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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1970
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
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ASUN senators
to check books
by GARY SEACREST
, Nehraskaa Staff Writer
ASUN President Steve
Tiwaki and Student Activities
Director Peter Wirta said
Thursday that no student fee
money was used lor ASUN
strike activity last May.
Tiwaki also announced he
had appointed a committee of
three ASUN senators to is
vesiigate the studeat
government's books. The three
senators Brace Wlmmer,
Steve Fredrick, and Steve
Fowler are to report their
ladings to the ASUN Senate on
Oct 7.
"It there are further ques
tions after that, we are not
afraid of an audit." remarked
the ASUN president.
A resolution requesting an
independent audit of ASUN and
Student Activities to disclose
whether student fees were used
improperly during ASUN strike
activity was rejected Wednes
day by the ASUN Senate. The
resolution, introduced by
Wimmer, died for lack of a
cond.
IIwever, State Sea. Clifton
BateheMer said Wednesday he
weald request that the state
auditor Brake aa audit of ASUN
books. The Omaha senator also
said be would request that the
Legislative Council investigate
ASL'X's ase of student fees
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during May's strike ac
tivities. "We can't find any ques
tionable or illegal ASUN ex
penditures for last spring,"
Wirtz said Thursday.
The Student Activities office,
which regulates ASUN spen
ding, is subject to an audit
every year by the state auditor.
An audit of Student Activities
will show how ASUN spent its .
money, according to Wirtz.
However, Wirtt said to his
knowledge his office has not
been audited for the fiscal year
196$ 70, which ended June 30.
The Studeat Activities direc
tor said that while bo student
fee money was spent for the
strike, ASUN legally used stu
dent fee mosey to sponsor a
dance. The dance was held oa
May I, the day of the Nebraska
for Peace Rally.
"I dont see anything im
proper about ASUN sponsoring
a dance for all students,4 add
ed Wirtx.
The May 9 dance was free
and no political speeches were
made, according to TiwalcL
ASUN spent about $1,200 for the
dance, but later received about
$1,009 in donations to help pay
for the cost of the dance.
"Any money that supported
the strike came from sources
other than the student fees of
ASUN and Student Activities,"
said Wirta. .
Bayh: critical qu estion is
'Will the system work?'
After dispensing with a
prepared speech, Senator Birch
Bayh, (D-Ind.), spoke to
University students Thursday
about "the most critical ques
tion college students face.'
"Will the system work? This
is the most important question
we can ask, Bayh told the
crowd of about 600 students in
the Nebraska Union Centennial
Room.
"I believe it can be made to
be more responsive and more
viable, he said.
The senator went on to ex
plain ways the system can be
changed. .
"Electoral reform Is a test to
see if the system will work,
Bayh said. After having a vote
oa his electoral reform
amendment blocked earlier this
week, he said he plans to In
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Work-Study program cut
- Two years ago one NU coed
received $300 by participating
In the federal Work-Study pro
gram. However, as a senior
this year she will receive not a
penny from the program.
The coed Is oce of 300 NU
students cut from the program
this year. The cuts result from
President Nixon's war on in
flation which has resulted in
serbus cutbacks in federal
funds available for the Educa
tional Opportunity Grants Pro
gram and the Work-Study pro
gram, according to Edward
Lundak, director of
Scholarships and Financial
"Aids.
Funds for the Educational
Opportunities program were
cut ever $139,30 from last
troduce a new move to end
debate later this fall.
The vote on the debate
cloture fell short by five votes
Wednesday and the senator
said he already has added
three votes, and needs only two
more to end debate next
time. "
Reflecting on the action of his
Senate colleagues in blocking
the vote on electoral reform,
Bayh said, "it is a sad moment
in our history when a handful
of senators can deny people the
right to vote directly for their
president and vice-president.
(Among the handful of
senators Bayh was referring to
are both Nebraska senators,
Roman Hruska and Carl
Curtis).
The Indiana senator said
lowering the voting age was
year's amount. Approximately
$3.15,000 was allocated the
University this year.
Fund cuts in the Work-Study
program have forced a reduc
tion in the cumber of
participants from more than
800 last year to approximately
500 thfs year, he said. The
Work -Study program as sits
students by providing part time
jobs at the school itself or at
some other non-profit agency.
Educational Opportun 1 1 1 e s
Grants provide up to $1903 a
year for qualified students. The
amount of the grant is also
matched by funds from other
sources.
However, more money has
been made available to
students through the National
another way of making oar
system of government more
responsive. "Although it is not
a panacea, it gives the yoong a
way to participate, Bayh
said.
But the senator said the most
important goal for students
should be reordering the
priorities of our government.
Concerning defense spending,
Bayh said, "we need an ade
quate defense budget, but today
we are so obsessed about a
possible future confrontation
that we're overlooking pro
blems in our own back yard.
The 42-year-old Democrat
condemned President Nixon's
atainistration for talking
about the importance of health
and education and then vetoing
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Defense Student Loan Program
this year. "We have been forc
ed to give more loans to
students who we would
ordinarily prefer to give grants
to, said Lundak.
A near 50 increase hi Na
tional Defense Student Loan
funds has made $433,000
available for loans through the
University. These loans are
supplemented by Federally In
sured loans available through
private lending institutions.
Funding requests for the next
fiscal year have been more
than doubled Lunak said. "We
have a definite need for all the
money requested and we hope
we hare sufficiently justified
our request for increased
funds.
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