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VOL. 97 COVERING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN SINCE 1901 NO. V J
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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
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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
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NU wants
computer
funding
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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