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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1969
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
VOL. 92, NO. 55
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Budget
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by Susan Jenkins
Nebraskan Staff Writer
Presentation of Gov. Norbert T.
Tiemann's budget recommenda
tions Wednesday to the Nebraska
Legislature will be of crucial im
portance to University plans and
fiscal needs for the next biennium.
The bulk of the University's
money comes from, the state
general fund, according to
University President Dr. Joseph
Soshnik. The governor has ten
tatively recommended that the
University's budget, along with
most other state agency budgets,
be cut drastically from original re
quests. The Legislators are not
discriminating against the
University when they cut budget
Joseph
Soshnik .
requests," Soshnik said. "There is
always the problem of maintaining
limits on public expenditure."
"WE SHOULD stop to remember
that we have needs, but the state
also has requests from people with
equal socially desirable programs
in view," he said.
Soshnik called the process of
budget cutting "the democratic
process at work." where the
people's representatives must
(combine) two opposing forces, the
desire to fund state services and
the desire for low taxes.
"An outstanding center of learn
ing is one of the state's most
treasured assets," Soshnik said,
"But the question is always to what
extent we wish to tax ourselves to
make it so.
"AT THE SAME time the
governor, the Legislature and the
people of Nebraska are faced with
the problem of evaluating needs in
other areas of state concern," he
said.
The original budget submitted to
the state by the Board of Regents
was $101 million, enlarged to ac
comodate the newly acquired
University of Nebraska at Omaha.
(UNO)
When the governor's Department
of Administrative Services finished
reviewing the request, the budget
had been cut to $68 million, in
cluding a whopping slash in the
capital construction funds from $24
million to about $4 million.
"The capital construction funds
have been cut at least as
drastically as have the operating
expenses," he said.
The University's budget cut was
in line with similar reductions sus
tained by other state government
departments.
AFTER the governor's original
recommendations were announced,
Tiemann's office said that addi
tional funds may be added to his
final University recommendation
submitted today.
Soshnik said that until the final
details of the governor's budget are
released, it is impossible to make
projections as to what extent the
budget might change.
Expenditures for the University
not including construction are
divided into thirteen areas, ac
cording to Soshnik. Eleven of these
include monies for Lincoln cam
puses and outstate services other
than Omaha. The other two pro
grams are for UNO and the
University Medical center in
Omaha.
THE LARGEST single request is
under the topic "Instruction and
Departmental Research," money
which goes directly to the colleges
and related services like closed
circuit television, and summer
sessions. Included in this request
are funds for teacher salaries and
classroom expenses.
"In this area, student fees pay
for 35 to 40 per cent of the total,"
Soshnik said.
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.EDreeszen submits
by Jim Pedersen
Nebraskan Staff Writer
ASUN President Craig Dreeszen
will announce his resignation ef
fective immediately at Wednesday
Senate meeting.
Dreeszen, in an interview Tues
day, said personal reasons compel
him to resign his position, although
he plans to continue to serve on the
Student in the Academic Com
munity committee and the Student
Disruptions committee.
DREESZEN, WHO was married
reduce the penalty for possession
semester, "finds it very difficult to
play the three ;oIes of husband,
student and president of the student
body at the same time."
"The time came when I needed to
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Copious Carpenter, sponsor of 42 bills thus far in this legislative session, readies his argu
ments in favor of his LB 17, the beer bill authorizing the sale of 3.2 beer to 18-21 year olds.
Lawmakers study new
bills affecting University
by Susan Jenkins
Nebraskan Staff Writer
Record numbers of legislative
bills, many involving the Universi
ty, have been advanced through the
state lawmaking structure since the
Nebraska Legislature convened
Jan. 7.
At the beginning of this week,
over 500 bills had been introduced.
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Deserted now, the main Rotunda of the capitol will become
the scene of enlightened legislative activity during the up
coming Unicameral session. State senators face University
budget revison and approval Wednesday.
make the decision of whether two
more months as ASUN president
was more important than my
academic and private com
mitments," he added.
