SPORTS
California dreamin’
Nebraska and Arizona square off in the Culligan
Holiday Bowl, a game that gives NU a chance to
play well in front of a national audience. PAGE 10
A&E
Original sin
KISS has made a few comebacks in the past, but
this time all the original members are back with
an album of original material. PAGE 15
MON lAY
December 14, 1998
Going Out In Style
Mostly sunny, high 58. Partly cloudy tonight, low 30.
VOL. 98 COVERING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN SINCE 1901 NO. 76
Kerrey passes on 2000 presidential bid
U.S. SEN. BOB KERREY announced Sunday afternoon from the Doubletree Hotel in Omaha that he will not seek a nomination for the
presidency in 2000 from the Democratic Party, after conferring with friends and family. Among his supporters joining him on stage
were his son, Ben, and his daughter (right), Lindsey.
‘Unfinished business’
in Senate is reasoning
By Brian Carlson
Staff writer
OMAHA - Sen. Bob Kerrey announced Sunday that he
would not run for president in 2000. saying he wished to
continue serving in the U.S. Senate.
The Nebraska Democrat, who spent most of 1998 con
sidering a presidential bid. met with about 150 friends and
supporters at the Doubletree Hotel in Omaha on Sundae
afternoon, then emerged to announce his decision at a
packed press conference.
"My choice is not whether or not 1 will try to lead." he
said, flanked b\ his daughter. Lindsey, and his son. Ben.
"M\ choice is how best 1 can lead.
"After meeting and talking w ith my family and friends.
m\ choice can now be stated publick :
"I will not be a candidate for president of the United
States." he said.
According to some of those who attended the two-hour,
closed-door meeting before the press conference. Kerre\
announced he would not run for president at the beginning
of the meeting, then discussed Ins intentions with those in
attendance.
Kerrey said he entered the meeting willing to change his
mind after hearing his friends' input, but that apparently did
not happen.
"1 have made this decision at home with my family and
friends." he said. “They will not allow conceit or selfish
hunger for power to seduce me into making a false choice."
Although Kerrey did not officially announce his candi
dacy for re-election to the Senate in 2000. he said he expects
to do so.
Kerrey said he has “unfinished business” he wants to
tackle in the Senate, including entitlement reform, post
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f amines plea for murderer s life
a
It sickens me to
think that my
mother s death
would lead to
another loss of life"
Audrey Lamm
daughter of victim
By Josh Funk
Senior staff water
Eighteen years ago a tremendous
pain engulfed the families of two
young women who were killed in
Lincoln by a family friend.
But over time the nightmares
faded and most found it in their hearts
to forgive the man who caused that pain
- the man who had killed their daugh
ters. wife and mother.
Now. the families say. the state is
planning to revisit that anguish on Jan.
14 and unleash more grief when it exe
cutes the man condemned for the mur
ders of Janet Mesner and Victoria
Lamm.
Randolph Reeves will be put to
death next month unless the pleas for
clemency from his family and the fam
ilies of both his murder v ictims are
heard and accepted by the Pardons
Board.
“We must have the ability to for
give.” said Gus Lamm. Victorias wid
ower. “We take the most horrendous
circumstances (in life), deal with them
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Nil volley ball team advances to NCAA Final Four
By James Nicas
Staff writer
Throughout the season, the
Nebraska volleyball team has said it
would not accept anything less than a
trip to the Final Four.
So far, so good.
The Cornhuskers, who are two
victories away from winning the
national championship, had to win
two matches over the weekend to
advance to the Final Four. And what a
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couple of matches they were.
On Friday, No. 3 NU first survived
Cinderella Pepperdine's upset bid pre
vailing in the final two games to win a
five-game match.
Then, in one of the most memo
rable matches in Nebraska volleyball
history. No. 3 NU trailed a game on
two separate occasions but prevailed
in another five-game marathon over
the No. 8 Wisconsin Badgers.
During a quiet feeling of anticipa
tion, in an otherwise raucous crowd,
outside hitter Nancy Meendering's
last kill hit the floor ending the three
hour match. Players and fans erupted
into a thunderous roar, ending an emo
tionally and physically draining
match.
It's now to the Final Four, where
NU plays 34-0 Penn State on Thursday
at 7 p.m. If the Huskers win that, it’s to
the final to play the winner of the
Long Beach State and Flonda match.
Nebraska can then find out if
champions were made here in 1998.
Plan needs work,
NU regents say
By Ieva Augstums
and Lindsay Young
Staff writers
Though no official vote was
counted, opinions given by NU
regents Saturday indicated changes
would need to be made before they
would say yes to projects included in
an estimated S200 million plan for
UNL's future.
The University of Nebraska
Board of Regents discussed short
and long-term master plans for the
university’s four campuses over the
next 12 years.
“One thing that has become very
apparent is that this needs to be an
ongoing discussion,” Regent Don
Blank of McCook said.
Projects included on the master
plans, drafted by each of the four NU
campuses, will need to be approved
individually at separate board meet
ings.
It is possible some projects will
be voted on as early as January 1999.
The plans will be carried out in
two phases. Ail four plans are based
on a higher projected enrollment in
the next 12 years. For example, the
University of Nebraska at Kearney
does not anticipate a larger first-time
student enrollment, but does antici
pate an increase of transfer students
from area community colleges, said
Rebecca Roller, NU director of facil
ities planning and management.
UNR predicts a 20 percent
increase in students while UNL fore
sees 9 percent growth and the
University of Nebraska at Omaha
anticipates a 15 percent addition.
As a result of the proposed plans,
all campuses envision higher reten
tion rates for freshmen and upper
classmen, Roller said.
Plans would change the looks of
the campuses and renovate students'
living space, and they would build
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