The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, February 02, 1999, Image 1
SPORTS On the road again The Nebraska women's basketball team tries to snap a five-game road losing streak at Missouri on Tuesday. PAGE 6 A&E Rec of a neighborhood The F Street Rec Center has long served the Everett Elementary neighborhood and now plans to expand its operations with a brand-new facility. PAGE 9 TUES IAY February 2, 1999 The Coast Isn’t Ciear Partly sunny, high 45. Partly cloudy tonight, low 30. VOL. 98 COVERING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN SINCE 1901 NO. 92 Sophomore falls from Chi Phi window By Josh Funk Senior staff writer The future of Chi Phi Fraternity is uncertain after a drunken UNL sopho more fell out of a third-floor window early Saturday morning. The fraternity faces sanctions from the university and the national Chi Phi organization pending the results of an investigation. Chi Phi could lose its house on campus and lose its national charter, university and fraternity officials said. Kara Bliven, the 20-year-old sophomore who fell out the window, was upgraded to fair condition and moved out of intensive care at BryanLGH Medical Center West Monday afternoon. Bliven was taken there around 3:30 a.m. Sunday after the 30-foot fall. She sustained several broken nbs, a broken arm and a broken pelvis, and her spleen had to be removed. James Gnesen, vice chancellor for student affairs, said the university is still investigating and penalties would be considered after the inquiry was complete. “This is yet another example of 66 This is yet another example of why students should not engage in high-risk drinking James Griesen vice chancellor for student affairs why students should not engage in high-risk drinking,” Griesen said. Chi Phi President Jason Hardy would not comment Monday. Chapter adviser Rick Blessen said alumni were also still looking into the events and would not comment. Richard Hess, national director of Chi Phi Fraternity, said the headquar ters would not take action until all the facts in the case were gathered. At 3:20 a.m. on Sunday a Community Service Officer patrolling the area around the 1245 N. 16th St. fra ternity saw Bliven lying on the ground and called for an ambulance, University Police Sgt. Bill Manning said. When the CSO approached Bliven, she was moaning and vomiting, and there was a strong odor of alcohol. Manning said. A couple of fraternity members standing near Bliven said they came out when they heard moaning. By the time the ambulance arrived, Please see FALL on 6 Lane Hickenbottom/DN JOEL SARTORE, A UNL graduate, has dedicated his work to saving endangered species as a contract photographer for National Geographic. Sartore, pictured with an enlarged copy of the Geographic bearing his photo, has a reputation of being the magazine’s humor photographer. Photographer does his part to save the world By Josh Funk Senior staff writer Like the boy throwing starfish back into the ocean, photographer Joel Sartore is doing his best to save the world. The story goes that a young boy walking on a beach covered with thousands of starfish is throwing them one by one back into the sea when a man approached. “Why are you throwing them back?” the man asked. “There's too many to make a difference.” As he considered his answer, the boy picked up another starfish. “It matters to this one,” he said and threw it back into the sea. For Sartore. that story sums up his approach to saving endangered species with his photogra phy, he said. “That is the only way you can think,” Sartore said. “Compared to the loss of natural resources, what else matters?” Sartore, a UNL graduate and now a contract photographer for National Geographic maga zine, has dedicated his work to saving endan gered species. “I just want to save the Earth and make a liv Please see PHOTO on 2 Skyboxes offer top Husker seats ■ NU releases the names of skybox holders, including Aliant and John Breslow. By IevaAugstums Senior staff writer More than 1,150 Cornhusker football fans will have a “high-class, birds-eye view” this season as they watch their favorite college team. The University of Nebraska released Monday a list of 42 skybox holders, naming legal entities and contact addresses of those who have signed contracts with the university. “Usually donations to the University of Nebraska Foundations are private,” Theresa Klein, NU Foundations communications direc tor said. “However, because the donors signed a contract to lease the skyboxes, names could be released.” NU spokeswoman Dara Troutman said some media organiza tions had made inquiries about the skybox donors. After a request was filed using the Nebraska Public Records -aw, which states signed con tracts are considered'publie property', the names were released she said. “We didn't feel, in some cases, that we had the right to release donors' names,” Troutman said. “However, I think the university gen \ eral counsel felt it appropriate to release the skybox legal entities.” Among the skybox holders are Aliant Communications of Lincoln; U.S. Bank of Lincoln; First National Bank of Omaha; former State Auditor John Breslow, who is also president of Linweld; and Dale Jensen of Scottsdale, Ariz., former owner of Information Technology Inc. of Lincoln. Bill Henry, executive vice presi dent of First National Bank of Omaha, said the bank is pleased to support student athletes. “As a major Nebraska employer, Please see SKYBOX on 6 ReadtheDailyNebraskanontheWorldWideWebatdailyneb.com