Duo spokes-men for bike trip
BICYCLE from page 1
resource on all aspects of bicycles,
Fuller said.
Nooij and Bosman said they were
looking forward to seeing the vast
plains of north-central Nebraska in
contrast with their native
Netherlands, a country one-quarter
the size of Nebraska with 10 times
the people.
Fuller said the trip should be a
learning experience for the
Dutchmen.
“They have no idea that they can
pedal for hours without seeing any
body,” Fuller said.
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taping their travels and interviewing
people they meet in an attempt to cap
ture the culture of north-central
Nebraska.
The project is funded jointly by
the U.S. Department of Education
and the European Union to promote
exchange study.
This is the first year of the pro
ject, with European students studying
at several American universities
including the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln, Kansas State
University in Manhattan, Norfolk
State University in Norfolk, Va., and
Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo,
Mick
American students also are work
ing dn projects at European universi
ties, and their work will be included
in the bicycle CD-ROM.
Students involved.in the project
-.
begin by writing a research proposal
outlining a project studying one
aspect of the bicycle.
Many of the projects are physics
related, but they do not have to be,
Fuller said.
Bosnian said it was great to be
able to “make our own borders for the
project.”
In planning their trip, Nooij and
Bosman have been hindered by cul
tural differences, but with the help of
Bike Pedalers, a Lincoln bicycle
shop, and the UNL Police, the two
Dutchmen are ready to hit the trail.
voming rrom a cuy in
Amsterdam, Netherlands, where sev
eral thousand bikes are parked out
side the main train station every day,
Nooij and Bosman thought they
would be able to find bikes within
their budget to use in a matter of days.
That was not the case. American
bikes are geared toward the sport
market and carry a much heftier price
tag than European bikes, which are
used mainly for transportation.
But UNL Police agreed to lend
the Dutchmen two bikes from its
impound lot.
And Bike Pedalers, 1353 S. 33rd
St., lent them a trailer to haul their
video equipment and other provi
sions behind their bikes. The business
also gave advice on other needed
accessories.
Planning difficulties aside, the
Dutch tandem is ready to hit the trail,
and it is equipped with a confident
and worry-free attitude to help over
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mood, maybe we 7/
just ride back
to Lincoln.”
Sander Nooij
Dutch exchange student
come any problems.
In guessing how many miles they
would cover, Nooij estimated 400,
but Bosman talked him down to 320.
According to the map, it is 187 miles.
But they are planning a nice easy
pace of 40-50 miles a day for five or
six days, and maybe they’ll rest for a
day, they said.
Now they just need a ride to
Valentine.
Originally Nooij and Bosman
planned to rent a car for the drive to
Valentine, but there is no car rental
agency there.
When they get to Norfolk, Nooij
and Bosman have no idea how they
will return to Lincoln.
“If we’re in the mood, maybe
we’ll just ride back to Lincoln,” Nooij
said.
UNL students can apply to go to
Europe as part of the program and do
their own bicycle research. Those
interested should contact the
International Affairs office.
Police officer hit by car
A police officer was hit while directing traffic after Saturday’s football
game.
Lincoln Police Officer Emery Bashus was standing in the middle of the
14th and Court streets intersection at 6:20 p.m. when he was hit by a north
bound vehicle, Sgt. Ann Heermann said.
The car that hit the officer continued north on 14th Street and away from
the scene.
Another motorist notified the officer directing traffic at the next intersec
tion, but no one stopped to help the officer as he lay in the street.
Bashus did not see the car that hit him, and no witnesses came forward
after the accident.
The officer injured his left wrist and right ankle. He was treated and
released at BryanLGH West on Saturday night.
Woman, 85, robbed in home
An 85-year-old woman was robbed in her home early Saturday morning.
The woman heard a noise at the front door and then a thump in the kitchen
just after midnight in her duplex on the 900 block of F Street, Heermann said.
She went to the kitchen where she found a man who started speaking
Spanish to her, and then switched to English to ask for money.
The woman raised her cane toward the man, and they struggled.
He said he would go away if she gave him money, so she gave him $28
from her purse, and he left.
The woman’s next-door neighbor in the duplex said she was in the living
room and heard a screen ripping at about the same time as the break-in.
The robber was described as a Hispanic man 20 to 30 years old, 5-feet-4
inches tall with a thin build.
Compiled by senior staff writer Josh Funk
City Council allocates
$10,000 for lawsuit
LAWSUIT from page 1
Wilmer, Cutler and Pickering con
siders itself the top firm in
Washington and one of the top five in
the nation.
Dave Donovan and Mark Shelton,
two attorneys with the firm who
would handle the work in the city’s
defense, said they could not comment
on whether or not they would take the
case because thceity has not yet told
them what their duties would be.
Despite the 7-0 affirmative vote
and the credentials of the Washington
firm, there was still some skepticism
on the council. “ . V
“We need to Check it out a little bit
more,” Councilman Jeff Fortenberry
said. “We need to make sure this is not
an activist firm. That would look bad
for the city.”
Fortenberry saidthe aid of a radi
cally anti-abortionist faction would be
damaging to the city’s defense and
hurt the public’s image of how taxpay
er money is being spent to protect the
city.
Conversely, Council Chairman
Curt Donaldson and Councilwoman
Linda Wilson said they were happy to
have Wilmer, Cutler and Pickering
helping the city.
“From a taxpayer standpoint, we
are very fortunate to have their repre
sentation,” Donaldson said.
“This is advantageous for the
city,” Wilson said. “I’ve heard they are
«
We need to check it
out a little bit more.
We need to make
sure this is not an
activist firm. That
would look bad
for the city.”
Jeff Fortenberry
councilman
a very good law firm.”
The council will revisit the issue
Oct. 5, when it will vote again on
whether or not to extend the contract
with Rembolt, Ludtke and Berger past
the injunction hearing on Wednesday.
During the council session,
Fortenberry asked Austin to do more
in-depth research regarding Wilmer,
Cutler and Pickering so the council
and the taxpayers would have a better
understanding of the firm’s work.
The council wanted to confirm
that the lawyers involved have not had
any previous experience in anti-abor
tion legislation.
Donovan and Shelton said they
have not handled any such cases.
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