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I*.. • ' V J \ v .%. I I • • ■ • • ..■■= Nelson defines w vision for state y By Josh Funk Assignment Reporter Gov. Ben Nelson urged UNL’s •*' Young Democrats to help him lead Nebraska to success. Nelson discussed his Success | 2000 plan and some of his views on §[ government’s role in society to the group of University of Nebraska Lincoln students Tuesday night. In the Success 2000 plan, Nelson spells out his vision for the future. The five major components to % Nelson’s plan are: ■ Educational and economic ■' development ' ■ Government efficiency and tax ; reduction ■ Personal responsibility and human services - ■ Law enforcement and safety ■ Recreational and natural resources Nelson cited some of the improve ments Nebraska has seen under his leadership, like job creation and a higher per capita income level. “I don’t want to take credit for all these things,” Nelson said. “I just want it to be noted that they happened on my watch.” a Government can't be everything for everybody” Ben Nelson governor In his administration Nelson has worked to turn the “brain drain into a brain gain,” he said. Many of Nebraska’s top minds were leaving the state for opportuni ties elsewhere, but Nebraska worked to change that, Nelson said. ? “The opportunities here have actually reversed the brain drain and started attracting outside talent,” Nelson said. Another measure Nelson pro posed to keep students here after graduation is a scholarship that would require students to work in Nebraska after graduation. “For every year a student used the Please see NELSON on 3 Robak praises Nebraska talent * ■ The lieutenant governor urged UNL students to stay in Nebraska and work to improve its image. By Brian Carlson Assignment Reporter Nebraska’s brightest students should make the most of their educa tion, get out and see the world... and then come back home, Lt. Gov. Kim Robak said Tuesday night. “Because you are talented people, we want you here to build a better Nebraska,” Robak told a Nebraska Honors Program audience at the Wick Alumni Center. One of the state’s most pressing dilemmas, she said, is that the state’s top students are leaving Nebraska. Lack of job opportunities, boredom with the state and shame at its “hick” reputation have all contributed to this trend, she said. But Robak said Nebraskans have many reasons to hold their heads high and should seek to improve their national image. “What I think most people don’t know about Nebraska is our well-kept secrets,” she said. “We have a tremen dous amount of talent and excellence across Nebraska.” Robak, who has led recent efforts to coordinate and upgrade the state’s technology, said many states “would die to have the infrastructure we have here in Nebraska.” The state’s fiber optics network is among the nation’s most advanced, she said, and the state is among the nation’s leaders in pro viding computers for schoolchildren. Nebraska’s citizens also enjoy a high standard of living, an excellent educational system and even areas of natural beauty such as Smith Falls. The first step citizens should take in improving Nebraska’s reputation is taking pride in their accomplish ments, she said. “What I don’t think Nebraskans understand is that we have a tremen dous amount to be proud of,” she said. “It all has to do with your attitude.” With new technological advance ments, Robak said, more job opportu nities are becoming available. She noted that Nebraska busi Please see ROBAK on 3 Sandy Summers/DN ABOVE: RENEE MASSLE, coordina f tor for the Malone Community ^ Center’s Thanksgiving program, shows off some of the food given for the food drive. Massie says the center will donate more than 1600 food baskets this Thanksgiving holiday. Sandy Summers/DN LEFT: RON AND RENEE Massie sort donated food into piles for tho center’s food baskets. Those interested in donating food for the food drive may do so up until the day before Thanksgiving. HeartyhoUd helpings Malone Center feeds seasonal needs By Kelli Lacey Staff Reporter Thanksgiving may not be the same for some families still trying to recover from the Oct. 26 snowstorm that caused million of dollars in dam age. But volunteers at the Clyde Malone Community Center will do their best to accommodate not only low-income families, but storm vic tims as well through their annual Thanksgiving Basket Program. Renee Massie, board treasurer for the Malone Center and coordi nator of the event, said the program has provided less fortunate families with Thanksgiving dinners for 20 years. Last year, the program served 1,190 families. The center has seen a much greater number of applicants this year because of the snowstorm that left many families without power and food for a week. As of early this week, the center had received about 300 more applications than last year.The Malone Center will provide a dinner to any families who apply regardless of their income. The cen ter’s goal is “to help anybody who is in a less fortunate situation,” Massie said. Businesses, churches and public schools all received letters asking for donations and explaining how to help with this year’s program. Donations are made through a canned food drive sponsored by the Lincoln Public School system. The money taken in from dona tions is used to buy the tuikeys. This year, 1,700 turkeys were ordered. When families come in to pick up their basket, they receive a turkey, bread and canned food for their Thanksgiving dinner. Each year, the center puts together more than 1,600baskets. People inter ested must go to the Malone Center and apply. Applicants must provide proof of income, proof of address, personal identification and Social Security numbers for each individual in the family. They are then given a card, which they have signed and are told to bring back on the distribution day, which is Saturday. " When families come to pick up their baskets, they also get free coats. Bill Bryant of Hickman has an annual Please see FOOD on 6 Read the Dauy Nebraskan on the World Wide Web at http://www.unl.edu/DailyNeb ■ * vZ - -i'- • A ■■ -4