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October 27,1999
Higher and
Mostly sunny, high 77. Partly tonight, low 45.
By Josh Knaub
Staff writer
Nebraska has yet to receive a dol
lar from the $1,165 billion tobacco
settlement it won in 1998.
But state officials hope the
money will begin to arrive soon and
are planning how to use the extra cash
when it arrives. The money will fund
projects such as anti-tobacco educa
tion programs.
Steve Grasz, Nebraska chief
deputy attorney general, said the state
will receive money from the settle
ment, part of a multi-state deal, when
an 80/80 formula is completed.
Under the formula, 80 percent of
the states involved must approve the
settlement. Eighty percent of the total
dollar amount of the settlement must
also be approved.
If the 80/80 requirement is hot
met by June 30, 2000, Nebraska will
automatically begin receiving funds
anyway.
The states will receive money
earlier if they complete the 80/80 for
mula on time.
The money will be paid in vary
ing annual sums over a 25-year peri
od.
Grasz said Nebraska hadn’t
expected to receive money before the
June 30, 2000 deadline. He said
quick settlement by several states and
the possibility of New York and
California joining the settlement
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This is a great
opportunity to
improve our health
care system
Dave Palm
Health and Human Services
Financial Services representative
soon opened the possibility of receiv
ing funds early.
The settlement, which had to be
approved by Lancaster County
District Court, was OK’d fairly
quickly in Nebraska, Grasz said.
“In some states, there were people
intervening to try to stop the settle
ment,” he said. “There were none in
Nebraska.”
Regardless of when money from
the tobacco companies is sent to state
coffers, Nebraska has a special fund
for the extra dollars.
Legislation sponsored by state
Sen. Jim Jensen of Omaha last year
established the Nebraska Tobacco
Settlement Fund.
Interest from the fund will be
transferred to the Excellence in
Health Care Fund. The money will
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Temporary leader
appointed to post
■ Lewis will take over as
vice chancellor while a
search for a permanent
replacement is conducted.
By Kimberly Sweet
Senior staff writer
Business functions formerly
under the control of the late Melvin
Jones will be under the temporary
reign of another university official,
Chancellor James Moeser announced
last week.
Scott Lewis, associate vice chan
cellor for business and finance, will
take on the role of interim vice chan
cellor, pending the approval of the NU
Board of Regents.
Lewis replaces Jones, who died of
a heart attack in late September.
Appointing Lewis for the tempo
rary position was a logical choice,
Moeser said.
“He was Melvin Jones’s choice to
be associate vice chancellor,” Moeser
said. “It seemed appropriate that he
would carry on the mantle.”
Lewis came to the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln in September 1998
after being appointed associate vice
chancellor.
Lewis said because he took on the
position after the unexpected death of
Jones, it was hard to feel prepared
going into the position.
But with help from others in the
administration, Lewis said he felt con
fident carrying out his required duties.
“I have support from the chancel
lors and the other vice chancellors,”
Lewis said.
As of now, Lewis is unsure
whether he will appoint a temporary
associate vice chancellor to assist
him.
Most likely, he will delegate his
old responsibilities to the offices of
the seven other vice chancellors and
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An EA Sports game designer, Matt Vann, watches the TV screen while freshman film studies major Eltren Parks
cehgrates a touchdown. With more than 50 players participating, Parks had to win five single eUmhiation games
bontest whim leads to Vegas trip
By Tiffany Chantee Alvoid
Staff writer
College football, video games, a
semi-comfortable chair and the pos
sibility of a free trip to Las Vegas
were a part of about 50 UNL stu
dents’ afternoons Tuesday.
One of those students - Andrew
Landon - walked away with that free
trip to Las Vegas when he won the
second annual Electronic Arts
Sports NCAA tournament. The
tournament, which started at noon in
the Nebraska Union on Tuesday,
lasted about five hours.
Landon, a senior meteorology
major at UNL, said he entered the
tournament on a whim. He bought a
Sony PlayStation less than a month
ago and said this was his first time
playmg competitively. f
Aaron Cline, a sophomore man
agement information systems i
major, also competed in the touma- z
ment, though he was eliminated ear
lier in the day. 1
Cline, like Landon, had only t
recently started playing NCAA
Football 2000. Cline said he thought ^
his odds for winning the trip to Las i
Vegas were good considering the z
number of participants. c
Last year, EA Sports sponsored
the competition at 32 universities «
nationwide, said Randy <
Shoemacker, the product manager c
for EA Sports. That number has ^
doubled this year, he said. i
One winner from each of the 64
schools will be flown to Las Vegas c
for the NCAA tournament finals on ^
Dec. 17. Travel and lodging are paid <
or by EA Sports.
EA Sports NCAA Football 2000
s realistic because it is modeled
fter actual teams, Shoemacker said.
Florida State, Nebraska and
'ennessee were the most popular
jams used during the competition.
Shoemacker said EA Sports tar
ots universities for these touma
nents because males between the
ges of 18 and 24 represent 90 per
ent of their customers.
Customers can even become
mployees of the company,
Ihoemacker said. PlayStation buffs
an be offered entry level jobs as
;ame testers or can participate in
ntemships, Shoemacker said.
Those who are especially good
an eventually start making the
;ames themselves, Shoemacker
aid.
Board rejects bank’s proposal for move
By Aimee Green
Staff writer
The Union Board voted Tuesday
night to deny the National Bank of
Commerce’s request for a move to
the alcove area in the north side of
the Nebraska Union.
The board re-addressed the pro
posal after tabling it at the Oct. 5
meeting when NBC gave a presenta
tion.
NBC requested to move to the
alcove space between Subway and
The Bakery because it would be in a
more direct traffic path and could
implement new technology.
The board decided, however, that
die space should remain for student
use.
So many diiterent people are
using that space,” said Todd Cruise,
Union Board vice president. “It
would be a shame to put a business
there that would only service a small
student population.”
Members of the board agreed
that it would be more beneficial to
students if the bank remained in its
current location.
One recommendation was that
perhaps NBC could install its new
technology where it is now instead of
moving across the union.
“Why should a business have
that space?” Union Board President
Melissa Snodgrass said. “It should
be a student space since it’s such a
prime spot.”
Members didn’t see a reason why
the bank should have to move to
make its changes or gam more cus
tomers.
“I talked to some people, and
their question is, ‘Why?’” sopho
more business management major
Scott Cameron said. “I’d hate to
think that anyone on this campus is
too lazy to just walk the extra 150
feet.”
The board voted unanimously to
deny the request.
In other business, the board
decided unanimously to name the
study area in the northwest comer of
the Nebraska Union.
The area, located next to the
computer lab, will be called Union
Square.
The decision to name the space
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