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suits sit FRIDAY Road trip We have rocked you September 5,1997 After a 2-0 start, the Nebraska soccer team hits Jamiroquai, No Doubt, Jewel and Beck garnered the road this weekend for pivotal games against top honors Thursday night at the 1997 MTV Colorado and Vanderbilt. PAGE 11 Music Video Awards. PAGE 14 Sunny, VOL. 97 COVERING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN SINCE 1901 NO. V J * — ; ' UNL introduces new alcohol policy By Kasey Berber Staff Reporter UNL housing officials are trying to help students understand the con sequences they face if they drink on campus. A new alcohol policy was intro duced this semester in response to what Douglas Zatechka, UNL’s direc tor of housing, called an “increased frequency and intensity” in students’ drinking habits.The rules are the same: No alcohol is allowed in resi dence halls. But now housing offi cials are putting the rules in writing. “The drinking was not limited to this campus,” Zatechka said. “There are certainly campuses that have more drinking than UNL. But we felt it was time to make a definitive state ment.” The statement included the intro duction of the Step-By-Step Process of the Alcohol and Drug Intervention Plan. The details five violation levels and the punishments for each level. The document was given to each residence hall student to read and sign, indicating students acknowl edged the rules and consequences. Zatechka said he wanted to pre vent an incident similar to one at i Louisiana State University last week. The excessive drinking at an LSU fraternity that left one student dead is one reason he hopes UNL’s new alco hol policy for the residence halls will help keep students safe. Zatechka also hopes it will serve as a reminder for what excessive drinking can do. Residence hall directors were required to discuss the document and answer any questions students might have. And questions did arise, Zatechka said. One concern dealt with a student’s choice to drink off campus and come back to his or her residence hallintox icated. Zatechka said his goal was not to tell students they cannot drink, but to take responsibility for their actions when they do. “If a student conies back to his residence hall intoxicated, goes to his room and goes to sleep, that’s fine with me,” Zatechka said. “We are more worried about students who might become violent or destructive when they come back intoxicated.” Such disturbances of the resi dence hall “community” is what the policy aims to control, Zatechka said. “There is a dollar cost associated with the damage students cause,” Zatechka said. “But the human cost is greater.” Also, some students were con cerned that intoxicated students would not be able to come home to the residence halls. Sarah Wilhelm, a biology and Spanish major and a student assistant for the third floor of Love Hall, said the policy had become a question of safety and trust for students on her floor. “I think if some students are drunk, they will feel as though they Please see ALCOHOL on 6 NU wants computer funding *T . vTj*-vr*: By Erin Gibson Senior Reporter The University of Nebraska wants to spend more than $10.4 mil lion on creating a more modem com puting infrastructure that can better handle thousands of the university’s administrative accounting, budget ing, personnel and payroll transac tions. When completed, the new system will support “efficient and effective business processes necessary to meet the mission of the university,” a pro posal for the new system states. The university’s current financial Dietitian: Cafeterias E. coli free ( X -■ By Josh Funk Assignment Reporter Students who eat meals in UNL’s residence halls do not need to worry about E. coli contamination in their meat, a food services coordinator said. “We have never had any problems with food poisoning in food service. Our staff is very conscientious of sanitation,” said Pamela Edwards, who is a registered dietitian. This summer an outbreak of E. coli poisoning in Colorado was traced back to the Hudson Foods , meat processing plant in Columbus. Twenty people became ill in the ini systems are aimcuit to use, not inte grated, not year-2000 compliant and labor intensive, the proposal states. If the NU Board of Regents approves the computing upgrade at its meeting today in Varner Hall, the university will spend about $2.6 mil lion on new software from the SXB Corp. to improve accounting, bud geting, human resources and payroll systems. Another $7.6 million will be spent in three phases over four years to implement the software and pro vide upkeep services. IBM Corp. will receive $2.3 million in phase one of the implementation contract to help tailor the SAB software to UNL’s needs. The computing upgrade is part of the university’s four-year plan to improve its information technology infrastructure, and the $10.4 million was part of the university’s 1997-99 budget request. Maintenance costs for the SAB software will top $1 million. But the university will drop maintenance on its current systems that cost $789,000 annually, leaving a net cost of $231,000 for software mainte Please see REGENTS on 6 Sandy Summers/DN LEAH MUSSELMAH, a senior accounting major, will be a member of the court of the Princesses of Quivira at Ak-Sar-Ben in October. Musselman, who is representative of her family’s volunteer achievements, says she is honored to be a part of the event. rial outoreaR. The outbreak resulted in the largest recall of meat in U.S. history, 25 million pounds, and the eventual closing of the Hudson plant. The University of Nebraska Liricoln does not use any meat from Hudson. Its meat comes from Monfort and other suppliers. Cleanliness in the kitchen is one way E. coli contamination can be prevented, Edwards said. “We know the standards and pro cedures that must be maintained and our staff works very hard to maintain them,” Edwards said. Mindy Brashears, UNL exten sion food safety specialist, said E. coli outbreaks could be stopped by thoroughly cooking meat. Meat should be cooked until its temperature is 155 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 seconds, she said. Something else to watch out for when using raw meat is cross-conta mination, which can happen when meat or its juices touches something that won’t be cooked, Brashears said. “Wash your hands every time you handle raw meat and make sure that Please see E. COLI on 6 3 students royally selected By Adam Klinker Staff Reporter In tiie halls and on the sidewalks of UNL walk three princesses. They are not necessarily of royal descent, but three University of Nebraska-Lincoln students will represent their families as Princesses of Quivira at the Ak-Sar Ben Coronation Ball on Oct. 18 at the Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum in Omaha. Brittni Borchman, a senior psy chology major; Leah Musselman, a senior business administration major; and Jennifer Pratt, a senior art education major, were selected Princesses of the Kingdom of Quivira as a tribute to their fami lies, who have demonstrated out standing community service and philanthropy to Omaha, said Linda Kucirek, a spokeswoman for the Ak-Sar-Ben Ball Committee. The selection is a tradition dat ing back 101 years ^o the first Ak Sar-Ben Ball. This year, of the 23 princesses selected, one may be picked as Queen of Quivira. The queen does not necessarily neeti to be a princess or even a member of the Court of Honor. “We like to keep them guessing as to who it’s going to be,” Kucirek said. “It keeps that mystery around.” The man to be selected King of Quivira is traditionally age 50-60 and has served in a leadership capacity in an Omaha-area business or for the city. In addition to having a family tradition of service and charity, the princesses also must meet other cri teria to be selected: They must be at least 21 by the time of the ball, they cannot be married or engaged and they must be from Omaha. “It’s nothing I’ve done,” Musselman said, “although it’s a great honor for my family and me.” Musselman’s father, John, has served as the president of the Omaha Symphony board of direc tors and is active with Junior Achievement and the board of Metropolitan Community College. Her mother, Barbara, has served in leadership positions with United Way of the Midlands and was president of the Young Women’s Christian Association. Please see PRINCESS on 6 Read the Daily Nebraskan on the World Wide Web at http: / / www.unl.edu /DailyNeb
