Glenn begins second voyage I
GATH GANAVeKAL, Fla. (Ar)
John Glenn renewed his place in
space history Thursday — “one
American legend” among a crew of
heroes.
“Boy, eqoymg the show;” he sahf in
orbit again at long last “This is beauti
ful.”
The first American to orbit the
Earth became the worlds oldest space
man when the 77-year-old Glam and
six crewmates young enough to be his
children lifted off aboard the space shut
tle Discovery at 2:19 pjn. EST.
Repeating the words of his first
flight, he said, “It’s still a trite old state
ment Zero-g and I feel fine.”
“Let he record show that John has a
smile on his face, and it goes from one
ear to the other one, and we haven’t been
able to remove it yet,” said shuttle com
mander Curtis Brown, Jr.
It was a space sequel with all the
right stuff. Discovery Is departure a mere
19‘/a minutes late was practically rou
tine compared with Glenn’s oft-post
poned, pioneering flight
The launch was marred when an 18
by-22-inch drag-chute door fell from
the shuttle’s tail and struck an engine
moments before liftoff But NASA said
it will pose no risk to the crew when die
shuttle returns to Earth on Nov. 7 after
the nine-day flight
In taking the second space flight of,
his life, Glenn realized a dream that he
never thought possible. His return to
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Let the record show that John (Glenn)
has a smile on his face.”
Brown, Jr.
-juiUe commander
space as the first orbiting geriatric test
subject captured the American imagina
tion, so much that thousands of people
jammed the area to see the retiring sen
ator off.
Bill Clinton, the first president to
witness a shuttle liftoff, pronounced
Glenn’s flight as “a great day for
America and a great day for our senior
citizens.”
As the low man on Discovery’s
crew, the Democratic senator from
Ohio sat in die middle seat of the win
dowless bottom deck for launch, string
at a row of metal lockers. He wore a
baggy orange suit with a U.S. flag
stitched to his left shoulder, a contrast to
bis sleek silver suit from his Merdbry
mission.
Soon after reaching orbit, however,
Glenn unstrapped himself, and for the
first time ever, floated free and weight
less. Back m 1962, he never got out of
the seat of his cramped Friendship 7
Mercury capsule during his five-hour,
thite^orbit flight and had little time for
sightseeing.
“First report is great,” Glenn said,
340 miles up and three hours into his
Discovery flight
“I don’t know what happens on
down the line, but today is beautiful and
great And Hawaii is... I just can’t even
describe it”
Discovery’s liftoff and nerve-rack
ing 8%-mimite climb to orbit capped a
long campaign by the World War II
combat pitot tosnag a space shuttle seat
The four-term senator b^gan pester
ing NASA for a ride more than two
years ago. He was struck by toe similar
ities between aging and die effects of
weightlessness - flimsy bones, flabby
muscles, fitful sleep - and offered him
self as a test subject
His zealous request kept echoing
through the halls of NASA headquar
ters in Washington: “Why not me?”
Glenn went through all the astro
naut physicals as well as an extra battery
oftests that included an angjpgram. The
space agency finally gave die thumbs
up in January, and Glenn promptly
began part-time shuttle training
Group to hold sleep-out for homeless
By Kendall Swenson -
Staffwriier
A campus group is trying to ensure
Lincoln’s homeless get a little more
attention this Friday.
Capitol from 4 p.m. Friday to 4 p.m.
Saturday.
We want to make a difference, said
Christine Edney, vice president of Phi
Sigma Pi. “There are a lot of people who
wiU benefit from this.”
The fraternity is hoping to raise
other donations, such as blankets and
used clothes, from people passing the
Capitol building. The donations will be
sent to the People’s City Mission, 110Q
Organizers said they also want to
draw attention to Lincoln’s homeless
problem.
“By doing the event on the Capitol
steps, we hope to make it more than just
a university event,” Edney said. “We
want to create some awareness from the
Lincoln community and realty make a
statement.”
The sleep-out will be the first major
event of die UNL chapter ofPhi Sigma
Pi fraternity.
