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Lynching law Printing of sex offender’s names £ m ■ ■ r puts undue burden on former con l ^ victs.opinion,page5 N P hf^ ^ WC\ tl Color contortion JL Jlte Former member of The Millions uses skills learned as a musician in Thursday, April 6,2000 dailyneb.com Vol 99, Issue 134 photographs, a&e,page 9 Collier accepts coaching position ^ 4 ^ r ’i1’ •1'' I1 1 ' " " Hill—I————————■ Byrne expects coach unit have close relationship with fans uy josnua uuneozma Staff writer Just 24 days after he removed Danny Nee as Nebraska men’s bas ketball coach, NU Athletic Director Bill Byrne found a man “who would fit into the culture of Nebraska” as a replacement. Former Butler University Coach Barry Collier was introduced as the 25th Comhusker basketball coach by Byrne on Wednesday afternoon at Memorial Stadium. The 45-year-old Collier, who compiled a 196-132 record in 11 sea sons at Butler, officially accepted NU’s offer around 9 p.m. Tuesday, agreeing to a five-year contract that will pay $200,000 per year in base salary. Collier’s total financial pack age could reach into the $500,000 $600,000 range. Nee’s rollover con tract called for a $133,000 base salary each year. A few hours after accepting the offer, Collier met with Butler players and then the coaching staff, some of whom might join Collier in Lincoln. Collier spent parts of Monday and Tuesday touring die UNL cam pus with his wife and three sons, as Byrne showed off the Bob Devaney Sports Center and introduced Collier to basketball personnel. Collier also met with two NU players and former Husker forward Larry Florence. “He put on the fiillcourt press recruiting effort,” Collier said of Byrne’s recruiting methods. Collier was left to say goodbye to his players and notify them he would be taking the NU job. When in Indianapolis, Collier said, he had a difficult time. “It tugs at me still,” said Collier, who expects none of his former play ers to follow him to NU. “As close as I know our program and our team was at Butler, it is my intention to have that at Nebraska.” While Collier expects a closeness ** He represents the integrity, the commitment to values that I think we want to have at this university.” Chancellor James Moeser among his players, Byrne said he expects a closer relationship between Collier and the fans. This might start with Collier’s philosophies in recruiting. Collier said he plans to hold clin ics and meetings with high school coaches from around the state soon to start building relationships that went sour under Nee. Collier also said he has seen Nebraska summer .teams and that they know how to play ^basketball. But Byrne said Collier will appeal te^hytonnal citizen as well. “He’s someone who has a proven track record,” said Byrne, who pur sued Tulsa Coach Bill Self as a possi ble candidate before Self turned down an offer Friday. “He’s somebody who has the same values as the rest of us in the Midwest.” Byrne said Collier also has the same values as Nebraskans, and he values academics. The 45-year-old’s players had a graduation rate close to 100 percent during Collier’s tenure at Butler, with one player still in college as part of a five-year pharmacy pro gram. Chancellor James Moeser said Collier’s appointment delights him. “He represents the integrity, the commitment to values that I think we Please see COACH on 8 — ASUN — Offices become ‘safe space’ ■ Bill passes 21-4 renewing ASUN’s office status as GLBT-ffiendly. BySaraSalkeld Staff writer On Wednesday, the fledgling ASUN senate experienced its first debate and passed a bill designating the ASUN office a safe space. ASUN President Joel Schafer pre sented the bin dial says the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska office is an Ally Organization and a safe space fen* gay, lesbian, bisex ual and transgender people. “We need to make sure GLBT stu dents know that our office is a safe space where they will be respected and protected,” Schafer said. Schafer said upon passing the biU, he would be putting up die pink triangle Ally Organization sticker that would show ASUN’s support of GLBT stu dents. Last year’s senate also passed a bill making die ASUN office a safe space, but that bill’s power ended when Schafer’s term began. Arts and Sciences Sen. Jason Mashek said this bill took two days of discussion before it passed last year. Deanna Zaffke, a member of the GLBT Graduate Student Association, said ASUN being a safe space is impor tant for GLBT students on this campus. “When the dorms refused to become a safe space it said that (GLBT students) are not safe here on campus,” Zaffke said “You (ASUN) need to lead this campus, you need to represent this campus by showing you are a safe space.” Graduate