McSorley
indefinitely
suspended
NEW YORK (AP) - The NHL
indefinitely suspended Marty
McSorley on Tuesday for knocking
out Donald Brashear with a stick
swinging hit so savage that police are
investigating.
The Boston defenseman,
known more for his fists than his
finesse, struck Brashear, another
renowned tough guy, across the right
temple as he crumpled to the ice.
Brashear’s head struck the ice
as his helmet came off, his body
twitching and blood oozing from his
nose. He sustained a concussion and
will be out for at least two to three
weeks, the Canucks said Tuesday
after he was evaluated overnight at a
Vancouver hospital.
Brashear was released from the
hospital and came to GM Place to
meet with team trainers Tuesday, but
did not comment.
The NHL will convene at a
hearing Wednesday to determine
how long the suspension will last
and any further punishment.
With only 2.7 seconds remain
ing Monday night, and the Canucks
holding a 5-2 lead, McSorley skated
up - out of Brashear’s view - and
swung his stick with both hands
against Brashear’s head.
l apologize to Donald
Brashear and all the fans who had to
watch that,” McSorley said Monday.
“1 embarrassed my hockey team.... I
got way too carried away. It was a
real dumb play.
“I’m still in shock at what I did,”
he said. “I have to come to terms
with what I did. There’s no excuse. It
was so stupid, I can’t believe I did it.”
Police, deluged with calls from
angry fans, are investigating and said
they will consult with the NHL.
“We have a situation here where
it would appear, or that it’s been
alleged, that there was a fairly
vicious attack by one person on
another,” said constable Anne
Drennan, a spokeswoman for the
Vancouver police.
She said police have not yet
interviewed Brashear or McSorley
and she doesn’t know how long the
investigation will take. The findings
will be sent to a prosecutor, who will
decide whether to file charges.
Canucks general manager
Brian Burke, once the NHL’s chief
disciplinarian, said the police should
stay out.
“Leave this stuff on the ice;
leave it to the National Hockey
League,” Burke told Vancouver
radio station CKNW. “We don’t need
the Vancouver police department or
the RCMP involved in this.”
Referee BradWatson declared
the game over with the remaining
seconds unplayed.
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saw and didn’t know what to do,”
Canucks left wing Brad May said. “It
was crazy out there. I will have no
respect for that guy eyer again.
Anybody who has ever had respect
for him should lose it.
“He’s our big brother out there,”
May said of Brashear. “He sticks up
for our team, he’s the toughest in die
league. To get hit like that, it’s just
uncalled for”
McSorley, who received a
match penalty for attempt to injure,
has lasted 17 years in the league
because of his ability to fight and
protect his more skilled teammates.
“It’s a shockgr,” Boston captain
Ray Bourque said. “I’ve never been a
part of anything like that or wit
nessed anything like that. There is no
way to justify it”
The longest suspension the
NHL has even imposed for an on-ice
hit was a 21-game banishment given
to Washington’s Dale Hunter for a
blindside check of the New York
Islanders’ Pierre Tuigeon after a goal
in a 1993 playoff game.
More cocaine trouble for Strawberry
■ Yankees outfielder
faces possible suspension
after failing drug test.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - New York
Yankees outfielder Darryl Strawberry
tested positive for cocaine on Jan. 19
and might once again be suspended
from baseball.
A high-ranking baseball official,
speaking on the condition he not be
identified, said Tuesday the commis
sioner’s office is investigating and a
decision whether to take disciplinary
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action likely would be made by
Thursday at the latest
Strawberry is tested two or three
times per week as part of his no-con
test plea on May 26,1999, to charges
of cocaine possession and soliciting a
prostitute. He was sentenced to 18
months of probation and 100 hours of
community service.
The official did not say what dis
ciplinary action the sport was likely to
take against Strawberry. But given his
past penalties, a suspension that
would last most, if not all, of this sea
son appears likely. Rich Levin, the
spokesman for commissioner Bud
Selig, declined comment.
Yankees owner George
Steinbrenner and general manager
Brian Cashman also declined com
ment on the news, first reported by
WTVT in Tampa and WLWT in
Cincinnati. WLWT obtained the
three-page report on the probation
violation from the Florida
Department of Corrections and made
it available to The Associated Press.
The eight-time All-Star, who
came back from colon cancer surgery
in October 1998, was counted on by
the Yankees to be their primary desig
nated hitter this season following the
retirement of Chili Davis.
On Tuesday, Yankees manager Joe
Torre gave a hint that something may
have been up.