. The chapter is a part of a national
fraternity:^^^^ylvpn^^)iich
scholarship and service, Edney said.
“We are trying to get things going,”
said Chrissy Laubenze, Phi Sigma Pi’s
president. “Our fraternity should be
able to build from this event”
Grants let UNL search for supercomputer
By Jessica Fargen
Staff writer
With about $200,000 in its pocket,
UNL is shopping for a supercomputer
thanks to a grant the university will
receive over the next three years.
The University of.Nebraska
Lincoln will match funds from the
three-year, $750,000 grant, said Dale
Finkelson, network engineer for
Information Services.
The computer, which the university
will purchase with its first-year grant
funds, will be housed in the Research
Computing Center in the Walter Scott
Engineering Building next semester.
The grant, from the National
Science Foundation’s Experimental
Program to Stimulate Competitive
Research will increase the speed and
productivity of UNL researchers by
giving them a more powerful computer
that can handle extremely complex
information or projects involving huge
—
amounts of data, Finkelson said
“It’s merely an opportunity for us
from EPSCoR to actually go out and
buy a machine that would be very diffi
cult for any one faculty person to go
purchase themselves,” Finkelson said
“Information Services hasjiot ever
had a machine quite like this to offer to
the campus like this before.”
Finkelson said UNDs purchase of a
research computer is not directly related
to its hook-up next year to the high
speed Internet 2, which also serves as a
research aid for universities nationwide.
Ashok Samal, UNL’s interim pro
ject coordinator for the computing col
ter, said the increased memory of die
supercomputer will be helpful.
“This will provide people who have
a heavy computation need to make
those kinds of research goals,” said
Samal, an associate professor in com
puter science engineering. “They will
have access to something locally
instead of going over the network.”
Currently, UNL researchers must
go through a research computer at the
University of Illinois in Urbana
Champaign to do work with large
amounts of information. Finkelson said
researchers will still have to use Illinois’
supercomputer for extra-large projects.
- The grant also will pay for a local
coordinator who will help researchers
identify their needs and determine the
best way to use the computer
In order to use die supercomputer,
researchers will have to submit propos
als to a committee that limits access to it
based on the availability of its power,
Finkelson said.
Royce Ballinger, associate vice
chancellor for research, said the
$750,000 grant is UNL’s share of a
three-year, $3 million contract with
EPSCoR, which also is giving money to
the University of Nebraska at Omaha
and Creighton University.
The cost of upgrading the computer
is about $100,000 a year, which the
giant will cover for two years, Ballinger
said.
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Food banks to hold
Kick-in-a-Can drive
By CurenE Nichols
Staff writer
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As the season of giving nears, the
Omaha and Lincoln food banks are
starting their collection drives
Saturday at UNL wife their 15* annu
al Kick-in-a-Can food drive.
Around Memorial Stadium during
Saturday’is football game against
Texas, fans can donate nonperishable
items, such as peanut butter, tuna,
canned fruit, dry milk and pasta, or
they can make a cash donation.
“This is a tremendous help for
both the Omaha and Lincoln food
banks,” said Jim Tardy, the develop
ment manager for the Omaha Food
Bank.
Food donations will be used in
Omaha and Lincoln. Money will be
used statewide.
Nancy Evans, operations manager
at the Lincoln Food Bank, said that last
year, 4,677 pounds of food and about
$2,700 were donated in die event She
hopes this year’s efforts exceeds past
years’.
The Alpha Phi Alpha and Alpha
Phi Omega service fraternities are
helping to sponsor the event They
hope to increase the number by at least
25 percent over last year.
“We appreciate die support for die
last 15 years,” said John Sharkey, pres
ident of Alpha Phi Alpha. “We also
hope to continue this worthy cause. It
is a great help to both food banks.”
The Lincoln Food Bank, however
is warning people that a telemarketing
firm is using its name without autho
rization to solicit cash donations.
