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SPORTS A&E Cowboy Up All Aboard October 4, 1999 Though the NU defense surrendered more than 200 The Fremont Dinner Train attempts to take riders yards to OSU in the second half, Linebackers Coach back to the 1940s, when train travel was chic, TOEING THE Craig Bohl sees no reason to worry. PAGE 10 romantic and abundant. PAGE 12 Sunny, high 67. Mostly VOL. 99 COVERING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN SINCE 1901 NO. 31 Taking a stand - Mike Warren/DN CHRIS COULTER, 16, of Lincoln participates in the Life Chain, an organized anti-abortion rally on 0 Street on Sunday. The rally was organized by Lincoln Right to Life. Denise Way, vice president of Lincoln Right To Life, esti mated between 1,500 and 2,000 people took part in the chain, which stretched from 27th Street to 70th Street. Students rally for new schools By Josh Knaub Staff writer Nearly 75 local high school students braved the cold Sunday afternoon to show their support for building two Lincoln high schools. Lincoln residents will vote Tuesday on a $100 million school bond to fund the new schools. The bond would cost property owners 8.33 cents per $100 of property value. Students waved signs reading “Stop School Overcrowding,” and “Help Me, I’m Claustrophobic,” during a half-hour rally on the steps of Lincoln High School. The rally was organized by Lincoln High’s Young Democrats. tfc “ I support this school bond because my experts (students) are telling me it is needed." Anita McRoy Lincoln city councilwoman Janet Eckerson, a student and presi dent of the organization, said other Lincoln high school students were among those at the rally. “We even had some Lincoln High Young Republicans,” she said. Lincoln City Councilwoman Annette Me Roy said she was at the rally because the new schools were neces sary. “You are my experts,” McRoy told the students. “I support this school bond because my experts are telling me it is needed.” McRoy said overcrowding at Lincoln schools was a sign that Lincoln is growing quickly. She said new schools were essential to growth. , Please see SCHOOLS on 2 Student dragged in train accident ■ Conductors blew horn several times but couldn’t awaken man who lost part of leg. By Jake Bleed Senior staff writer A University of Nebraska-Lincoln . student lost part of his right leg early Saturday morning after being hit by a fully loaded freight train, police said. James Jurgens, 21, oLPirth was taken to BryanLGH West after the accident near 14th and New Hampshire streets. Capt. David Beggs said the train cut Jurgens’ leg off 8 inches below the right knee. Jurgens, who lives in the 1000 block ofY Street, is a business admin istration and accounting major. A BryanLGH West spokeswoman said she did not think doctors would try to reattach the leg. She said Jurgens was in fair condition Sunday night. Conductors on the train saw Jurgens sitting slumped next to the tracks at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Beggs said. The conductors pulled an emer gency break and blew the train’s Jiom several times, Beggs said, but were unable to wake Jurgens. The eastbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe train was traveling about 12 mph, Beggs said, and could not come to a complete stop in time. The train hit Jurgens and dragged him for about 300 feet, Beggs said. Please see TRAIN on 2 I ^I Council on deck for stadium vote By Kimberly Sweet Senior staff writer NU regents said they hope to hear the cracks of bats hitting balls in a new baseball stadium by March 2001. The NU Board offtegents voted 7-0 on Friday to allow the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to cooperate with the city of Lincoln and Nebco Inc. to build a $25.9 million baseball and softball complex. The complex would be home to NU’s baseball and softball teams as well as a minor league professional team. But before the building begins, university officials are hoping to hear tbp-spunds of dollars .chapping. NU President Dennis Smith told the regents during their monthly meeting the project would be funded completely by private donations. “We’re not intending to use state sources or tuition money to fund this,” Smith said. The university’s Athletic Department will have to raise $10.6 million to contribute to the project. Construction of the baseball sta dium, which will include walkways and skywalks connecting it to neigh boring city campus and the Haymarket, will cost about $12.25 million. u We re not intending to use state sources or tuition money to fund this ” Dennis Smith NU president UNL will use $3 million of its contribution to build a 2,500-seat softball stadium for the women’s softball team. The 4,500- to 5,000-seat base ball stadium also will include a $2Q0»pQ0 j>racticefield next to it. Lincoln Regent Charles Wilson said he supported the project but wanted to make sure people under stood where the money to build the project was coming from. “I understand the concern that at the same time we’re making cuts we’re talking about a $25 million baseball stadium,” Wilson said. “I think it’s very important to empha size that money will not be drawn from academic programs.” v Smith said a specific group of donors was interested in investing in Please see BASEBALL on 2 Board backs - 1 education plan By Kimberly Sweet Senior staff writer With the cooperation of state boards of education, students will be more prepared for college and teachers will be better able to pre pare them. At least that’s what the NU Board of Regents and the State Board of Education hope will come out of a new initiative that seeks to give leaders of educational institu tions - from preschools to colleges - insight into education. After meeting with the State Board of Education on Friday, the regents voted 7-0 to support the Nebraska P-16 initiative. The initiative provides guides to state executive and governing bodies of public and private institutions through research, evaluation and communication. One of the goals of the initiative is to graduate and admit into college students who meet rigorous academ ic standards. The second goal is to evaluate teacher preparation programs in col leges to ensure that new teachers are prepared to provide students with a rigorous academic environment. NU President Dennis Smith, also a member of the National Association of System Heads K-16 Network, said he supports the initia tive. Smith said the quality of the teacher is usually the overriding fac tor that determines a student’s suc cess. “The data shows that very bright students with low-performing teach ers essentially never recover,” Smith said. “Poor students with high-per forming teachers excel and continue successfully from there on.” The initiative would make Please see PLAN on 2 Read the Daily Nebraskan on the World Wide Web at dailyneb.com