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Pelvic problems Pivotal progression October 2,1997 A pelvic problem may force Nebraska sopho- The innovative James Sewell Ballet mixes mod more I-back DeAngelo Evans to redshirt this em moves with classical grooves 8 tonight at the Tl* Rl season. PAGE 9 Lied Center for Performing Arts. PAGE 12 Mostly sunny, high 90. I fl n c I fe ■ a I- , lw, “ VOL. 97 COVERING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN SINCE 1901 NO. 28 Sandy Summers/DN SHANE HEIM, a senior special education major, will be competing in track for the 2000 ParaOlympics in Australia. Heim, who had never run track until last year, sprayed his hair green to ease his nerves at the meet that qualified him for the Olympics. " 1 . S ^access Amputee trains for competition By Josh Funk Assignment Reporter The biggest challenge of University of Nebraska-LinccHn senior Shane Heim’s life came after' doctors handed him his new leg. When he was a high school fresh man Heim lost his leg in a boating accident, but he realized that he couldn’t feel sorry for himself. He had to get on with his life. He has. Now Heim is in training for the 2000 ParaOlympics in Australia and a career in track and field. In practice, Heim ran a world record 11.9-second 100-yard dash, but the time was not official. He runs the 200 in 25.4 seconds. In his first track meet this sum mer in Springfield, Mass., Heim competed in the power lift, high jump and the 100- and 200-yard dashes. He placed second in lifting and Please see HEIM on 3 Son of murder victim charged By Matthew Waite Senior Reporter As a mother and a brother plan a funeral, a son is preparing to defend himself against first-degree murder H charges filed weanesuay. Matthew Dunagan, a 17 year-old Lincoln Pius X honor stu dent, was charged with first-degree murder and use of a weapon to com ,_ . mit a felony in the Dltnagan Tuesday death of "T7 ”77* ' Lancaster County Chief Deputy Attorney John Colbom said one rea son he was charging Dunagan as an adult was that the juvenile court would lose jurisdiction over him in less than two years. Police found John Dunagan dead on the family’s living room couch with two shotgim wounds to the chest early Tuesday morning. At 6 a.m., they arrested Matthew Dunagan. Dunagan, who appeared in court Wednesday to have his charges read, is facing life in prison for the murder charge. Because of his age, he will not face the death penalty under Nebraska law. After the short hearing, Dunagan’s attorney, Mike Hansen, said he was disappointed the county attorney charged Dunagan with first degree murder. During?the hearing, Please see DEATH on page 8 Meatpackers under scrutiny Nelson: Bad beef was bad luck j By Ted Taylor Senior Reporter Nebraska meatpackers are getting a bad rap for some bad luck and some bad beef, Gov. Ben Nelson said Wednesday. And some of the blame for two -recent E. coli scares involving Nebraska meatpackers could be direct ed at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, he said. “They need to take the attention to themselves and find out what they failed to do,” he said during his Wednesday news conference. “I want to talk to die USDA about their methodol ogy. If there is E. coli present in the plants, then why aren’t the inspectors catching it?” Nelson’s comments came after a second Nebraska meatpacking plant in as many months had been targeted by die USDA for shipping bad beef. Norfolk’s BeefAmerica plant caught the eye of the USDA last week after traces of E. coli bacteria were found in meat that came from the plant during a routine inspection at a Virginia grocery store. In August anE. coli scare prompted a nationwide recall of more than 25 mil lion pounds of beef that was produced at Columbus’ Hudson Foods. The plant Please see NELSON on 6 Grand jury investigates Hudson Foods WASHINGTON ^)—A fed eral grand jury in Nebraska is investi gating whether Hudson Foods Inc. tried to hide die extent of potential E. coli bacteria contamination in what became the nation’s biggest meat recall. Tom Monaghan, the U.S. attor ney for Nebraska, issued a statement saying the investigation arose from information received last month from Please see HUDSON on 6 UN debates lowering of 17th St. speed limit By Brad Davis Assignment Reporter ASUN senators voted Wednesday night to let the Government Liaison Committee address the Lincoln City Council on ways to make 17th and Vine streets safer for students. Campus Life Committee Chairman Kelly Hoffschneider said the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska may reeoffimendlhe 35 mph speed limit in front of Abel Residence Hall be changed to 25 mph. Arts and Sciences senator Kara Slaughter said she was con cerned the student government was acting on something about which the student body was not concerned. “I could see where some stu-. dents would be irritated with the lowering of speed limits,” t Slaughter said. Arts and Sciences senator Please see ASUN on 6 Read the Daily Nebraskan on the World Wide Web at http:/lwww.unl.edu/DculyNeb m. x- •