“I have a sense something will
happen here that will stir the pot,”
Torre said.
Strawberry, who has been work
ing out at the Yankees complex, could
not be contacted after the positive test
became known. He lives in a gated
community, Cheval, just north of
Tampa in the suburb of Lutz.
A QT TIVT SAMPLE BALLOT A OT TIVT
ilO U IN GENERAL ELECTION /\0 U IN
MARCH 1,2000
ASUN Student Government Constitution
II. ‘The ASUN Constitution shall be recast so that its language will be
gender neutral. In order for the Constitution with its newly recast
language to come into effect the changes made to achieve this purpose
shall all be approved by the ASUN Senate.”
A “yes” vote here calls for the ASUN leadership to prepare an updated
version of the ASUN Constitution which would be clearly gender neutral,
(i.e. he/she) before coming into effect, the new language would need to
be approved by the ASUN Senate.
A “no” vote here calls for retention of the male specific pronouns in
places where the Constitution is intended to refer to both males and
females.
Election of the President, First Vice President
and Second Vice-President
Currently, the ASUN President, First Vice President and Second Vice
President, in order to be elected without a run-off election, must obtain
either a majority of all votes cast or receive more votes than his or her
nearest competitor by a margin of at least 10% of all the votes cast --
irrespective of whether the votes were cast for ineligible candidates such
as Mickey Mouse.
A “yes” vote for this amendment will require that the required margin of
difference must only be 10% of the total votes cast for eligible
candidates. This will not interfere with write-in ballots for eligible student
candidates, but it will prevent the inclusion of votes cast for ineligible
candidates in the tally.
A “no” vote on this amendment will continue the current process
whereby the votes cast for ineligible candidates affect the outcome of the
election just as if they had been cast for eligible candidates.
Division off Continuing Studies
The legislative, executive and judicial branches of the Association shall be
as follows:
Section 1. The Student Senate, hereinafter referred to as the Senate.
B. Eligibility.
1. Elected members. To be eligible for election to the Senate, a
candidate must:
Presently:
c. The senator from the Division of Continuing Studies must be enrolled
with at least three (3) credit hours.
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Change to:
Delete this section.
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A vote “yes” for this amendment would remove a Senate seat
designated to represent the Division of Continuing Studies and reassign
these students to the Division of General Studies. This amendment will
make the credit-hour enrollment requirement for eligibility to run and serve
In the ASUN Senate the same (12) for candidates from the Division of
Continuing Studies (DCS) as they are for all other candidates. It will
eliminate the special rule by which part time DCS students carrying as few
as three hours are eligible to serve.
A vote W for this amendment will allow a person enrolled 4n only three
hours (and who meets the other criteria) to run for a seat designated to
represent the Division of Continuing Studies.
STUDENT FEE FUND B SURVEY
ASUN is surveying student opinion on the Fund B portion of
student fees. This is strictly a survey which will enable
ASUN representatives to further realize student sentiment
on student fees. DISTRIBUTION of student fees collected
from each full-time student per semester for the fiscal year
1999-2000.
FACILITY FEE.$38.00
UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTER.$98.07
NEbRASKA UNIONS.$48.39
CAMPUS REC. PROG.&FACILITIES. $59.70
1 )YES NO Do you approve of $38.00 of your student fees
being collected to support the Facility Fee for the financing
the Nebraska Union, East Union and Health Center?
2) YES NO Do you approve of $98.07 of your student fees
being collected to support the operation of the University
Health Center?
3) YES NO Do you support $48.39 Of your student fees
being collected to support the Nebraska Unions?
4) YES NO Do you support $59.70 of your student fees
being collected to support Campus Recreation Programs
and Facilities?
ALL FUND A FEES ARE REFUNDABLE UPON
REQUEST
FUND A Student Fee Allocation Question
Refundable upon request.
ASUN must conduct a student referendum on the following fee
agencies. This question is conducted in compliance with
Regental Policy. Any agency voted down on this referendum will
NOT be funded for those specific lines of their budget.
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Distribution of Student Fees collected from each full-time student
- per semester for the fiscal year 1999 includes:
Daily Nebraskan.$1.19
% University Program Council Speakers Program...$0.50
Do you approve the allocation of a part of student fees collected
to support the Daily Nebraskan during the 2000-2001 fiscal
year?
YES NO
Do you approve the allocation of a part of student fees collected
vto support campus speakers programs during the 2000-2001
fiscal year?
YES NO
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This question is conducted in compliance with Regental Policy of
Fund A Student Fees approved September 6,1991.
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