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World Report annual college
rankings.
“Our campus would not like
to be crucified on the cross of the
U.S. News and World Report sur
vey,” Perlman &id.
Last year, UNL ranked 111th
out of223 universities, placing it
in the second tier of schools.
The university also ranked
111th out of 223 this year, but
ended up in the third tier,
Perlman said.
Drastic changes would need
to be made for UNL to jump
highly in the rankings, he said.
"I hope you don’t expect dra
matic events that build chancel
lors’ resumes but don't have a
lasting effect," he said.
In other business, the
regents approved a proposal
that will give more than $2 mil
lion to the Sheldon Memorial Art
Gallery in Lincoln.
The money will be used to
repair the gallery’s heating and
cooling systems to help better
preserve the artwork.
The idea was looked at last
session in the Legislature when
Sen. La Von Crosby of Lincoln
introduced a bill that would
have given the Sheldon more
than $3 million for repairs.
The senators passed the bill,
but Gov. Mike Johanns vetoed it
in his crusade to balance the
budget.
Under the regents’ proposal,
UNL will provide about
$500,000, and a state fund set up
for the maintenance of state
owned buildings will give $1.7
million.
“It is absolutely essential we
do something about this,"
Wilson said.
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Bill introduced to make
state's language uniform
Sen. Ernie Chambers of
Omaha jumped into a tangle of
legislative language Friday
when he introduced LB566 and
LB567.
Each bill is geared toward
the official use of the word
“fetus.” LB566 would ban the
use of the word while LB567
would require that word be
used in place of term, “unborn
child."
More specifically, LB566
would ban use of the word
“fetus” in public schools.
Instead, teachers would be
required to use the term,
“unborn child.” This require
ment would put schools in
compliance with official state
language, which uses the term
“unborn child.”
On the other hand, LB567
would modify official state lan
guage, so that the term “fetu§”
would be used in place of
“unborn child.”
If both bills passed, the lan
guage tangle would remain
unresolved. But, if only one bill
passed, the state’s language
concerning the issue would be
more uniform.
Connealy’s bill also calls for
all police departments to
report to the state traffic stops
that involve minorities.
But LB593 doesn’t outline
any penalties for departments
that report stopping a large
number of minorities.
Under the bill, the reports
would be compiled for two
years and would include the
race of individual stopped, the
nature of his or her offense and
whether a citation was issued.
Bill introduced to avoid
recount problems
A bill introduced by Sen.
DiAnna Schimek of Lincoln
would try to make sure
Nebraska doesn’t get stuck in a
hairy vote recount situation
like Florida’s recent debacle.
To avoid recount problems,
Schimek introduced LB559,
which would require that every
election recount be done by
hand and all improperly
marked ballots be tossed out.
On the heels of a messy
recount in Florida, LB559
would shore up any vagueness
in Nebraska law about
recounts, Schimek said.
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WASHINGTON - Marking
the Martin Luther King Jr. holi
day, President Clinton said
Monday that his wish as he
leaves the White House is for an
America where the quest for
common humanity outweighs
racial, ethnic and cultural differ
ences among citizens.
"If I could leave America
with one wish as I depart office,
it would be that we become
more the ‘One America’ that we
know we ought to be,” Clinton
told a crowd at the University of
the District of Columbia.
Clinton also referred to a
message he sent to Congress
over the weekend that calls for
improvements to the criminal
justice system, restoring voting
rights for people who complete
their prison sentences and a
national election commission,
led by former Presidents Ford
and Carter, that would review
the balloting problems that sur
faced in the past election.
Clinton, wno signed tne
King Holiday and Service Act in
1994, establishing the day as a
national day of service, went to a
local senior center where he
painted a pillar said he hoped
his successor’s commitment to
civil rights is not marked by par
tisanship.
Minority citizens in America
still face problems that must be
addressed by the next adminis
tration, Clinton said as he rolled
pumpkin-colored paint with
Americorps workers at the
Greenleaf Senior Center.
“I hope it will be a commit
ment that goes way beyond
party,” Clinton said.
The president also told
reporters that he’s considering
clemency for several people
who have completed their sen
National Archive/Newsmakers
Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. sits with President Lyndon B. Johnson, left, March
18,1966, at the White House in Washington, DC Americans across the nation
observed the birthday of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday.
tences and want their voting
rights restored.
On Sunday, Clinton sent to
Congress his recommendations
for improving race relations. In
his message to lawmakers, he
called for an end to the “intoler
able practice" of racial profiling.
He also said Election Day
should be declared a national
holiday and recommended that
the incoming Bush administra
tion appoint a nonpartisan
presidential commission on
election reform.
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