Campaign Nebraska reaches goal By Kim Sweet Staff writer A record amount of money trans ferred from the NU Foundation has made the University ofNebraska a few million dollars richer. The University of Nebraska Foundation transferred $49 million to die University ofNebraska during the last fiscal year, said Theresa Klein, UNL spokeswoman. That number is a 111 percent increase over 1997. A large portion of that money went to campus and building improvements, such as the Lied Transplant Center at die University ofNebraska Medical Center and the renovations of the fieid r house at the University ofNebraska at i Omaha Another chunk of die money went to an increase in academic student sup port. This included fellowships and scholarships, Klein said. Along with the record number of transferred dollars to die University of Nebraska, the foundation reached its goal of raising $375 million for Campaign Nebraska, a fund-raising effort aimed at raising enough money to help the emerging strengths of the university system. The Foundation hopes to raise money to support students, faculty, buildings and academic programs at all four campuses through the fund drive. While die NU Foundation reached its targeted dollar amount months ear lier than the December 31,2000 target date, Klein said the campaign is not done. The program is setup to fund cer tain priority objectives designated by the Foundation. While every gift received by the foundation counts toward the goal, some of the gifts received will not go to the objectives identified on the Campaign Nebraska list Two of the objectives that have not yet been funded are the renovation of the Security Mutual building at 200 N. Centennial Mall, which is the future home of the University of Nebraska Lincoln’s College of Journalism and Mass Communications, and the expan sion of the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery. Faculty support, cultural diversity programs and teaching equipment are also on the list of priorities that need more funding, Klein said. But while Campaign Nebraska continues to call for more funding, the Foundation has benefited from the amount of money that has been con tributed and tiie number of donors that have emerged, said Clarey Castner, assistant vice president and director of development for the Foundation. “There has been tremendous sup port from Nebraska alumni and friends who feel the University ofNebraska is a good investment,” Castner said. “People have been very generous.” That generosity is evident in the number of gifts and bequests the foun dation received in 1998. More than $86 million was given last year. That is the second-highest amount ever received in a one-year period. Castner cites die strong economy as one of the reasons for increased giv ing to charitable organizations as a whole. He said that the fact donors are choosing to invest their dollars into the NU system says something about the university. “Clearly there is a sense of loyalty among friends and alumni of the uni versity that doesn’t exist elsewhere.” While much work needs to be done to fund all the objectives of Campaign Nebraska, Castner said he is not wor ried about reaching the goal. “I’m optimistic that all the objec tives of the campaign will be funded,” he said. “I think we will see other people jump on board.” Public access show beats pornography rap By Josh Funk Senior staff writer The man who produced a public access television show depicting a mas turbating clown has been cleared to get back on the air after the Nebraska Court of Appeals dismissed the case Tuesday. The court called the video ‘bizarre and disgusting” but not obscene in its decision that dismissed the January 1997 conviction against Scott Harrold. He had been convicted of a misde meanor count of distributing pornogra phy and fined $ 1,000. “This lowers the bar for public access programming,” said Beth Scarborough, president of Lincoln CableVision. That company aired the show in question two nights in a row in 1995 on a Lincoln public-access cable channel. “While the adjectives strange, weird, graphic, unnecessary, distasteful, indecent and offensive are applicable to T * 7 * Harrold’s video, it is not legally obscene,” Judge Richard Sievers wrote in die court’s 2-1 ruling. The lone dissenter said the court could not say if the entire tape was obscene because four minutes of credits had been omitted from the tape used as evidence in the first trial Marilyn Hutchinson, the prosecut ing attorney, said the state will appeal to the Nebraska Supreme Court Harrold’s attorney was in court Tuesday and unavailable for comment. Harrold produced a public-access television show called “Cosmic Comedy,” in which Harrold portrayed several different clown characters and reviewed adult movies. The show aired between midnight and 1 a.m. because of CableVision guidelines that said indecent material could be aired during that time frame. During Harrold’s first trial in Lancaster District Court, the judge did not admit the CableVision rule book as I-—r evidence. Harrold also argued that because CableVision aired the show it could not be obscene. CableVision doesn’t air obscene material which is defined as more explicit than indecent material. Questionable material is reviewed by the CableVision advisory board, but Harrold’s show was not reviewed. In his testimony, Harrold said he did the masturbation scene after a female viewer complained his shows focused on female nudity too much. A different episode of “Cosmic Comedy” contained a video depicting a woman stripping off her clothes and masturbating. Harrold was not prose cuted for that tape. Sievers summed up his thoughts on what he called a meaningless home movie by saying: “It’s hard to define what the video tape says and what it means, if anything, but it is not hard-core pornography.” uincom leen dies in crash By Josh Funk Senior staff writer A Lincoln teen-ager was killed after he lost control of his Ford Mustang early Tuesday morning, following what ; police called “a possible speed contest” The Mustang, which was south bound on South 56* Street, crossed the center line just after midnight and col lided with a northbound car, killing the 17-year-old Mustang driver, Lincoln Police Sgt Ann Heermann said Andrew Allen died at the scene of the accident near Sherman Street, and ..the two occupants of the other car, Henry and Rebecca Flores, were taken to BryanLGH West Medical Center for treatment of their injuries. Henry Flores was listed in fair con dition at the hospital Tuesday night, and Rebecca had been treated and released Tuesday morning. The Floreses were on their way to their North 56* Street home at the time of the accident Witnesses at the scene of the acci dent described a possible race between the Mustang and a pickup truck prior to the accident Police later contacted the driver of the pickup, who was a friend of Allen’s, though police deferred any additional comment on the racing to the Lancaster County Attorney. tout the scare is. The following le a Hst of goato ASUN has set and the progress It has made. I.tatenuecommlmerttotirereity through sponsored rnny1|mTtt 7. Create a larger roproaontelton of students through outreach HteMves. - FI note said tiASUNSpecM Topics Oommltee is cortecSig student eaganbafcnpreaidBnte and creaing a iitearsal student orgarfeaionfrmallstBeiv The latsetvMii alow tor hnBnrrnmrnaiirnlon botwoon student grottos and tieir membere, aha 8akl a RntBeewarenoaBOfthe proposed apendtog Id amendment to the Nabatea ConsdUion and the knmedUe etacb imposed on UNL and Ms students. -ASUN members wB march to tie Capfci today to show their oppoeBonto HfaBve413, tie proposed tax Id amendment fiat could cut an eetmetad $20 mBfan tom the NU syalsm* budgetThe math wfl begin on tie souti steps of tie Nebraska Union at noon 9. Lobby tor student input and concern regardtog the ASUN government party system. - RuoeofopropooodmeaB^e to teep a partisan government ayatem, but remove tie feting of party names on tie etedonbelot, is being dscussed by tie ASUN BectoraiCommiaeioa Ryan Fuchs, Bectarai Commisaion dbectpr, said tie oommiseion wB present a proposal to tie senate in tie next ooupieofwooko. 1 a Work to promote alcohol awareness and education campuswida - ASUN members Ml be pnwHng addfcnel manpower during Gamma Phi Beta Sororfty and Afaha Gamma S^ma Fratemly* SaeSawA-Thon on Nov. 5-7. Nadya Shannon, senator far tie Colege of Arts and Sctenoas and Gamma Phi Beta member, said tie goal of tie event is to raise $8,000 far tie Laura Cockson Memorial Scholarship Rnd. The memorial fund is if) to $1,455.42. Featured Speakers: •Dr. Becky Faber. 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