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ir ZM/y Nebraskan Construction clutter could Stacked Husker offense, Big-budget blockbusters detour routes to class but led by quarterback Eric and controversial cinema i ■ \ promises to put a new face Crouch, makes a run at pep fall movie prospects I jO 1 onUNL the record books lnArts/B6 1 SchOOl I lnNews/A4 In SportsThursday/C1 \ ISSUG J Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Lieberman greets the crowd Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles. Nebraska dele gates said Lieberman may wear better on Americans than GOP presidential nominee George W. Bush's pick for vice presi dent, Dick Cheney. Bob Riha Jr /NEWSMAKERS Delegates bid farewell to Kerrey ■ Praised as an'independent voice'in the Senate, Kerrey urges Democrats to embrace Gore and Lieberman. BY BRIAN CARLSON LOS ANGELES — As Sen Bob Kerrey prepares to leave the Senate, he is still playing a visible role at this y ear s Democratic National Convention - and he appears to be enjoving it "It's a lot of fun." he said It s a chance to see a lot of old friends. Sev eral Democrats - on the national level, as well as in the Nebraska Democratic I’aitv said this week that they will miss kerrev s passion and the ext itement he I is biought to Nebraska politics. On Tuesday morning, along with Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware and Sen. Diane l einstein of California. Kerrey addressed the large California conven tion delegation. 1 Je told the delegates that they should work hard to elect Vice President A1 Core and his running mate, Sen. Joe I.ieherman of Connecticut, in order to preserve the country's eco nomic prosperity. "I want you to resist the temptation not to be wildly enthusiastic about the leadership of A1 Core and Joe I.ieherman." he said. “This v ice presi dent has led with fiscal responsibility." Kerrey also recalled the time when lie returned from the Vietnam War. Inn - ing sustained a wound that required the amputation of part of his leg He learned what it was like to be weak and dependent on the help of others, he said "I learned then that weakness does not prev ent you from acquiring liberty," he said. "We re going to write laws for those who are weak and give them a taste of liberty as well.” After her delegation speech, Feinstein said she would miss Kerrey when he leaves the Senate in January. "I have great respect and fondness for Bob Kerrey,” she said. "1 Je has been an independent voice in the Senate, which is difficult in the partisan place of Washington. 1 despair that he's leaving." 1 einstein said Kerrey's work on Social Security and Medicare reform has broken political ground She said some of his ideas mav eventoallv he implemented, and she said it was unfortunate he would not be in the Senate to see that happen. lorm-i Sen. (ieorge Mitchell of Maine, a tormer Senate colleague of Kerrey's, also said he would miss Please see KERREY on 2 Lieberman: GOP all words; Democrats act BY BRIAN CARLSON LOS ANGELES - Although the Republican Party has changed its rhetoric, Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman said Wednesday, the Democratic Party will more capably handle the issues Americans care about. In his acceptance speech before the Democratic National Convention, Lieberman said that on issues such as health care, the use ol the budget surplus, the environment and toler ance. the rhetoric of the Democratic ticket matches «r its action. The Republicans, he said, have talked ' about those issues without backing their talk with life I substance. hnvp “Our opponents are decent and likable men. I ^ am proud to call many in their party my friends," he tried tO said. “Rut America must understand: There are very p real differences between us in this election. see inlS "I am glad the GOP changed their rhetoric, but I World wish they would also change their policies." thrminh Lieberman is an Orthodox Jew and the first inrougn Jewish person to run for vice president. He spent the eyes much ot the early part of his speech calling for a nf thnsp more tolerant society. inOSe 1 Ie recalled the stories he heard from his mother, who have who faced anti-Semitic prejudice while growing up cuffpypri in Central Europe. Upon immigrating to the United SUfferect States, she w'as treated with respect, he said. diSCrimi The parents of Lieberman s wife, Hadassah, sur- rtntinn " vived the Holocaust - "literally saved," Lieberman nUUUrl. said, "by American GIs who liberated theconcentra- . tion camps." . . -'OC “In my life 1 have tried to see this w-orld through the eyes of those who have suffered discrimination,” can 1 ae he said. "And that's why I believe that the time has come to tear down the remaining walls of discrimination in this nation based on race, gender and sexual orientation. .And that's why 1 contin ue to say, when it comes to affirmative action, mend it, don’t end it." Lieberman said he and Gore would work for prescription drug cov erage under Medicare, health care access foi all ciiildien and die abili ty ot c iti/.ens to hav e their medical decisions made by doctors rather than insurance companies. 