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______________-— Matt Miller/DN FOUR NU FOOTBALL PLAYERS stop for a picture in front of the Washington Monument during a quick tour of Washington, D.C., before a ceremony at the White House. Even though it rained most of the day, the team visited Arlington National Cemetery, the Lincoln Memorial and the Capitol. NU, Michigan honored at White House WASHINGTON from page 1 Two Maryland State Patrol cars and four officers on motorcycles escorted Nebraska’s three charter buses from Baltimore-Washington International airport to the district Thursday morning. Upon their arrival in Washington, the Huskers began a five-hour tour of the nation’s capital with a stop at Arlington National Cemetery. The team then visited the Lincoln Memorial, the Vietnam Memorial and the U.S. Capitol. “The main value of the trip was that 75 to 80 percent of these kids have never been here and may never come back,” said Osborne, who made the same trip with the 1994 NU national championship team. “Hopefully, there was some education involved with this.” But even the sights didn’t compare to meet ing Clinton, rush end Chad Kelsay said. “It was so cool,” Kelsay said. “We knew before we came here that we were going to have the chance to do this, but you don’t realize what an honor it is until you’re standing there next to the president.” F\ or fast relief from the nagging ache of taxes, we recommend TIAA-CREF SRAs. SRAs are tax deferred annuities that can help you build additional assets — money that can make the difference between living and living well in retirement. Contributions to SRAs are conveniently deducted gg 'i from your salaiy on a pretax basis. The result? More If money invested. 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Read them carefully before you invest or send money. 2/98 > If ' /' '% , / ' „ ^ fV „ >> * —-----....' •• ; 1 Co-champions accept ) shared national title By Ted Taylor Senior Editor WASHINGTON, D.C. - It would | have been ideal had there been yard markers painted on the White House South Lawn on Thursday: But while President Clinton’s backyard may have been the perfect place for the pickup game of the centu ry, Nebraska and Michigan players and fans agreed it really wasn’t necessary. “We all wanted to play that game,” said Husker senior rush end Chad Kelsay, “but we know it’s just a bunch of talk now.” And if the Huskers and Wolverines j couldn’t meet on the field, there’s no better place to get together than the White House, Michigan linebacker Dhani Jones said after the ceremony. “It was a neat way to recognize both teams,” he said. “Both of us | deserved a national championship. “Sure we would have liked to play | each other, but that’s not the way the system works.” Clinton joked during die short cer | emony in front of about 300 people | that since the sun had finally come out, the two teams should have headed for the South Lawn. His joke was met by loud cheers from both teams. But even behind closed doors, the nation’s No. 1 college football fan wouldn’t say who he was really rooting for in January. “He wouldn’t reveal that to us,” Michigan senior linebacker Chris Singletary said. “He just told us we’re both great teams.” Getting the two teams there togeth er was perfect, Michigan senior tight end Jeremy Tuman said. “I guess this is the fairest way to do it,” he said. Mike Nannes, a Washington lawyer and 1974 Michigan alumnus, who had was able to see the ceremony, said as a Wolverine football fan, the idea of a shared national championship was absolutely better than nothing at all. “I’ve had nothing at all for about 30 years,” he said. “I think most Michigan fans, like myself, will take half.” Nannes’ 12-year-old son, Cal, said every Husker and Wolverine fan were winners when both teams earned a share of the title. “If they would have given both (titles) to one, it would have eliminated half the happy fans.” | r—-1 I I >:s Nebraska vs. Texas A&M Sun., April 12 & Noon Nebraska vs. Creighton Sun., April 12 @ 5 pm Woods Tennis Center (33rd & US St) FREE Admission! Catch the Hustasrs again as they host ttiis year’s Big 12 Championships, I Aprii23-Aprii26
