Jones’
death
mourned
JONES from page 1
mittee that interviewed Jones for
the job of vice chancellor in 1995,
said that Jones was soft-spoken and
very intelligent.
But his passion for issues and
warmth in dealing with people
always showed through, McMullen
said.
“After the discussion with him, I
was fascinated,” she said. “He was
warm, caring and soft-spoken - but
very intense in his feeling,”
McMullen said.
McMullen said the community
witnessed this intensity during the '
annual Martin Luther King Jr.
breakfast held two years ago.
Talking about growing up in the
south, Jones related his frequent
contacts with discrimination to the
audience.
“He got a standing ovation,”
McMullen said.
Keith Parker, a UNL sociology
and African-American studies pro
fessor, said the speech was just one
example of Jones’ dedication to
cumnuuimg 10 me community.
“His speech was the epitome of
his life - that was giving something
back,” Parker said.
Besides giving back to the com
munity and the university, Jones
also gave back to students by men
toring them, Parker said.
Jones and his wife, Colleen
Jones, a professor in the College of
Business Administration came to
Lincoln in 1996.
Jones was appointed vice chan- .
cellor in November 1995 and came
to UNL in February 1996. Before
coming to the university, Jones was
the vice chancellor for financial
affairs at Marquette University in
Milwaukee, Wis.
Jones also held a post at Howard
University, served in various posi
tions for the Government of the
District of Columbia, was a budget
administrator for Iowa City, Iowa,
and served as an agent for the
Internal Revenue Service.
In a Daily Nebraskan article
printed after he began his job in
1996, Jones expressed his desire to
remain in Nebraska permanently.
“I plan to become a native
Nebraskan,” Jones said.
Since the day he put his foot in
the state, Jones committed himself
to being involved in the community
and making it home, McMullen
said.
“He certainly embraced
JLincoln, and Lincoln embraced '
him,” she said. “He will be tremen
dously missed.”
The Psychological Services of
the University Health Center will
hold counseling sessions for those
who knew Jones.
Staff will be available at the
Culture Center, 333 N. 14 St., today
from 3p.m. to 5p.m.
Panel addresses lack
of minorities on TV
LOS ANGELES (AP) -
Television’s new fall season is a nearly
“all-white landscape” that shows that
Hollywood has yet to reflect the
nation’s diversity, members of a new
statewide commission were told
Tuesday.
Despite the success of multiethnic
shows such as “ER” and “NYPD
Blue,” none of the more than two
dozen new comedies and dramas fea
ture a minority in a leading role, pan
elists said.
The criticism was made during the
first meeting of Lt. Gov. Cruz
Bustamante’s Commission for One
California. The group of religious and
civic leaders, civil rights lawyers, uni
versity officials and others was
unveiled last month and is charged
with promoting tolerance and under
standing of diversity.
A panel of activists and industry
members addressed the commission at
the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s
Museum of Tolerance.
Coalitions have complained for
months about the lack of minority
characters in the fall lineup, prompting
at least one new series, ABC’s
“Wasteland,” to speed up the introduc
tion of a black cast member.
Panelists suggested several rea
sons for the minority underrepresenta
tion: Hollywood jobs depend on “who
you know,” and minorities don’t know
the right people; executives are afraid
of using minorities for fear of being
criticized for inaccurately portraying
their cultures; executives don’t realize
there is a vast English-speaking
Hispanic market.
The only network or studio that
accepted an offer to appear at the com
mission meeting was the WB
Network.
Project raises funds
HABITAT from page 1
said Jason Pubs, president of UNL
Habitat for Humanity.
Habitat for Humanity is plan
ning to break ground on a new
house Oct. 10, Pubs said.
“Our goal is to give a wake-up
call to the campus, to raise aware
ness,” Stone said. “Even in Lincoln,
people live in inadequate and sub
standard housing. We’re trying to
really give people a picture of that.”
Habitat for Humanity wants to
get each student on campus to
donate $ 1 to the Shantytown pro
ject, Stone said. It is also hoping to
pick up some donations from
Comhusker fans Saturday, she said.
Habitat for Humanity is looking
for donations of time for
Shantytown as well.
“If each of us would just donate
one hour of volunteerism, our cam
pus can make such a big difference,”
said Lisabeth Jump, volunteer chair
of Neihardt Residence Center.
“I’ve always wanted to do
Habitat for Humanity, but I never
had time in high school,” said
Alison Smith, a freshman art major,
during her shift Tuesday. “Now it
seems easier to get involved.”
The people who are going to
receive the new house also get
involved, said Brian Bonne, a
sophomore economics major who
was spending time in Shantytown
on Monday.
“It’s not just giving away a house
because the people who get the
house have to put in time, and even
tually they pay it off,” Bonne said.
Stone emphasized the impor
tance of each student’s participa
tion.
“We just hope that people will
take this seriously. We hope that
everyone will consider giving a dol
lar because, hey, it’s just a dollar,
and in this case a dollar can make a
difference,” she said.
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