I.
P“ Kft«nS
! Hie East Campus
| Health Clinic
• is now open from
e noon to 3 p.m.
I Mondays and Thursdays!
• Counseling appointments
• ^ °”. available Tuesdays, 8 a.m. to Noon
e appointment! '
\ # past eamptit Uiiioh, Rm; 3tK, 47^5000
Ifs 0(1 You
Need To Put
On The
Morning!
6 a.m.- 10 a.m.
Ever look out of your window and Impulsively start
singing “America the Beautiful”?
GRAB YOUR SKIS AND TUNE ‘EM UP CAUSE IT’S
TIME TO HIT THE HIM fOUHTOWI
BRECKENRIDGE ♦KEYSTONE ♦COPPER MTN. ♦ A-BASIN
SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO
LODGING FROM $35 PER PERSON/NT
DISCOUNTED LIFT TIX & RENTALS
UNBEATABLE NIGHTLIFE
•Tax and surcharge not included. Restrictions may apply.
Learn the secret to having "
the figure you’ve
A always wanted
A) You can have a terrific shape...
without hours in the gym
without great willpower
without starvation diets
V I / y J Safe!!
V Simple
/ \ S' Effective
\ Y Feel better
\ ^\\
Students speak out
for visiting teacher
ASUN from page 1
During ASUN’s open forum, Paul
Kelter, associate professor of chemistry,
gave support for his colleague and per
sonal friend.
He encouraged the creation of a
special position for McLaughlin if nec
essary to keep him at UNL.
“Call him something,” he said.
“Whatever you call him, call him
employed.”
Many students, including some
who have never had him in class, gave
glowing reports of their experiences
with McLaughlin.
“He has what every college profes
sor should have - a background in edu
cation,” said Stephanie Schardt, a
sophomore pre-medicine major.
“The chemistry department is about
to lose the best professor it’s ever had,”
she said as she asked senators to draft
legislation to support McLaughlin.
Without discussion, ASUN drafted
and passed Senate Bill No. 30 in sup
port of McLaughlin.
McLaughlin’s widespread populari
ty - he is credited as having the highest
student evaluation scores ever in the
chemistry department - raised ques
tions of who exactly was opposed to his
staying, Schardt said.
In an informal vote among the
chemistry department’s faculty mem
bers, 15-1 favored keeping
McLaughlin, Kelter said. Kelter did not
u
The chemistry
department is about to
lose the best professor
its ever had.”
Stephanie Schardt
sophomore
say who dissented.
Although McLaughlin has only a
week to decide his future at the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
College of Arts and Sciences Dean
Brian Foster has known of die situation
for four months, Kelter said.
Director of Student Judicial Affairs
Charles Greene urged students to seek
out die “hidden agenda” of the situation.
“When someone tells you no, they
need to be able to say why” he said.
Students also suggested beginning a
letter-writing campaign to various uni
versity administrators to increase sup
port for McLaughlin.
In other AS UN business, senators
unanimously passed legislation to use
half the money allotted to the Student
Involvement budget for improvements
in the East Campus Student
Involvement Center.
Nelson: Economy is strong
and can support a tax cut
From Staff Reports
Gov. Ben Nelson applauded a leg
islative committee’s advancement of his
proposed extension of last year’s
income tax cut
LB1028, advanced Tuesday by the
Revenue Committee, would extend last
year’s 5 percent income tax cut indefi
nitely. The 1997 tax cut was scheduled
to last two years.
“The strong economy stands as
proof that revenues will be sufficient to
support a tax cut,” said Nelson, who
said government fiscal analyses have
predicted a $162 million surplus by the
end of June. If passed, LB1028 would
mean $70 million in tax relief, he said.
Still pending in committee is
Nelson’s proposal to limit the growth of
property valuations to prevent spikes in
property taxes.
-
The strong economy
stands as proof r.”
Ben Nelson
governor
Nelson said LB1028’s advancement
takes a load off his mind as he prepares
to embark on a weeklong trade mission
to Argentina with Nebraska business
leaders.
