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Tuesday, Apr;! 3, 1984
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Vol 83 No. 129
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gislature bolsters NU health insurance
By Brad Kchn
State lawmakers Monday gave the
university $00,034 for employeehealth
insurance, adding to the $2.4 million it
returned to the university budget last
week. The Legislature voted to over
ride Gov. Bob Kerrey's veto of LBS80,
mandating continuation of the cur
rent state contribution to state em
ployee health insurance, which includes
university employees.
Sen. Jerome Warner of VVaverly, chair
man of the Appropriations Commit
tee, argued for the motion to override
the governor's veto on LBS30. That bill
called for a $1.75 million appropria
tion, some of which would go to the NU
health plan. Warner said employees
should be given more notice before
their benefits are changed so drastically.
Last week, lawmakers returned $2.4
million to the NU operations budget.
State Budget Director Larry Bare
said the cuts originally included
$500,000 budgeted for the proposed
Eppley Cancer Research Center in anti
cipation of a repeal of the state cigarette
tax. Since the repeal bill failed, NU did
not need the additional state funding.
Other cuts included $494,229 in com
puter use costs. The state included the
university in its" computer use budget,
but cut the fund3 because the univer
sity no longer uses the state computer
system.
The governor's budget after the the
cuts was $160.3 million.
"We felt that was an adequate and
reasonable budget," Bare said.
Warner said the university deserved
the $2.4 million because the budget
had not been increased since the 1931
82 academic year.
'Where the money will go at UNL:
1. 205,000 (General) Funding
for the improvement of computer
science in the College of Engineering
and Technology.
2. $75,000 (General) Funding
for increased support for library ser
vices including additional student
employees and operating costs.
3. $50,000 (General) Funding
for the improvement of faculty salar
ies for the College of Law.
Institute of Agriculture and Natu
ral Resources at East Campus:
1. $121,600 (General) Funding
for -increased support in the area of
information technology.
2. $72,358 (General) Funding to
enhance the current conservation til
lage and water management pro
rams.
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Rainy Days and Mondays . . .
UNL students and faculty shield themselves from Monday's ehavy rain showers and high winds.
Language fair
today at Union
By Jay Mulligan
High school student from across the
state will converge on the Nebraska
Union today to attend the Modern
Language Fair.
This year's fair, the eighth annual, is
expected to be the largest ever, with
more than 2,000 students attending,
according to Walter Centuori, fair dir
ector and vice chairman of the UNL
Modern"Language Department.
The fair is an outreach event design
ed to get high school students thinking
about foreign language as a major, as
well as increasing their awareness of
the importance of foreign language,"
Centuori said.
The theme of the fair is "Foreign
Languages and World Peace."
"We feel that by studying a language,
people learn about the culture through
the language, andi thus gain a, better
understanding and a greater tolerance
for the people of that culture," Cen-
tuori said.
A computer workshop will be held
for high school teachers during the
fair.
It will feature the use of computers
as a teaching tool
"Students are excited about coming
to the language fair," Centuori said.
"Most of them are from small towns,
and this is the first contact they have
with the department."
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Inside
Should businesses continue their "cus
tomer is always right" philosophy? No, says
columnist Bob Greene P:z 4
Jason and the Scorchers return to Lin
coln with a new name and a new recording
contract Pr3 0
Nebraska defense puts on a new look in
preparation for the 1S34 football season ....
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Arts and Entertainment ? 8
Classified I
Crossword 1
Frlitnri'jil .
Off The Wire 2
UNL economist lends expertise
to forum on proposed farm bill
Sports
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Roy Frederick, a UNL extension economist, will
discuss the 1985 farm bill in a UNL Ag EconAgri
Business Club forum tonight at 6 p.m. in the East
Union.
Lynette Wagner, publicity chairman for the Ag
club, said the bill will be a four-year plan set up by
Congress to serve as the framework for farm legisla
tion through 1939. It is intended to make farm pol
icy more consistent by planning-four years ahead
instead of from year to year, she said.
"In one year, you can patch up things, but you
cant really head in the right direction (without a
long term plan)" Wagner said. "In Washington, they
(Congress) are looking in terms of four years and
beyond (for farm policy)."
Frederick has held educational forums through
out the state Wagner said.
The forums, "Farm prices and income policy, 1985
and beyond," were designed to help farmers under
stand their different alternatives offered to them
through various farm policies like PIK and direct
payment, Wagner said.
Frederick said hearings are now being held in
Washington to determine what farmers need and
what will be appropriate for the farm bill that will be
proposed in January 1985.
"The hearings will help indicate whether pro
grams should be applied to certain farmers on the
basis of need or across the board to everyone," Fred
erick said. "Questions are being raised about the
philosophy of the programs and about the pro
grams themselves in terms of whether or not they
are the right way to solve the problems."
"Because of the high cost of farm programs, the
administration won't be able to toss the bill aside,"
Frederick said. "
The 6 p.m. meeting will feature an explanation of
the bill from Frederick, followed by a question-and-answer
session. The meeting is open to everyone. .