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THURSDAY
September 10, 1998
Sun, Shine and Sinker
Mostly sunny, high 90. Clear tonight, low 62.
Students
not among
most party
offenders
By Josh Funk
Senior staff writer
UNL students may not party as hard as
many people think, according to police statis
tics from a recent string of busted parties.
Of the 42 party-related arrests Lincoln
police made the weekend of Aug. 29-31,10
offenders were University of Nebraska
Lincoln students, Capt. Joy Citta said.
"We found that most of the people at these
parties are not necessarily students,” Citta said.
University administrators were pleasantly
surprised with the results of the first weekend
of enforcement.
“I understood that the busts were done in
the campus area, so 1 was delighted with the
numbers,” Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
James Gnesen said.
Lincoln police initiated a special enforce
ment project during the last weekend in August
targeting unruly house parties and the crimes
associated with them.
"The neighbors are noticing when the
music is so loud they can’t think or someone is
urinating in their front yard,” Citta said. “That’s
when they call us.”
A special detail of seven officers was creat
ed to respond to large parties during the week
end.
The team went to eight parties during that
weekend, where they cited offenders for a vari
ety of offenses such as procunng and illegally
selling alcohol to disturbing the peace and uri
nating in public.
Past enforcement has been ineffective
when two officers were dispatched to parties
where crowds of 100-200 people were gath
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Go fish
Scott McClurg/DN
DAVIS PETERSON, 2, of Lincoln, fishes with his mother, Dawn Peterson, as his brother Gunner Peterson,3, peers through the cracks in the
dock at Holmes Lake Park on Wednesday afternoon.
Officials: Work garners UNL more grants
■ University administrators say
a record $92.5 million in funding
is due to increased research.
By Lindsay Young
Senior staff writer
Record numbers last year in grants and
contracts from outside of the university show
that UNL remains competitive among major
research schools, top administrators said.
During the last fiscal year, which ended
June 30, University of Nebraska-Lincoln fac
ulty and staff members were awarded a record
$92.5 million in external grants and contracts.
Of the $92.5 million, $48.2 million sup
ported research, $27.7 million supported pub
lie service and $16.6 million went to instruc
tion and student support.
The total includes awards from govern
mental agencies and the private sector for ;
full range of activities at the university.
The funding received from industry rose t(
a record $7 million, which was a 55 percen
increase over last year.
What's more, research awards from federa
sources rose by 12.9 percent to a record S32>
million.
According to a statement, the amount o
external funding given to UNL faculty an<
staff members last year increased 14 percent -
about $10 million - over the 1996-97 fisca
- year, when they were awarded $81,076,038.
According to the online UNL fact book, in
1995-96 faculty and staff members were
awarded $71 million and in 1996-97 they were
- awarded $81 million.
i That $10 million jump in funding in 1996,
now totalling $92.5 million, can be attributed
) to faculty, staff and administration efforts,
[ said Vice Chancellor for Research Priscilla
Grew.
I “I try to give credit to faculty for being
i aggressive,” Grew said.
She said the administration works with
f faculty and staff members, providing propos
1 al-writing workshops and encouraging
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Money short for shelter keeping watch over needy
By Veronica Daehn
Staff writer
Because of a pending proposal that would
remove homeless people from the Nebraska
Union in the evenings, Daywatch, an alternative
community shelter, wants to offer help, its direc
tor said.
Daywatch, 1911 R St., promotes itself as a
safe environment for homeless, near homeless
and others who are in need.
"Besides housing during the daytime, we
offer food, case management services, a phone, a
shower, washers and dryers,” Executive Director
Bil Roby said.
Open five days a week from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Daywatch serves more than 100 people a
day. It has helped more than 700 clients in the past
five months, Roby said.
The center provides a service to the university,
Roby said. Without the alternative center, the
union would become a “major hangout” for tran
sients, he said.
“These people would go to the union without
Daywatch,” Roby said. “We are a help to UNL, as
well as the city and county. The city is currently
saving money on criminal activ ity and the amount
of time and effort required of law officials.”
However, the center does not have the money
to stay open past 4:30 p.m., Roby said. He is con
cerned about where the homeless will go in the
evening if the union decides to enact the proposed
policy.
With a staff of four and an annual budget of
SI 18,000, Daywatch already needs more money,
Roby said. Extending its hours would cost even
more.
Although it is partially funded by state and
federal governments, the center must rely on pri
vate donations from citizens, churches and foun
dations to stay open.
Besides a recent grant for showers, the city
has denied requests for money, Roby said, and
provided no continuous funding.
“We are a little human services agency that
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does not want to be a big corporation,” he said.
“However, we need donations.”
Those who use Daywatch appreciate the ser
vice and say it has helped improve their lives.
Jay Thompson, who recently moved into his
ow'n home, has benefited from Daywatch services
for the past 6V2 months, he said.
“Daywatch gave me a place to be while 1 was
looking for work.” he said. "They gave me a place
to shower, do laundry, store my things, receive
phone calls and it is also a safe place to go when
I’m not working.”
Thompson is employed at three different
places and credits Daywatch with helping him get
his life back on track.
Mike Kellison also said Daywatch assists him
w ith day-to-day needs. The center has helped him
with necessities such as laundry, food and show
ers, but more important to him is the social aspect
the center provides.
“Here, 1 can visit with other people that are
just like I am,” Kellison said.
Sarah Fentress, Daywatch facilities manager,
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said the center is special, but it needs all the help it
can get to serve those who go there.
“I'm askmg people to put themselves in these
people's places,” she said. “Imagine not being
able to take a nap or a shower whenever you feel
like it. Usually, being homeless is not their
choice."
Fentress invites anyone to come to the center
and view firsthand exactly what it offers.
Roby said he doesn't think transients in the
Nebraska Union are causing a problem. Instead
he said it's a comfort issue for some students.
Roby suggested students get to know the
unfamiliar people and find out what their lives are
actually like. He said this would alleviate appre
hension among students and allow them to social
ize under comfortable conditions.
“These people have a name and they have a
history,” Roby said.
“Sit down and talk to them. They're trying to
get ahead and the question is: Where do you go in
the meantime? They need somewhere to go when
Daywatch closes.”