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5 Heads up Nebraska had plenty of scoring chances but couldn't finish with a 1-1 tie against Portland and . 1-0 w in over Colorado. PAGE 10 Ancient texts Well, used ones, anyway. Used bookstores offer students cut-rate prices on some required reading, and the atmosphere is lighter, too. PAGE 12 October 12, 1998 Staring at the Sun Sunny, high 67. Fair tonight, low 38. VOL. 98 COVERING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN SINCE 1901 NO. 36 o„ Dawn Dietrich/DN SABRINA FLORES, 12, watches her partner dance around her^during the Hispanic Festival on Saturday afternoon at Agricultural Hall on the state fair grounds. Flores dances in a group called Sabor Mexicano. Festival gives taste of Hispanic culture By Anne Heitz Staff writer ? The spicy smell of authentic Mexican food and fried ice cream, sounds of liv ely dancing music and sights of brightly col ored clothes and homemade crafts cov ered every inch of the building. The 12th Annual Hispanic Heritage Festival, organized, sponsored and put on by the Hispanic Community Center, was in Agricultural Hall on Saturday and Sunday. Dancers, ranging from age 4 to 15. wore sombreros and colorful dresses to entertain the diverse crowd at the festival. Children milled around carrying bal loons and wearing designs painted on their cheeks. It was a day for families. Hispanic and non-Hispanic alike, to have fun and learn more about cultures other than their own. Booths of food. art. education and crafts were set up around the hall for the festival. The booths were filled with colorful hand-woven clothing, hand-made jewel ry and detailed crafts and artwork. Joel Gajardo. director of the Hispanic Community Center, said it's important for everyone to understand that Latin America is a div ersity of cultures. Please see HERITAGE on 6 Social Security debate calls for no privatization By Brian Carlson Staff writer Nebraskans called on the federal government Saturdav to save Social Security w ithout causing a negative impact on working families and without privatizing the sv stem During a teleconference sponsored bv Americans Discuss Social Security, participating Nebraskans were in broad agree mem wnn participants from 'South Dakotjt. North Dakota. Wyoming and Montana in oppos ing across-the-board payroll tax increases or benefits reductions and expressing distrust of privatization programs. All five states had conferences Saturday connected by satellite, moderated from Wash ington. D.C. Like other states participants, Nebraskans supported reduc ing benefits for high-income beneficiaries and increasing the amount of income subject to the payroll tax. At the Nebraska conference, held at the Nebraska ETV stu dios on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's East Campus, par ticipants also joined other states in calling on the federal gov ern ment to end the practice of loaning Social Security trust funds to finance other government spending. Teleconference participants' opposition to privatization pro posals could open the ears of politicians working on reforming the system. Several proposals in Washington call for at least partial priv a tization in the Social Security system, including one sponsored bv U.S. Democratic Sen. Bob Kerrey. In a poll of v oters at all fiv e conference locations. 60 percent opposed privatization in the Social Security system, and 34 per Please see SECURITY on 6 44 It's perfectly reasonable to expect my children to work longer” Lorraine Giles teleconference participant Activities fill week with Husker spirit By Ieva Augstums Staff writer New activ ities combined with old events during UNL's Homecoming week will continue what organizers call a tradition of excellence. The University of Nebraska Lincoln's "Cherish the Past. Continue the Excellence" Homecoming week kicked off Sunday. Glenn C'acek. Nebraska Alumni Association building activities man ager. said upcoming events will bring the university community together. "There's a nostalgic aspect behind homecoming tradition, his tory." Cacek said. "It s a time for alumni to come back to campus and -we the similarities, changes and progress." lason McCallan. Homecoming Steering Committee chairman, said Homecoming week provides alumni and students with the opportunitv to celebrate the Cornhusker spirit. This year's theme was based on the transition from past Nebraska football Coach Tom Osborne to new Coach Frank Solich. "This year doesn't only remem ber the past.” McC'allan said. "It emphasizes the continuing excel lence at UNL athletics and acade mics.” / A total of 42 teams organized by residence halls, greek houses and student organization div isions will compete in contests and activ ities throughout the week. Participation points will be awarded to each team that attends and competes in Homecoming activ ities. Marlene Bevke. ASUN director Please see CHERISH on 3 Texas A&M halts NU’s win streak By Sam McKewon Senior editor The fragile house of cards that wobbled against Oklahoma State came crashing down for Nebraska on Saturday. That crash came courtesy of Texas A&M, which beat the Comhuskers 28 21 at Kyle field in College Station, Texas. Nebraska trailed 28-7. but made a comeback that fell short when Bobby Newcombe was intercepted with 58 seconds remaining in the fourth quar ter. Though NU lost, it did not drop out ofthe tqp 10. In both The Associated Press gnd the USA Today Coaches polls, the Buskers dropped to eighth place, now behind Big 12 Conference foe Kansas State, which stands at No. 3 m the coaches poll and No. 4 in the AP poll. But for the Nebraska fans, it w as an end to the perfection that extended back to the 1996 Big 12 Championship game. Cone was a 19-game w inning streak. Gone was a 40-game confer ence winning streak in the regular sea son. "We've got to put this behind us." tight end Sheldon Jackson viid. "Nobody's perfect." See cov erage on pages 8. v ind 10. Matt Miller/DN BOBBY NEWCOMBE and Shevin Wiggins are consoled by Turner Gill after a 28-21 loss to Texas A&M. 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