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" \ more .. ■ ' ■ ' ' • student leaders ■ Four others in the car were still-hospitalized Thursday night after the collision outside Lincoln on Wednesday By Jake Bleed Senior staff writer A two-car collision outside Lincoln that killed a 3-year-old boy and hospitalized four women Wednesday evening is still under investigation, Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner said. A red Chevrolet Cavalier head ing west on Rokeby Road failed to l The Navix® Help Desk is now open around the clock. (Good to know next time you pull an all-nighter.) • K v *T ■ £ ■ ' , *n i ne Navix help Desk is now open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. So no matter how late you're surfing, we’ll always be there if you need technical help. Get 5 FREE Hours And if you’re a UNL student, faculty or staff member, we’ll give you 5 free hours of Internet access every month when you sing up for one of these Navix plans: Lew Usage Plan: Get 15 hours of online time for just $6.50 a month. 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Wagner said one of the passen gers of the Cavalier, Monica Reese, was thrown from the car. Her T year-old son, Corey Reese, was pronounced dead at the scene. Ambulance teams took Reese, another passenger, Clara Gonzales, and the driver of the Cavalier, Cindy Jackson, all of Lincoln, to the trauma unit at BryanLGH West Hospital. \ A BryanLGH representative said Reese was in serious condition Thursday afternoon with injuries to both arms, her left leg, pelvis, face and chest. Gonzales and Jackson were both in fair condition with abra sions and fractures. Schrader was flown by heli copter to BryanLGH and remains hospitalized in fair condition. No charges have been filed. -II By Veronica Daehn Staff writer With close to 100 spots open on more than 20 ASUN committees and boards, there is plenty of room for students to get involved. The Association of Students of the University of Nebraska is accept ing applications for new members until 4 p.m. Thursday, said Marlene Beyke, ASUN director of develop ment. Kevin Naujokaitis, ASUN Speaker of the Senate and chairman of the appointments board, said com mittees can serve as good learning tools. “There are a lot of misperceptions about ASUN,” Naujokaitis said. “This is a great way to understand why things happen and what they can do when things happen.” Some of the more than 20 com mittees students can join work with topics such as parking appeals, cam pus safety, judicial affairs, women’s issues and sexual orientation. For a complete list, contact the ASUN office in the Nebraska Union room 115. After submitting applications, interested students will be inter viewed, and members of the appoint ments board will then decide whom to place on committees. Naujokaitis said the interviews are typically “laid back,” but it does get competitive. “We don’t want to intimidate any one,” he said, “(but) we want to find good people.” All students are eligible to apply as long as they have GPAs of 2.0 or above. In some cases, full-time enrollment is required, but Naujokaitis said that stipulation * varies by committee. Because there are so many open positions, all eligible students are encouraged to apply. ■. - ' • Mandy Guernsey, College of Arts and'Sciences senator, said she hopes more people will get involved. 66-— I think students see parts of ASUN but don’t see the connection with it. They don’t know they re paying for it.” Andy Schuerman ASUN president “I want to see more people on committees and more people apply ing,” she said. ASUN president Andy Schuerman agreed, saying he thinks some students want to participate in ASUN, but just don’t have time. “Most students are busy, not apa thetic,” he said. “I think students see parts of ASUN but don’t see the con nection with it. They don’t know they’re paying for it.” Although the deadline for appli cations is Thursday, Beyke said that it may be extended because of the ASUN open house that day. The open house will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Beyke expects more applications to go out that day. Depending on the number of applica tions received, the deadline may be extended to give those students time to apply. 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