Sen. Eric Hartman said discrimination against GLBT students is “what might be a somewhat accept able discrimination” to some groups of society. Arts and Scirtices Sen. Angela Clements said that an Ally Organization sticker would be more than a piece of paper on a window. “I guarantee that there are hundreds of GLBT students on campus who walk around with knots in their stom achs,” Clements said. “To have a GLBT student walk into the ASUN office and see this sticker and have that knot sub side is making a huge statement.” Nick Wolff, co-president of Allies Against Heterosexism and Homophobia, said having k sticker in the office is something this campus needs. Wolff said that the number of peo ple who he knows are in the closet about their sexuality shows a need exists for safe spaces. “There are people who are afraid to express their sexual orientation,” Wolff said “This minority group is different because it is the only group where dis crimination is legal - other minority groups have legal protection that gays and lesbians do not” The bill passed with a vote of 21-4, with 4 senators abstaining. 1VWVC WdUCIV Jb'iN BARRY COLLIER, Ml’s new men’s basketball coach, said he made up his mind late Ibesday evening to come to Nebraska. Collier, immediately after saying hello to the media, Introduced his family, Brady (15, left), Clay (12), his wife of nearly 25 years, Annette, and his oldest son Casey (17). Collier said: “They are why I live and coach,” and one of the main reasons lie came to Nebraska, because he said he believed his family could have a good life In Lincoln. Coach a mystery to students ■ Despite his success, Collier doesn’t spark recognition on campus. By Matthew Hansen Staffwriter When asked about the hiring of new Nebraska Basketball Coach Barry Collier on Wednesday, student after student had one question of their own. Barry who? “Who die hell is that?” asked Matt Fey, a sophomore business major, echoing the response of several others. A student shooting baskets at the Campus Recreation Center confused Collier with Tulsa Coach Bill Self, who turned down the Nebraska job last week. While every student interviewed at the Nebraska Union and the Campus Recreation Center expressed excitement about having a new coach, few knew much about the man select ed for the job by Athletic Director Bill Byrne. Collier has had much coaching success at Butler during the past decade, leading the Bulldogs to five 20-win seasons and three NCAA Tournament appearances in the past 11 years. This success, though, came far from the national spotlight and the consciousness ofUNL students. “I haven’t heard a whole lot about .him,” said Adam Holle, a junior com munications major. “But any guy that has die enthusiasm to get the program back on its feet sounds good to me.” ” Quite frankly, anybody but Danny Nee is a pretty big step up for Nebraska.” Adam Hoik junior communications major s Many students said Collier’s hiring might prompt them to pay more atten tion to the basketball team. They cited possible increased fan support and pride in the program as reasons they Please see BASKETBALL on 8 ; ^ ^ ,; . V.Jrr - ■ ...v Researcher’s techniques to help control cows’ sex ByJohnHejkal Staff writer Though cattle need not worry about what color they want to paint the nurseries of their offspring, a researcher is investigating ways to control the gender of calves. A University of Nebraska researcher is trying to help the cattle industry with his efforts to further sperm-sorting techniques for cows. Gene Deutscher, a professor of animal science and a beef reproduc tive physiologist at the University of Nebraska’s West Central Research and Extension Center in Neath Platte, is doing field testing on sperm-sorting techniques to control the sex of cattle. “Sexed semen is die most promis ing new reproductive technology for the livestock industry today,” Deutscher said. “It will revolutionize cattle breeding in the future.” The sorting technique involves binding a dye to DNA in sperm cells. The cells then pass through a flow cytometer, a system of fine tubes that dilutes the sperm cells and lines them up in single file. A laser is beamed onto the cells. The dye causes the female sperm cells to separate from the male cells. The sperm cells react differently because the X chromosome, which produces a female cow, contains about 4 percent more DNA than the Y chromosome. The technique can sort about 3,000 sperm per second with 90 per cent accuracy, Deutscher said. “This sounds fast, but it actually is slow and expensive,” he said A typi cal semen sample contains 4 to 5 bil lion sperm cells. With current meth ods, sorting enough sperm to insemi nate one cow takes about one hour, Deutscher said. Please see COWS on 3