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SPORTS m Holy Christo! Monte Christo went from way down on the depth chart to NU’s savior against Missouri. Hey, he, might even get to start Saturday. PAGE 7 A&E Mad opera School of Music Professor Randall Snyder is crazy about opera. Friday, his own opera, “Divine * Madness,” premieres in Kimball Hall. PAGE 9 October 28, 1998 Muddy Waters Showers likely, high 67. Storms tonight, low 53. Matt Miller/DN BROOKE PETERSON has acquired many ribbons in the last two horse shows she has entered. The sophomore speech pathology from Brookings, S.D., has shown horses for about nine years. Champion rider rounds up three titles By Eric Rineer Staff writer For Brooke Peterson, life has been a real kick lately. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln sophomore from Brookings, S.D., has been traveling across the country' with her Arabian saddle-bred horse collecting trophies and ribbons at every show. Though Peterson has been riding horses for the past 10 years, she's been on a roll late ly, winning three national championships. Her family and friends are in awe, while Peterson just takes it in stride. In September. Peterson took her horse, Conway, to the 1998 National Showhorse Finals in Springfield. 111. Peterson cleaned house, winning the national side saddle, country English plea sure riding and grand national championship classes in the ladies’ 18-34 division. Besides conquering Springfield, Peterson also finished in the top 10 at the United States Nationals last weekend in Kentucky'. “It was exciting,” she said. “The victories made it feel like everything I worked for paid off.” But the finals in Springfield were espe cially important, she said, because her father. Dick Peterson, won some of his own prizes - country pleasure driving championship and reserve championship in’driv ing. “He’s always been a huge inspiration,” she said. Peterson remembers the support her father showed the day she came home from her first horse camp with her sister, Michelle. After telling their father they had “fallen in love with horses,” Dick Peterson bought the family its first horse. Dick Peterson, who also has competed since his childhood, said he was impressed at how quickly his daughter has matured. “She's matured by learning to win and to lose,” he said. “She takes both with a smile on her face.” Peterson said she credits her success to her hard work throughout the year. She said she spends most of her weekends practicing with her horse and trainers in Missouri. “It takes a lot of determination and com mitment,” she said. “It's a gradual process.” Please see RIDER on 6 i Candidates: Education a top priority By Todd Anderson Senior staff writer As discussion of state spendmg has taken center stage on the Nov. 3 ballot, both Democratic and Republican candi dates said they are committed to guaranteeing quality educa tion in Nebraska. And University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor James Moeser said he is confident both candidates will prove to be sincere about their dedication to excellent education. Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Johanns and Democratic candidate Bill Hoppner both said building on an already excellent state university system would be top priori ties if they are elected. Johanns said he is excited by what he sees when he visits NU campuses. “I believe we have an outstanding university system, and I think we need to be committed to making it better genera tion after generation,” he said. Hoppner also said Nebraska has a great university system to develop into a source of growth for the state. “We need to have a university that excels in areas that are important to the growth of our state and opportunities for our kids,” Hoppner said. He said a discussion is needed to identify the areas in which the NU system should aim for excellence. “I think Nebraskans will be willing to support that sort of goal,” he said. According to UNLs 1998-1999 general operating budget report, more than 28 percent of S609 million in revenue for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln comes directly from state funding. With Initiative 413 before voters in less than a week, Moeser said funding for UNL is a central issue for the uni versity and for all Nebraskans. The proposed constitutional amendment would limit state revenue by a rate adjusted for inflation and population growth if approved by voters on Nov. 3. The University of Nebraska has estimated more than S20 million would be cut from the NU budget if the proposed lid is approved, and more recent reports estimate more than S30 million in lost revenue for the NU system. But Moeser said no one is sure how severe the fiscal dam age to the state and the university would be. Please see CAMPAIGN on 6 Program connects minority students, staff By Kim Sweet Staff writer A new UNL organization that con nects students to minority professional leaders and faculty members exists thanks in part to the efforts of one stu dent. The program, called Network, was initiated by Assistant Director for Minority Recruitment Cynthia Gooch after a student came to her concerned about the lack of academic organiza tions for minorities in specific areas of study at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. After junior accounting major Jerome Prince came to Gooch because the College of Business Administration didn’t have any profes sional organizations for students of color, the two went to work. They joined forces with Nancy Stara, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, and came up with the new group for colleges that lacked professional organizations for minorities. The purpose of Network is to con nect students of color with profession al minority leaders and faculty mem bers in CBA, the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Journalism and Mass Communications, Gooch said. But it also will bring students from the colleges together eventually to form other academic organizations for minorities within each of the three col leges, such as an organization for black journalists or Latino accountants. American Indian, Latino, Asian American and black business leaders have been recruited for the program so far, Gooch said. Robert Campos, founder and pres ident of Campos Construction in Omaha, is a business leader participat ing in the program. Being involved in Network is a way for Campos to continue doing what he has been doing for years - mentoring young people and connect ing them with jobs, he said. “I can offer assistance to students in college and high school to find what it is that they may be looking for,” Campos said. “I want to help out in that effect.” The student whose idea sparked the new program, Prince, said he is excited an organization now exists that fills the previous gap. Not only will it benefit minorities who currently study at UNL, but the organization also can attract prospective students of color to the university with its support system, he said. “I think whenever a student of color is considering attending a pre dominantly white university, they tend to look to whether they can see other students of color,” Price said. "It is another opportunity to see students of color.” REMINDER Absentee ballots by mail for Nebraska counties must be requested in writing from the election commissioner by 4 p.m. Friday. Read the Dady Nebraskan on the World Wide Web at http:/ /www.unl.edu/DailyNeb