Unidentified callers are asking
people to give money for die food
bank to buyibodbaskets. Once acomr
mitment is made to contribute, they
offer a volunteer to come to the indi
vidual and pick up the donation imme
diately.
The food bank warns it is not, and
has nevef, using a professional tele
marketing firm or volunteers to make
telephone solicitations on its behalf. In
addition, the food bank distributes
donated food to other charities, which
dioi provide direct assistance to peo
ple in need.
“We want die public to know we
did not authorize this," said Wende
Baker, executive director of the
Lincoln Food Bank. “We want to warn
the public so they are not misled.”
The University Bookstore also is
sponsoring a promotion until
Saturday. For people donating canned
goods, a 20 percent discount will be
offered on “Club Red” items. This
ofler is available at both City and East
campus University Bookstore loca
tions. •
The Lincoln Food Bank is launch
ing its traditional holiday appeal Nov.
23. A grocery sack will be inserted in
the Lincoln Journal Star to be filled
and returned to one of 25 participating
grocers serving as collection sites.
A few of those sites are: Hy-Vee,
5020 N. 27th St; Super Saver, 2662
ComhUsker Highway; Save Mart
2727 N. 11th St; and Russ’s Market
1709 Washington St
UNL graduate, chemist
gives university $200,000
By Cryshe Nichols
Staff writer
The man whose work in cheinistry
led to tiie development of high-tem
perature fabrics Lycra and Nomex has
made a gift of $200,000 to the
University ofNebraska Foundation.
James Hewett’s donation will be
used to fund future UNL chemists
with the Hewett Distinguished
Professorship of Chemistry in the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
College of Arts and Sciences.
Hewett received his bachelor’s
degree from the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln and his master’s
from Purdue University in West
Lafayette, Ind
Brian Foster, dean of the College
ofArts and Sciences, said Hewettbgift
demonstrates the strength and quality
of the department
“This gift is a significant contribu
tion that recognizes the distinguished
faculty of this department,” he said.
The Hewett Distinguished
Professorship of Chemistry is
bestowed upon a professor, ultimately
selected by UNL Chancellor James
Moeser. The professor does not need
to be a current UNL faculty member.
The professorship will last for five
years before it will be reviewed and
possibly renewed. The recipient of the
fellowship will be announced during
the next academic year.
“I received a great education at
NU that enabled me to become a com
petent researcher in my field,” Hewett
said in a statement
“However, I received that educa
tion through the generosity of the tax
payers and fae state of Nebraska. I felt
that I should pay back my debt while
contributing to the education of cur
rent and future students.”
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Forged bills lead to arrest
A Lincoln man was caught passing
counterfeit $ 10 bills at a convenience
store Wednesday night.
Just before 9 p.m., a man and a
woman entered the Kwik Shop, 2710
W St, and bought hems witha $10 bill,
Lincoln Police Sgt Todd Beam said
The two were laughing when they '
left the store and when they returned a
few minutes later.
Again they bought a few items with
i $10 bill and left the store laughing.
The clerk then took a closer look at
he money they had spent and decided
he bills were counterfeit
The man and woman returned to
he Kwik Shop around 11:20 p.m. and
lied to spend another $10 bill.
The clerk refused die bill, saying it
was counterfeit and called police.
Lincoln police stopped the 23-year
)ld man near 48th Street and Leighton
\venue and arrested him for possess
mg forged items.
Teen falls off of moving car
A Lincoln teen-ager fell off the
back of a car and sustained head
injuries at 8:45 a.m.Wednesday morn
ing.
The 16-year-old boy was sitting on
the trunk of a friend's car as it drove
north on 23rd Street, Beam said.
The 17-year-old driver swerved
between R and S streets to avoid hitting
die curb, and his rider fell off die trunk.
The victim hit his head on the pave
ment and was taken to BryanLGH West
Medical Center in serious condition,
though he was listed in fair condition
Thursday night.
. Both the driver and the victim could
be cited for clinging to a moving vehi
cle, but no tickets had been issued
Thursday.
Compiled by senior staff writer
Josh Funk
