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. -1 -p*v • "| Take it or leave it ■ wjk ^k I ^ J Two columnists take opposing sides I M I I on the validity of ASUN. ^ f ^ OPINION,PAGE 5 Nehra sk 3n &*&-« BL 'Ik.. Jr J|L J^L Yo Yo Ma takes center stage at the Lied Center for Performing Arts Tuesday, January 25,2000 dailyneb.com Vol 99, Issue 87 tonight, a&e, page 9 '* Heather Gienboski/DN HR. SUSANNA FINNELL Is the newly appointed director of the Office of Admissions. She said: “We need to change the way the uni versity is perceived and make sure people understand that this is an academic rigorous institution.” Admissions gets new director By Kimberly Sweet Staff writer For Susanna Finnell, UNL’s newly appointed director of admissions, the path to Nebraska was one that began halfway around the world. She grew up in Switzerland and received her advanced degrees in French from a univer sity in Canada. She came to the United States to teach for eign language at universities in Oregon and Washington. Then she went south, to help direct the honors program and academic scholarships at Texas A&M University. Now, Finnell is beginning her life as a Midwesterner after moving to Nebraska to take the job as director of the Office of Admissions. It’s a somewhat bizarre path - even to Finnell. “I’ve spent a lot of time reflecting about the curious trajectory of my life,” Finnell said. But despite Finnell’s roundabout path to the state, the new director of admissions is ready to become a true Nebraskan. “It’s really beautiful here,” Finnell said. “I have a real pull to the land, and the people are good.” An attachment to the state and its people is a prerequisite for her job, Finnell said. Because she will be responsible for coor dinating the university’s efforts to attract stu dents, Finnell said, she wants to be able to identify with Nebraskans and help parents feel confident about sending their children to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. “I will have to be connected to the people I Please see FINNELL on page 7 -LEGISLATURE Senators debate MIP bill ■ A proposed bill would make the con sumption of alcohol by minors illegal. ByJillZeman Staff writer Anyone under the age of 21 knows the rule. If someone is a minor and in possession of alcohol, he or she runs the risk of getting caught. However, nothing in the state law prohibits minors from consuming alcohol. Members of the legislative General Affairs Committee discussed Monday whether this inconsis tency in the law should be revised. The current state policy only stipulates that minors may not be in possession of alco hol. The new bill would for minors to consume alcohol as well as pos sess it. LB975 was intro duced Jan. 5 by the General Affairs Committee. Nickerson Sen. Ray Janssen, commit tee chairman, said the bill would avoid any loopholes in the MIP law. ^ If you re drinking and you re a minor; you should receive a. yfs**** * citation.Why should there be a discrepancy? ” Sen. Ray Janssen committee chairman If you re drinking and you re a minor, you should receive a citation,” he said “Why should there be a discrep ancy?” If the bill is passed, minors could receive an MIP if their blood alcohol level is above .02, regardless of if they actual ly possess any alcohol, Janssen said. Currently people can only be cited for consumption of alcohol if they are driving, said Lynn McNally, General Affairs Committee legal counsel. Please see MIP on page 3 jN“FsRjR^^^ ► S IS e, 'ey -y. ’ "A •• . •• •:■*/•. By Jake Bleed Staff writer Written over the eastern side of Memorial Stadium in perhaps 15,000-point letters is a sign declar ing Nebraska the home of a nation leading 168 academic All Americans. Leading the nation is nothing new for NU athletics. Several Husker teams enjoy a reputation for national dominance. But the athletes’ performance in the classroom isn’t nearly as well known as the performances they give on the playing field. Which raises the obvious ques tion: How can Nebraska, a universi ty which year after year hovers between a second and third-tier institution, produce so many top notch student athletes? GTE sponsors the academic All American program which has named all 168 of Nebraska’s All Americans. To qualify for the program, a candidate must be a starting player or “key reserve” and have a 3.2 GPA. Athletic Department Sports Information Director Chris Anderson said the GTE program is probably the most prestigious pro gram in the country. A candidate must, after meeting the program’s initial requirements, be nominated by the candidate’s sports information director - who, in this case, is Anderson - for the honor. Sports information directors in the region then vofe, filling every position on the regional teams. Linebackers compete for a position on the All-American team only against other linebackers, centers only against centers and quarter backs only against other quarter backs. Candidates from these regional teams are then nominated for the national team. A national committee votes on who will join the national team and become an academic All Please see ALL-AMERICANS on 8 Year Count Year Count 1962 1 1983 I 3 1966 l 1 l 1985 | 5 1972 i 2 | 1989 | (T" r~. i 1975 2 1991 6 r i 1977 1 1993 9 I I 1979 3 1995 10 i j=n 1981 3 1997 |9 1 1 1 I ' 'I 1999 I6 Notice there are nearly double the number of all Americans between 1986-1998 (109) than there are from 1962-1987 (59). In 1964,1965,1967, 1968 and 1974, there were no all-Americans. There are more in the last 10 years (88) than previous 27 (80). _ Source: MIHsport