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
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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.
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- Human R0fe Cormtoee Chairman Andy Schueiman said ASUN is working Mti UNL* Amnesty
International to hafcptanotef»50toanntareary of f» Universal Dedaralton of Human Kghls on Dec.
10. Schueiman said tiettom Monday trough Fnday, Amnaaiy fatematonel is ooleclrg aignaluree and
wB be sentogtiemtoParistobe assented into tie tegsst book ever pubiahsd.
Z Maintain regular campuswide community service projects.
- Ryan Anderson, chahnenoftie Campus Lis Commltoe. paid ASUN* oommuniy service project
wtti UNL* Habitat lor Humanly chapter on Nov. 7 has been postponed, a new date wl be schecUed
on Mach ASUN members wB work on Hafafeafe'NUHouBsr.
& Enhance technokxrical sendees to students.
—PaJSchreier, ASUN Technotogy Fee AcMaory Board Chairman, said student Web services are
preaertly being ipdetod to include onftie regfekatton, scheckies and grade checks.
4 Research the options to mate student evteuattone more effective.
- Academic Commase Chairwoman Kara Shunter said oommMee members are meeftig wtti colege
departnentB and faoAy membere to dtacues tridsemester evekofcns.
5. Adtoes campus parting concerns.
- ASUN President Sara Ruaael sNd ParHng Servioes Oectar Thd McOowal wB speak to tie Student
Senate next week about Cty and East campus parting concerns.‘Hopefc^ws can M out where we
are and where we ongoing,' Russel said.■Wewentto know what ASUN can dotohefamrte tie
parking atoadonmoetbenefcial to students.’ ry
& Continue efforts to unha Ctty and East campuses.
—Andersen said Campus Lfe and tie ASUN ErMronmental laauessubcommktoe are looking into
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- 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
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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.
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"Personal Statement & Letters of Recommendation'
•Professor Craig Lawson, Nebraska College of Law
"The Role of the Admissions Committee'
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"Understanding Financial Aid'
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