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-'•••*» f » -T -f. r, • . _ * b\ t : jhf I ; i ; £ * t* . & " I: VOL. 99 COVERING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN SINCE 1901 NO. 37 L l I By Josh Knaub Staff writer About 250 Nebraska high school students got investing advice from Warren Buffett and Jesse Jackson on Monday. The millionaire investor and the civil rights leader shared one message: The most important investment the students would ever make was in themselves. The students were gathered in Omaha for a conference on economics in education held by Sen. Bob Kerrey. Buffett said financial success depended on personal habits. “If you choose the qualities you want and practice them, behavior becomes a habit,” he said. The most important habit, Buffett said, was the habit of making choices with integrity. “When we hire, we look for a person with three qualities,” he said. “Integrity, intelligence and energy. If you don’t have the first quality, the other two will kill you. “The nice thing about integrity is that everyone can have it.” Buffett said the students should choose a job based on what they enjoy rather than the pay they would receive. Buffett said great wealth and numer ous possessions could not bring great happiness. He told the students that he was happier living in the home he and his wife bought 41 years ago than he would be “in a place that costs 200 times as much.” “I do what I like every day. I hope you do what you like every day. I work with nice people. I hope you work with nice people,” he said. “Great wealth is the tiniest bit differ ent ... than having just a decent income.” Buffett said the single most valuable financial asset those in the room pos sessed was future earning potential. He said it mattered little if the students ever invested in stocks or bonds so long as Please see CONFERENCE on 3 Gay holiday supported by Wesely Dane Stickney Staff writer Deanna Zaffke wiped away her tears, stepped up to the micro phone and belted out words of relief. “It’s been a long time com ing!” she said in response to Mayor Don Wesely’s proclama tion supporting Lincoln’s gay, les bian, bisexual and transgendered community. The mayor’s proclamation was read by his executive aide, tin had to attend a funeral. The proclamation was the first in the history of Lincoln to show support for any gay-related activi ty, Quenzer said. During the last two years, Lincoln’s GLBT community has asked former mayor Mike Johanns to give his support to the GLBT community, but he refused, citing personal and religious con flicts. This year, however, Mayor Wesely quickly responded to a request for his support of National Coming Out Day, said Zaffke, a member of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln GLBT gradu ate organization. Zaffke was the master of cere monies at the National Coming Out Day rally Monday at Cooper Park. “This is a big step for us to be seen as human beings,” she said. u I’m very happy; very proud. This was a very emotional day; and I am glad to be part of it.” Jeremy Patrick NU law student “I applaud Mayor Wesely for his convictions.” Quenzer gave an emotional rendition of the proclamation, which called the GLBT commu nity a valuable part of Lincoln. “We’re standing on the eve of the 21st century, and we have an awful lot to look forward to,” she said. “We need to step into the next millennium with pride, together.” The main purpose of the proclamation was to show Wesely’s commitment to diversity and equality and to declare Monday as Coming Out Day in Lincoln, Quenzer said. “All citizens of Lincoln deserve respect regardless of our differences ... and gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered citi zens of Lincoln are valuable to our Please see HOLIDAY on 3 Council approves building of downtown baseball complex ■ The city will contribute $12.8 million to the project, a joint effort with NU and Nebco Inc. By Sarah Fox Staffwriter The City Council agreed Monday to contribute about $12 million toward a baseball complex to be built near UNLs campus. The council voted 7-0 to approve the first phase of an agreement between the city of Lincoln, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the Railroad Transportation Safety District to build the complex at Sixth and Charleston streets. Official anticipate construction on the project to be finished by March 2001. The council is set to vote on the second phase - how the complex will be used - in March 2000. The council voted 4-2 Oct. 4 to delay voting on the first phase for a week because several council mem bers were worried about costs. In the revised agreement, the City Council and the NU Board of Regents would be given spending updates, and the city would try to get federal grants to pay for part of the complex’s costs. The agreement shows who will pay for each part of the $25.9 million project, said Joel Pedersen, assistant city attorney. UNL’s athletic depart ment would pay $10.6 million through private donations. The city would pay $12.83 million, which will be used to pay for parking and road construction around the com plex. The city’s contribution includes $1.25 million from the Railroad Transportation Safety District, said Steve Hubka, city budget officer. Its $1.25 million contribution will buy land owned by Union Pacific Railroad Co. near die complex site, said Roger Figard, city engineer. The money will also be used to construct a pedestrian overpass over the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway railroad tracks, which are also near the site. The railroad district is not one of the three partners that will build the stadium; its money will be given to the project through the city of Lincoln. “The RTSD is more of a partner as a funding source,” Figard said. The third member of the partner ship is Nebco Inc., which is the poten tial provider of a Northern League baseball team that would use the base ball stadium when the University of Nebraska baseball team is not playing. Nebco will give $6.1 million to the project. s One Lincoln resident was upset that the complex would be built in his neighborhood because he said he was tired of construction. He said he was in his 80s and had lived in Lincoln all his life. “I stand up for the people who —,-r helped built this town,” Harold Hale said. “Here you turn right around and shove that baseball field to us. It isn’t your neighborhood.” In other business, the council voted 7-0 to continue putting eight police officers in Lincoln Public Schools. The eight police officers serve four high schools and 10 middle schools. Police officers have served LPS for four years, said Becky Wild, direc tor of student service for LPS, in a tele phone interview. “We’ve found it to be a very valu able partnership,” she said. Read the Daily Nebraskan on the World Wide Web at daUyneb.com