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DUFF PRESIDEN
TIAL CANDIDATE
Jason Kidd says
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By SaraSalkeki
Staff writer
Jason Kidd does not want to be treated like a
child anymore, at least not by the university.
As the Duff party ^ presidential candidate for
toe Association of Students of the University of
Nebraska election March 1, Kidd said he wants
UNL to stop acting like a parent to the students.
Kidd is running with first vice presidential
candidate Kevin Sypal and second vice presiden
tial candidate Betsey Saunders.
“We want to work on eliminating the role of
toe university as parents and give equality to stu
dents as a whole,” Kidd said
He said the university has a double standard
for students and alumni when it comes to UNL
being a dry campus.
“The alcohol policy is supposed to be a state
law, and alumni are not supposed to be drinking
on gamedays,” Kidd said. “This is unequal to the
students.”
The main goal of the Duff party is to set a
foundation to change UNUs dry campus policy.
“I know a lot of people think we don’t have a
chance of getting it accomplished, but the stu
dents can elect someone who will try to get
something done even if it looks impossible, or
someone who won’t try at all,” Kidd said.
Alcohol is not the only policy in which Kidd
and Duff are looking forequality.
“There needs to be equal treatment with fra
ternities, sororities and the residence halls,” Kidd
said.
He said it is not fair greek houses have a rule
that members of the opposite sex must be out of
rooms by 2 am when some residence halls can
have anyone at anytime if they are not sleeping.
“We want to explore the reasons for this,”
Kidd said.
He also said Duff cares about issues other
parties have addressed.
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Homeless man attacked near campus
By Michelle Starr
Staff writer
A homeless man was attacked Tuesday
night while he was sitting on a park bench near
City Campus.
Max R. Brown, 44, was at Trago Park, 22nd
and U streets, when he was attacked by three
men at about 11:51 pm, University Police Sgt
Myk) Bushing said.
Brown did not get a good look at his attack
os and therefore could not provide a detailed
description, Bushing said.
No verbal comments between Brown or his
attackers were reported, Bushing said.
, # After the three men had left, Brown walked
to 19th and Vine streets, where he signaled for
help, and someone stopped to help him,
Bushing said.
Brown was taken to Sandoz Residence Hall
where paramedics were called; Brown had
some bruises on his face, Bushing said.
He was taken to BryanLGH Medical Center
West where he was treated and released.
A similar attack occurred about a year and a
half ago on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
City Campus.
Both crimes remain unsolved.
In the early hours of Nov. 1, 1998, Brian
King, 28, was attacked by two men as he tried to
sleep on a steam tunnel grate, Bushing said.
King awoke at 3 a.m. to the men jumping
over him and harassing him, he said.
King told die men he didn’t want any trou
ble, Bushing said.
Just as King thought the men had left, they
threw bricks at him; the bricks struck King Is left
foot, right leg and face, which cut his lip,
Bushing said
King required seven stitches to repair his lip
at BryanLGH Medical Center West, Bushing
said
King described his attackers as two white
male college students, both about 5 feet, 9 inch
es tall, Bushing said
In 1998, to show that all university students
don’t feel or act violently toward homeless peo
ple, John Conley, a junior sociology major, and
Natalie Hoover, a junior sociology and Spanish
major, put together a chili dinner at the Peopled
City Mission on Nov. 18,1998, Hoover said
Hoover and Conley received help from stu
dents, UNL Food Services and grant money.
Some expenses were paid out of their own pock
ets, Hoover said.
Please see ATTACK on 3
—LEGISLATURE—
proposal
debated
ByJillZeman
Staffivriter
Members of the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee
spent almost five hours debating a bill that would make
research using aborted fetal tissue illegal.
The committee did not vote whether to advance the
bill to the floor for debate.
LB 1405 was introduced Jan. 20 by Sen. John
Hilgert of Omaha and is co-sponsored by 28 senators.
“Why don’t we conduct research so we don’t
offend Nebraskans with grave concerns about it?”
Hilgert said.
Sen. Paul Hartnett of Bellevue made the bill his pri
ority bill.
Julie Schmit-Albin, executive director of Nebraska
Right to Life, said the issue has stirred concern among
anti-abortion activists after it was announced in
November that the University of Nebraska Medical
Please see FETAL on 7
—ELECTION 2000—
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announces
candidacy
Former governor lost
1996 race to Sen. Hagel
By Veronica Daehn
Staff writer
Former Gov. Ben Nelson is looking to get back
into the political arena.
The Democrat announced Wednesday that he has
entered die race for the U.S. Senate.
“This decision is not one I had expected to make,”
Nelson said. “It took longer than I’d have liked, but I’m
a person who looks forward rather than backward.”
Since his term as governor finished in 1998,
Nelson has been practicing law in Omaha and working
at a consulting business.
Nelson said he had not considered running for the
Senate until Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey announced he
would not seek re-election in November.
Once he knew Kerrey was not returning, Nelson
said, he had to decide what direction he wanted his life
to take. There woe two issues, he said.
One was whether he could pay for and organize the
campaign. The other was how die campaign and pos
sible election would affect his family.
“It* a monumental lifestyle change from the way
we were heading,” Nelson said. “But I have the fire;
there* no question about it.”
Nelson also said he is ready for the financial bur
den of a campaign.
“It* too much (money),” he said “But whatever it
takes, I intend to raise it”
In organizing the campaign, Nelson said it was
essential he find continuity. So he got Paul Johnson,
Kerrey* campaign manager, to run his campaign.
“I’m not sure I could have done it without him,”
Nelson said “He* absolutely essential.”
Nebraska Democratic Party Chairwoman Anne
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