The ASUN Constitution provides
that "in case the President shall
become unable to fulfill his duties .
. . the First Vice President shall
assume his powers and duties."
The speaker pro tempore then
assumes the duties of the first vice
president.
BOTH MIKE Naeve, first vice
president, and Tom Morgan,
speaker pro tempore, have in
dicated they are willing to fill the
vacated positions.
"I don't foresee any drastic
change in the executive
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with nearly as many more expected
before the end of the session.
Scottsbluff Sen. Terry Carpenter
holds the record for the number of
bills introduced, with 42 so far this
session.
SEVERAL BILLS directly or in
directly affecting University
students and personnel were
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leadership," Dreeszen said. "I have
discussed the situation with Mike,
and we agreed on the priorities and
the direction Senate should take."
Dreeszen thinks that Naeve will
be limited in what he can ac
complish by time and the attitude
of the Senate.
"MOST PROGRESS in ASUN
is made in the first semester," he
continued. "Traditionally, senators
have coasted and plotted their own
personal political coups in the se
cond semester."
Although disappointment in the
progress made by Senate was not a
factor in determining his resigna
tion, Dreeszen said he feels that
Senate did not get as much done as
it should have.
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scheduled to come before
legislative committees this week.
Thursday the Miscellaneous
Subjects committee will hear
Carpenter's LB 17, which would
authorize the sale of 3.2 per cent
beer to minors aged 18 to 20.
Carpenter also introduced two
bills dealing with statutes on mari
juana. Monday the Judiciary Com-,
mittee heard LB8, which would re
quire expulsion from school of any
student convicted of marijuana
possession. The bill's provisions
would also make it impossible for
the convicted student to enroll or
re-enroll in any higher education
institution in the state.
CARPENTER ALSO introduced
LB2, revising the law regarding the
sale and possession of marijuana,
as well as the penalties for convic
tion. The bill is before the Public
Health Committee and would
reduce the penalty for possession
from the level of a felony to a
misdemeanor.
The public health committee also
heard Carpenter's LB9, which
would allow the state to have con
trol over LSD and other drugs not
now under state jurisdiction.
The Legislature began its session
with a charge from Gov. Norbert T.
Tiemann asking the senators to
accomplish the following during the
1969 session:
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AX EQUITABLE and fair open
housing bill is "absolutely im
perative," Tiemann said, "so that
all citizens of this state have a right
to obtain decent housing for
themselves and for their children."
Tiemann said that the combination
of a federal Fair Housing Law, and
the recent U.S. Supreme Court rul
ing makes it almost 'mandatory
that Nebraska pass its own housing
statute.
State government requires re
organization of several agencies
and offices, according to the
recommendations of the Little
Hoover Commission.
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resignation
"We haven't really done a
number of things that we can tack
up on our tally sheet as ac
complishments," he added. "I am
pieasea witn tne interest shown in
Governmest Bill No. 24."
"I WISH MORE would have
come of it initially. But it did make
people think and begin to question
some of the policies of the
University. I think there will be
some changes made as a result of
the bill."
Dreeszen outlined the two obeje
tives he had most hoped to ac
complish during his administration
as: (1) To get senators to function
together in a clearly defined role,
and (2) to improve the com
munications between the Senate
and the student body.
The second objective was a
failure, he said, because senators
recognize that communications is a
problem but- are unwilling to work
to solve the problem.
DREESZEN ALSO aimed several
sharp criticisms at the position of
ASUN president.
"The ASUN president is un
derpaid," he said. "Yet he cannot
take another job to earn extra
money because of the extensive
amount of time he must devote to
Senate."
The ASUN president is paid $500
for his term while the first and se
cond vice presidents are each paid
$400. The president is paid $55 per
month for nine months, and the
vice presidents are paid $45 for the
same number of months.
Once Dreeszen's resignation is
effective, Naeve will receive the
balance of the presidential salary
for the next two months and
Morgan will draw the salary of the
first vice president.