1 le said the Democratic ticket also would work to increase federal education funding to fix run-down schools and increase teacher salaries. ()n tax and budget policy, Lieberman said, he and Gore would con tinue the policies that he said have helped promote a strong economy. Please see LIEBERMAN on 2 UNO student pushes envelope of diversity at GOP, Democratic conventions BY BRIAN CARLSON LOS ANGELES-For 19 year old Athena Ramos, this week's Democratic National Convention is not only a chance to celebrate her political convic tions but also a platform for increasing political involvement among her fellow latinos. Ramos, a Bellevue native and senior at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, will be eli gible to vote in a presidential election for the first time this year But she has been interested in politics for many years, and this week she is an alternate del egate from Nebraska "It's been a dream ever since I was a little girl." she said. Ramos got her start in poli tics while she was still in high school when she served as an intern for Sen. Rob Kerrey. She also worked on Michael Scott's unsuccessful congres sional campaign in 19HH. She was president of Student Democrats at UNO Iasi year, and she now serves as vice chair woman ot the Sarpy Countv Democrats. She acquired her political convictions easily, she said. "Democrats stand for edu cation, Medicare, welfare and all these things we want as human beings," sbe said. “lust being human, how could you not be a Democrat?" I he issues that are impor tant to Democrats also are important to Latinos, she said. Among the most important issues for Latinos, she said, are quality education and equal opportunities in society 1 his means strengthening public schools, hiring more quality teachers and making higher education more accessible to Latinos, she said. But Ramos knows that Latinos can bring about the societal changes they seek only by joining together and becom ing politically involved. "Latinos need to unite," she said "If we join together, we re stronger because as a collective unit we have more power. And power is what politics is all about. I lispanic immigrants often do not vote because they have not become citizens or have not registered, Ramos said. For this reason, Ramos has dedicated herself to increasing Latino voter registration through a national program called Latino Vote 2000. Anne Boyle, state chair woman of the Nebraska Democratic Party, said she has been impressed by Ramos' com mitment to Latino empower ment and the Democratic Partv. "She's a very vibrant young woman." she said. “Her politics is not )ust coming to the conven tion." Ramos is actually a veteran of both major parties' 2000 con ventions. She was invited by the Republican Party to be one of 150 Hispanic college students attending the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia two weeks ago. Although she told them she was a staunch Democrat, they invited her anyway. Ramos said she felt like she was at the GOP convention only for show. “When we walk out. what do we see?” she said. "Not Please see STUDENT on 2 Husker tickets sell out in July; wait list cut off BY JOSH FUNK Well in advance of the buskers' pre-season No. 1 rank ing, student football tickets sold out in mid-July. At this time last year there were nearly 1,000 student tickets left. l ootball tickets generally sell out quicker in years following winning seasons and when the team is expected to do well. I he last SI 15 student season tickets sold out July 17, and 300 students are on a waiting list. Athletic Tic ket Manager John Anderson said his office has stopped taking applications because the waiting list has grown so long. Students who did secure tick ets can pu k them up at the ticket office m the Stadium Drive harking l .arage starting Aug. 34 1 here were still tickets avail able last week for die ()ct. 14 game against Texas lech in Lubbock. Texas. ! Parking woes only to worsen with construction BY JOSH FUNK Students can expect suffer competition ior parking this Year as construction projects haw eliminated sewral hundred stalls. Bui relief is on the way m the form of a 1.700-stall parking garage slated to he complete next fall. Students also can expect to pay more for parking meters and citations. "This year parking will he in greater demand due to the space available, said lad McDowell, director of UNL Parking and Transit Services. The six-level garage under construction at 17'11 and R streets has eliminated 204 parking stalls, and other construction prot ects haw displaced parking across campus. McDowell said the 171'1 and R streets garage is expected to replace parking already lost to construction and spaces that wall be lost to future projects. The garage will not produce a large net gam in parking stalls, but McDowell said additional garages are planned. Construction ot the new chemical engineering building closed the faculty lot on the northwest corner of 17l" and Vine streets. Those people wall now park in the lot on the southwest corner of that intersection that was formerly a student-reserved lot. I he lot south ot the Beadle (.enter wall now he open to resi dence-hall permit holders, as well as commuter students. With the changeover from spring-actuated to electronic meters, the hourly rate has doubled from a quarter to $.50 1 he expired meter fine also doubles from $5 to $10. 1 he city also raised its hourly meter rate to $.50 Iasi spring, though citations still cost $5. University tines tor parking with an invalid permit or m the wrong lot increase from $25 to $30, and die tine for counterfeit ing a permit doubles to $200. • **v- ■ *»» ** MelanieFalk/W "The whole basis tor reusing the tines is to lake some of the burden off permit holders," McDowell said. All tine increases take effect Monday. Also this fall, parking semces will be conducting a study of how mam students use the Star Iran bus passes that are largely subsidized b\ parking tees. McDowell said. 1 he bus passes will not he handed out with parking permits this year. those students who want a bus pass, whether or not they buv a parking permit, can get them from the Parking and Transit Services office in the stadium garage or at either student union. Me Dowell said students should take the bus or carpool when possible. SharonKolbet/DN Expired parking meters are a sight students could be seeing a lot more of this semester as recent construction projects on UNL's City Campus have eliminated several lots. The City of Lincoln and the university have raised their hourly meter rates, as well. Relief from parking headaches will come in the form of a new parking garage, now under construction.