The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, February 13, 1998, Image 1
irons opinii FRIDAY - MMLMMnkJL Play ball! Blowing smoke The Nebraska baseball team opens its season this Malcolm Kass, that wily wonder of student government, lights up sev weekend in the Metrodome in Minneapolis eral concerns he has about UNDs master plan to ban cigarette sales on against Minnesota. PAGE 7 campus, and push up student fees as a result. PAGE 5 VOL. 97 COVERING THE UNIVERSITY OP NEBRASKA-LINCOLN SINCE 1901 ~~ NO. 102 :- ■ - ' : — - *1 Administrators have named the countries most affected by the financial crisis: Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand. Students in the affected coun ties, Snell said, would be required fo “make a case” describing their personal financial difficulties, which would determine the amount of aid they would receive. Although he is sure the aid pack ages will be need-based, Snell said the administration is still working out the details of how students’ needs will be evaluated. If qualified, Asian students could be eligible for up to $1,000 in loans and up to $1,200 in grants. University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor James Moeser said money received from UNL’s more than $24 million beverage contract with Pepsi-Cola Co. would be used to finance all the grants and half the loans. The other half of the loan fund ing will come from the NU Foundation’s short-term student loan fund, he said. Soon Goo Hong, president of the Korean Students Association, said the assistance could greatly help undergraduate students. “The Korean students want to study in America to learn English and the American culture,” Hong Please see FUNDS on 6 Police warn of rape scare - //_ ByJoshFunk Senior Reporter Lincoln Police are looking for two suspects in connection with two rapes that occurred last week. Police released composite sketch es of die suspects Thursday. One suspect is wanted for a rape that occurred outside Guitars and Cadillacs, 5400 O St. on Feb. 5. The suspect confronted a woman in the alley behind the club with a knife and took her to the side of a duplex on 56th Street, where he sexu ally assaulted her, Lincoln Police Sgt. Ann Heermann said. He is described as a white man, I-— approximately 6 feet tall, 180 pounds and in his 30s with curly brown hair. He was wearing a dark jacket and sweater, black jeans and boots. The other rape took place in an apartment near 12th and Arapaho streets in south Lincoln. The man knocked on the victim’s door, saying he had car trouble. When the victim opened the door, the sus pect forced her inside at knife-point where he sexually assaulted her, Heermann said. The suspect is described as a thin white man in his mid- to late-20s with dark blond hair. He was wearing a black jacket and light blue jeans. Although the crimes happened in different areas of the city, the Please see RAPE on 2 W9 “ escort service.” Sgt. Mylo Bushing University Police to the financial crisis with emergency funding. By Brad Davis Senior Reporter Asian students who are suffering from a rapid currency devaluation will have access to $150,000 in emergency assistance funds, UNL administrators announced Thursday. Theron Snell, director of foreign student programs in International Affairs, said each qualified student in the affected countries could receive up to $2,200 - some in loans, some in grants. ww M-:-' [ Daniel Leudert/DN KENT SINRAM of Uneolo and Loo Kirk of Omaha stand ontsido the State Capitol Thursday afternoon guarding the statue of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln, Vh^^wsidoiit iif the United States, would haw Student driven . 'o '-’■'ss.i : ' .-r. _ ■ • by his heritage By Amanda Schindler Staff Reporter For most UNL students, going home to visit their families and old friends can be a welcome change . from the daily routine. But they know exactly where home is and who they will find there. Vernon Miller does not. filler, an American Indian, once did know, before he and his family moved off the Omaha Indian Reservation in Macy when he was 9 years old. Now, the sophomore business and secondary education major is not sure. ion’t fit in anywhere,” he said, “not back home, because I moved away, and not here (at UNL).” The outgoing president of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Inter-Tribal Exchange calmly explained the differences he encountered after leaving his home and family behind for a better life in Lincoln. 4 And his involvement in campus activities definitely doesn’t suggest a lack of belonging. “I want to give back to die uni versity by getting involved in orga nizations on campus that I feel make a differencehe said, citing a list of campus club memberships including the Student Foundation, Phi Beta Lambda Honorary Society, Student Education Association and the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska. Despite the improvements in his life, Miller said he still feels some thing is missing. Please see MILLER on 2 VERHON M1£R, president of the University of Hebraska-Lincoln Inter-Tribal Eichante, said King'lfto tte fheahe ■evirvetloe tat litre retenlei hem. etell. Bet 11 yean after aievlng flea the raeenatlee,haaa work, three Jobs and hie involvement in severe! campus organizations has helped him adjust to life at ONL. -•--—-Read the Pail N brmka-HeWo---*-\