting
of the 1997-98 academic year
Wednesday evening at 6:30 in the
Nebraska Union. The room will be
posted.
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Injured cheerleader
makes new strides
JENSEN from page 1
friends she has missed during
her convalescence. For the last
several months she has spent the
majority of her time not with
friends, but with her family.
“When you’ve spent three
years off on your own, and then get
thrown back to your family, it’s
kind of strange,” she said.
Early this year, Jensen checked
into a rehabilitation center in
Englewood, Colo., that specializes
in treating spinal cord injuries.
She remained until late May, when
she returned to Lyons. Her par
ents, Steve and Lori Jensen,
played “tag team” in order to
and, at times, frustration.
“It’s a long road back,” she
said. “I bottomed out a couple of
times. But you just have to pick
yourself up.”
She has not, however, had to
look far for motivation.
“The motivation is always
there because I want my life back,”
she said.
Jensen said her rehabilitation
has helped her become more posi
tive. Another quality she has
gained, she said, is open-minded
ness.
From Staff Reports
The Lincoln City Council has
scheduled a public hearing on a new
liquor ordinance for Sept. 2.
The council, during its Monday
meeting, set a public hearing and a first
reading for the ordinance. Ordinances
must go through a public hearing and
three readings before they reach the
mayor.
Mayor Mike Johanns asked the
council to introduce an ordinance
allowing both on- and off-sale alcohol
sales on Sunday. A judge declared
I m a lot more open-minded
to the world of the disabled,” she
said. She said she has gained an
increased understanding of the
problems disabled people face
every day.
She said that some buildings
on the UNL campus still pose
problems for handicapped people.
Some building’s doors are too
heavy for her to pull open, she
said.
Jensen said that in the future
she would like to get involved with
organizations aiding handicapped
people.
She said she is thankful for die
outpouring of support from UNL
students. She misses her friends,
but said she still has occasional
contact with her friends on the
UNL cheerleading squad. She
recently obtained a reminder of
the life she misses: a University
Barbie.
Encouraged by her progress
and new perspectives, Tracy
Jensen hopes the long road has
gotten a little shorter.
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Lori Jensen said.
“We don’t get on each other’s
nerves much,” Lori Jensen said.
“I’ve been with her almost every
day for the last eight months, and
now it seems like we’re joined at
the hip.”
Another adjustment for the
Jensen family came with the large
amount of media coverage of their
story. Often times, Lori Jensen
said, the family was not prepared
for the attention.
“Sometimes we prefer to just
be anonymous,” she said.
Tracy Jensen has made consid
erable progress since the accident.
During her recovery, the strength
ening of her arms has lagged
behind that of her legs.
Nevertheless, she will soon be get
ting a car and will start driving.
Jensen’s progress has not come
without a great deal of hard work
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alcohol sales unconstitutional
Thursday.
Council members chose to sched
ule the public hearing and first readings
for the same day because of a time limit.
On Friday, Lancaster County
District Court Judge Earl Witthoff
stayed his decision until Sept. 24. If the
City Council does not act before the
stay expires, Lincoln would be dry on
Sundays.
Thej Liquor Control Act, a
Nebraska state law, does not allow alco
hol to be sold on Sundays. However, a
provision of the law allows individual
communities to permit sales within
their boundaries.
Lincoln banned all Sunday alcohol
sales in 1957, but in 1984, the City
Council passed an ordinance that per
mitted restaurants and bars to sell alco
hol by the glass.