“It wasn’t until yesterday that I felt
comfortable packing my bags for
Argentina,” he said. But he said he
would keep his eye on the Legislature
from the Southern Hemisphere.
“Even from South America, I can
check to see who’s been naughty and
nice.”
I
*
\
i
!~’3 1
Fire alarm triggered
Fire alarms sounded at the
Nebraska Union Wednesday after
noon when a broken fire sprinkler
triggered the alarm system. I
Cold temperatures caused a sprin- |
kler head, exposed to the elements by
the union construction, to break in the
bookstore, Union Operations Director
Mike Liebokl said
The water flowing out of the bro
ken pipe caused the pressure in the
lines to decrease, which triggered a
flow sensor in the alarm and sum
moned the fire department
The water also caused minor
damage to some of the bookstore
merchandise.
is
Tools stolen from trailer
More than $11,000 in tools and
equipment was stolen from a con
struction site at 4700 Superior Street
over the weekend
Someone broke into a secured
trailer by prying the crossbar off the
door, then took saws, drills, screw
guns and other tools valued at
$11,585, Lincoln police Sgt. Ann
Heermann said
Runza site of arrests
A domestic dispute in a Runza
Restaurant led police to two nar
cotics arrests.
When police arrived at the
restaurant, 2501 N. 11th St., they
found that Douglas Lannigan, 45,
was carrying a needle and that
Barbara Schmidt, 38, had marijuana,
methamphetamine and drug para
phernalia in her backpack,
Heermann said.
Police arrested Lannigan for
domestic assault and Schmidt for
possession of a controlled substance.
When Lannigan was searched at the
jail, police found almost a gram of
methamphetamine. He also was
charged with possession of a con
trolled substance.
Mailbox explodes
A Lincoln woman found the
remains of her mailbox lying in the
street Tuesday night after a home
made explosive destroyed it
When police investigated the
incident, they found remnants of a
plastic bottle, which could be part of
the explosive, Heermann said
The mailbox was valued at $20.
Compiled by Senior Reporter
Josh Funk
PROBABLY
SPEND THIRTY
MINUTES A DAY
LOOKINCj IN
THE MIRROR.
' j.
: \
i \y % ly. ' ;
■ i • •*.
r ■ ’-i
ANOTHER -THIRTY
SECONDS ISN'T
<30INg TO
KILL YOU.
Examine yourself regularly
and see your dermatologist.
0*N AC
<* * \
fAAD * www.aad.org
V ,m* /
s
__
" ... ,.
■
Preliminary hearings
start in Dunagan case
From Staff Reports
An 18-year-old Pius X student
and UNL Regents Scholar accused of
murdering his father in September
appeared in court Tuesday for a hear
ing to move his trial to juvenile
court.
District Court Judge Karen
Flowers heard arguments from both
sides of Matthew Dunagan’s case
before requiring written briefs from
them.
The lawyers have two weeks to
file their briefs before Flowers makes
ha decision.
Dunagan, who is currently taking
classes and is a senior at Pius X, is
accused of killing his father with a
12-gauge shotgun in the living room
of their south Lincoln home last
September.
The elder Dunagan had reported
ly abused his wife prior to the inci
dent.
Dunagan was awarded the UNL
Regents Scholarship, awarded to
Nebraska high school seniors on the
basis of class rank, ACT or SAT
scores and regent district, said
Scholarship Director Debra
Augustyn.
The scholarships provide full
tuition for students who receive them.
Students are ranked within their
district, and the number of awards in
each district is based on population,
Augustyn said.
Then students must maintain a
3.5 grade point average in college.
Meanwhile, die decision to try the
case in juvenile court is only the
beginning of a long process of pre
liminary hearings.
“We are still in the early stages of
the case,” said Jodi Nelson, a prose
cutor for the Lancaster County
Attorney’s office.
Both the prosecution and the
defense declined to comment on
details of the case.