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f "iTAmrilli ^ 1 “REFLECTION TO PAST CENTURIES" Gabochon Making. Crystals. Cut Gemstones. Dealers. Demonstrations, Displays. ® Educational Programs, Faceting, Gem Dig. Gold Panning, Jewelry Maker's Supplies, ■ Fossils, Jewelry, Kid's Activities, Lapidary Equipment, Rough Gems, and moral I Saturday, March 27, 1999 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, March 28, 1999 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. I Admission is $4.00. Children under 12 - free with adult. | ■ This ad is worth $1.00 toward each adult admission in your group. PERSHING AUDITORIUM 226 Centennial Mall South. Lincoln. NE ! Lincoln Gem & Mineral Club ! Appeal changes Prop 16 66 There are so many questions out there.” AlPapik NU compliance coordinator ByAdamKunker Senior staff writer Proposition 16, the NCAA’s rule regarding academic entrance eligibility for college athletes, was struck down March 8 by a federal judge in Philadelphia. The rule, which states that student athletes who wish to continue their careers in college must meet a mini mum score on standardized tests, was overturned based on District Court Judge Ronald L. Buckwalter’s ruling that such tests are racially biased against blacks and the practice of using them to determine eligibility is also unfair. Four black athletes were named as plaintiffs, all having been denied a chance to participate based on their test scores. Buckwalter used the NCAA’s own information to support his decision. The research showed that black student ath letes scored consistently lower on stan dardized tests than did white athletes. The NCAA now is considering an appeal to the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, Nebraska Senior Associate Athletic Director A1 Papik said. Papik is NU’s director of compliance coordina tion and football operations. However, Papik, who contends the issue has less to do with race as it does socio-economic status and education, said the appeal may just be an attempt by the NCAA to bide its time while finding another means of determining eligibility. “There are still so many questions out there,” he said. “But there’s no ques tion that the NCAA must react quickly so we can adjust accordingly.” Papik said the NCAA is organizing a committee to develop interim rules for eligibility so colleges can continue recruiting and qualifying student ath letes. He said that with the interim plan and the possibility of a new plan alto gether, he hoped to see more of an emphasis placed on grade point average and core course requirements, things that NU has stressed in its recruiting and qualifying. Also, he said incorporating all the requirements into a sliding scale of GPA, core courses and test scores would be an acceptable alternative. “My preference would be the slid ing scale,” Papik said. “With that, a low test score won’t factor as much, but there must be a high GPA, say a 3.0, to meet certification.” For right now however, Papik said schools around the nation have put qualification and eligibility reviewing on hold while the NCAA formulates the interim plan. The NCAA Clearinghouse also is unable to proceed until they have enough information regarding new rules. The NU compliance committee is in the midst of checking the eligibility of all recruits that will enter the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the fall semester of 1999. The court ruling will mean a stop page of that work, but only momentari ly. Papik said an initial interim plan should be announced within two to three weeks. ij HIGH MARKS FROM MORNINGSTAR, S&P, MOODY’S, MONEY MAGAZINE AND RTT .T, To help you gain a solid understanding of retirement planning, TIAA-CREF will be on campus on the following dates: FINANCIAL PLANNING WORKSHOPS Tuesday, March 30,1999 2:00 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. Nebraska Center for Continuing Education Auditorium 33rd and Holdrege Streets, Lincoln INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS Wednesday, March 31 or Thursday, April 1 8:00 a.m-5:00 p.m. Nebraska Centeirfor Continuing Education Grand Island Room To reserve a place at the workshop or to schedule an individual appointment, please call Coco Chance in the Denver Regional Office at 1 800 842-2009, ext. 2613. www.tiaa-cref.org Ensuring the future for those who shape it* operating pcrfi*nu»cr. TIAA-CREF InAvuluJ «ul In.t.tutlonal Sotm, Inc. ,lmiU CREF oartificate. an J inter.*. in the TIAA Real Ertate Accm.nl Tear hen Personal Investors S-rvtces. Inc . ,.,riho-. the TIAA-CREF Mutual Fund. Pm- mm. cum,,let. Information, including charge, and plea- call lor prmpmnu-s. Read them “refuHy v .-111 KW| ~ ■—-—- —1 ^ — ^ ^ JN u omcials say tutors warned about cheating BySamMcKewon Senior editor Academic officials within the NU athletic department said they are deter mined not to duplicate recent allega tions made at the University of Minnesota, just as they have been for years. Dennis Leblanc, Assistant Athletic Director and director of academic pro grams for the Comhuskers, said acade mic tutors have been strongly encour aged to never provide athletes with extra benefits beyond tutoring. The question was recently raised WE'LL ERAS! YOUR COLLEGE IftiM If you’re stuck with a (federally insured) student loan that’s not in default, die Army might pay it oft If you qualify, we’ll reduce your debt—up to $65,000. Payment is either 1/3 of the debt or $1,500 for each year of service,. whichever is greater. You’D also have training in a choice of skills and enough self-assurance to last you the rest of your life. Get all the details from your Army Recruiter. (402)467-2221 after a tutor at Minnesota alleged two weeks ago that she had been doing research papers for the men’s basketball team for the better part of 15 years. Sunday, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported the tutor’s sister also had come forward, alleging the same thing. Leblanc said he did not know any principles involved at UM, nor did he know of any other schools around the nation that might have this problem. What he did know, he said, is that NU addresses the issue frequently with its tutors and completely prohibits assis tance to athletes that might be consid ered “extra benefits.” In other words, tutors can not type papers, as they did at UM. They can not do research. They can not assist an ath lete in any case where a regular UNL student would not be assisted by a tutor. Kim Schellpeper, coordinator of learning development within the athlet ic department, recently delivered a memo to all of the tutors reminding them not only of the UM incident, but, as Leblanc put it, “reminding them of rules and guidelines like we always do.” “This isn’t a memo that we sent out specifically for the Minnesota inci dent,” Leblanc said. “We do these types of dungs quite a bit” If, in fact, a tutor were to step over those bounds and assist an athlete in an unethical way and be caught doing it, Leblanc said, that tutor would be released. I Softball Minty Tom: MttmtoJfyU, ft 25 Hfch 20*31 * UMPIRES NEEDED!I! *** 441-f»»«