"THERE ARE .other costs
besides money," Dreeszen con
tinued. "The president must set
aside his academic progress. My
term as president has certainly
postponed my graduation."
"I am uncertain as to what the
answer is. Some people have pro
posed that the president get
academic credit for holding the of
fice. Another proposal is that the
president be allowed to be a part
time student. Here, there are pro
blems with the draft.
"I think the drawbacks surroun
ding the office discourage many
capable students from seeking the
presidency of ASUN," he added.
NAEVE FEELS that two months
is too little time to begin any new
programs m senate, but, as
Dreeszen's successor-to-be, he
wants to follow through on the pro
jects already begun in Senate.
Naeve said he was surprised by
Dreeszen's decision to resign.
"The salary for the president's
Naeve to serve
as president
Mike Naeve, ASUN first vice-president who will be sworn
in Wednesday to finish Craig Dreeszen's presidential term,
said Monday that much of his job as president will be to
push for completion of programs already begun by his
predecessor is Senate.
Although the Reapportionment committee has not made
a definite proposal yet, the committee has indicated that
next year's Senate will be elected on a different basis than
the existing Senate. Naeve intends to call for a report in
three to four weeks.
The ASUN Constitution provides that amendments to the
constitution may be voted on either on the second Tuesday
of December or on the spring ballot. Since reapportionment
of the Senate is an amendment and since the only remainig
date to vote on it would be on the spring ballot, next year's
Senate would be elected on the existing system of college
representation.
"If the Senate agrees, I will call a constitutional convention
to amend the Constitution so that the reapportionment bill
can be voted on prior to the spring election," Naeve said
Monday. "I think it is necessary to pass tha reapportionment
bill this year."
Naeve added that two minor changes in the Constitution
are necessary to provide for the election of delegates to
the National Students Association (NSA) Congress and the
election of an NSA representative.
ACCORDING TO Naeve, ASUN Senate will hold a special
referendum to determine student support of Government Bill
No. 24 sometime prior to the University Senate meeting on
Feb. 12.
"Students will vote for or against Government Bill No.
24 at this time," Naeve said. "However, this is only an
indicative referendum; it will not be binding on Senate in
our attempt to implement the bill."
"The Senate will also begin speaking to living units soon
in an attempt to inform students and build support for the
bill," he added.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT should familiarize the student
with the democratic process, Naeve said. "If the University
is going to teach us about democracy in the classroom,"
he continued, "it should let us practice it in real life."
A student doesn't learn much about democracy by going
to college and living in a dormitory or fraternity or sorority,
according to Naeve. The living experience at college delays
growing up for four years.
"The student shouldn't have to give up his right as
a citizen to become a student," he said. "The student govern
ment must represent the student."
job is definitely not enough," h
added. "Some fraternity presidents
are" paid more than the president of
the student body."
ACCORDING TO Naeve, there ii
little difference between his con
ception of what student government
should be and Dreeszen's concep
tion. "The biggest difference between
Craig and I," he continued, "is that
Craig
Dreeszen
I don't like confrontation politics,
and he does."
"By and large our purpose is to
make students think and realiz
what the democratic process is.
What is hard about student
government is that you have to
convince more people than just
students.
"SO FAR, we have had m o r
success convincing administrators
of the worth of our programs than
students."
Moragn, in evaluating the change
which will result from Dreeszen's
resignation, expressed confidence
in Naeve's ability to lead Senate
but was unsure of exactly what
direction the leadership will take.
"In the past, there has been a
united front from the executives
with Craig doing the talking," he
said. "It is difficult to say what
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Naeve
Mike wants to present in Senate
because we haven't heard much,
from him."
MORGAN BELIEVES that
Drpeszen's deoarture before the
end of his term will prove a
drance to the working of
Senate.
"His ideas will still
bin-
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be
nrevalent " Morean added, "but he
just won't be presenting them from
the position of president."
"I believe that Craig was disap
pointed in the progress of Senate,"
he said, "just like every other
ASUN president of the past fer
years."
