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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 13, 1999)
mtll Victory in the shadows Nebraska’s soccer team entered itself ih the national title race with two victories over ranked teams this weekend. PAGE 12 A & E Mu-. ’ Portraits of an Artist John Falter’s drawings, on display at the Nebraska History Museum, depict the greats of jazz. PAGE 15 MONDAY Pj ght, low 42. VOL. 99 COVERING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN SINCE 1901 NO. 16 L<IZ MEACHAM/IUN Nine-year-old Lindsay and her mother, Kelly Thompson, participate in the Nebraska AIDS walk at Antelope Park on Sunday morning. Walk participants: AIDS fight not over ■r ByCaraPesek Staff writer Dozens of people donning red shirts and red ribbons followed a trail of black and red stick ers through Lincoln’s Antelope Park on Sunday. The visitors to Antelope Park woe walking to raise money for the Nebraska AIDS Project at foe eighth annual Nebraska AIDS Walk. Registration for foe event began at 9 a.m. Upon registering, participants were directed by volunteers to a twisting trail marked by stick * ers. Participants could follow one of three routes - 10 kilometers, 4.2 miles, or three miles. Unlike in years past, where all walkers began at the same time* participants could begin walking as soon as they registered. Gail Linderholm, who works with resource development for the Lincoln branch of the Nebraska Aids Project, was one of many volun teers who attended. “One of the reasons we’re here today is to dispel myths that this disease is under control.” Linderholm said. “News media has done a good job of talking about new drugs, but what they don't say is that drugs don’t work in about 30 percent of die cases.” Linderholm said what differentiates the Nebraska AIDS Walk from other AIDS fund raisers is that the proceeds aren’t sent out of state for research. Instead, they’re used to pro vide services to Nebraskans with HIV and r Please see AIDS on 6 d_j \r.L_l_*z._ 117_; Chief presents claim for remains, artifacts By Kimberly Sweet Senior staff writer Northern Cheyenne Indian Chief John Sipes said he believes his great-great uncle died in Nebraska accompanying an 1852 Indian Wai party near Ord. But, Sipes said, instead ofbeing among toe soil and artifacts buried near toe banks of the South Loup River, some of his ancestors could be among the human remains and artifacts housed on UNL property that university offi cials ^ can’t be tied to a particular tribe. Sipes’ discovery led to his filing a claim with UNDs Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act coordinator Priscilla * Grew. On Friday, Randy Thomas, an activist with Grassroots NAGPRA Inc., presented a claim ol lineal descent to the University of Nebraska Lincoln on behalf of Sipes. The claim states that some oftoe more than 643 un^ffi^B^uftoMns^UNf. can possibly He identrfto^imerthcni Cheyenne, belonging to Sipes’ lineage. After extensively researching his lineage, Sipes said he was convinced some ofhisftm^y members were part ofa l4-person War party that crossed through Nefetaskainore than a cen tury ago and died at the bands of Pawnee Indians. After discovering that some of his family members died in Nebraska, Sq*es said he began to wonder whether their remains could be among those toe university says can’t be affili ated with any tribe. “As I got to looking atthe remains, I figured out that toe probability is high that there may be a family member there,” Sipes said. The information accompanying the claim is the second batch of evidence Thomas has brought forward to prove Sipes’ relatives were 66 I figured out that the probability is high that there may be a family member there.f> John Sipes Northern Cheyenne Indian chief in Nebraska. Thomas said he would be giving more evidence to Grew in a couple of weeks. Since it was made public last fall that the universfty had unaffiliated remains in its pos session^ Thomas has been searching the univer sity’s inventory for clues to help discern to which tribes fee unaffiliated remains belong. Thomas started Grassroots NAGPRA Inc., so he could have access to the university’s to forward information about the unaffiliated remains to tribes, Ifcomassaid. Sipes’ claim pf lined descent is the first of its kind that has-been filed at UNL, Thomas said. After reviewing the claim, Grew said, she would forward it to University of Nebraska attorney Richard Wood. If the claim is acknowledged, the university will have to establish a time and place for Sipes to review the inventory in order to be in accor dance with NAGPRA law, Thomas said In order for the remains to be buried in accordance with each tribes’ ceremonial prac tices, Thomas said it is necessary to identify to which tribes die unaffiliated remains belong. “We need to get these remains back in the ground,” Thomas said. Alternatives to driving examined during forum ■ Biking, walking or taking the bus are viable options to help parking, participants say. By JoshKnaub Staff writer “Jesus would have walked,” read one placard. Omaha junior Elizabeth Goodbrake’s hand-lettered statement attempted to answer the question of where Jesus would park, posed by a sign at last week’s parking rally. The international studies major’s mes sage presented one of the options promoted at Friday’s transportation solutions forum. The forum at Broyhill Fountain was held to promote alternatives to driving to campus. It was sponsored in part by die University of Nebraska Environmental Resource Center. Speakers told students passing by that they did not need to drive to campus. Students could avoid parking problems by walking, biking or, in the future, even taking a train, speakers said. J UK J- TT7. L J •!_L_ Christina Anhalt said she will be biking or riding the bus. Although she owns a cat, Anhalt, co^^^^^^^^^raviron mental resource center, said Lincoln’s main transportation problem - a problem she said was shared by die entire United States - was reliance on the automobile. She said Lincoln’s population and park ing problems were growing faster than city officials could solve with parking garages. “My concern is that we will see Lincoln and this scenic campus paved over,” she said. Anhalt said Lincoln must find other solu tions, such as better bus service. For students wanting to take the bus, Anhalt said StarTran service was good, but not good enough. Anhalt said the city should provide more money to extend StarTran hours so riding the bus becomes a more convenient alternative to driving. She said the city also should look at adding bike lanes. Stephen Stein, UNL career resources Please see FORUM on 6