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Egger: ASUN may disappear
by DAVE BRINK
Nebrasfcan Staff Writer
What is student sentiment on
the University of Nebraska
campus?
Mike Egger for one,, would
like to know.
At the Wednesday ASUN
Senate meeting, Egger ex
plained and defended a joint
resolution fee Is backing which
woold require the Senate to
consider the investigation of
student elections,, student opi
nion and a possible constitu
tional convention to doctor the
ASUN constitution.
Egger 's idea was submitted
to the Senate by Sen. Jim
Gordon last meeting. It re
quests that::
The Electoral Commission
make an in-depth report on the
mechanics of. setting up elec
tions; Student Senate should
carefully review present stu
dent sentiment on this campus;:
ASUN should consider the
possibility of holding a con
stitutional convention during
the 1970-1971 school year.;
Egger stated that the basin
thrust of his resolution was to
improve the "lines of com
munication' between ASUN
senators and Nebraska
students.. He noted that it is not
an easy task for the 35 senators
to maintain contact with a stu
dent body of near 20,000.. lie
suggested that "tighter control,,
better , : organization, better
mechanism" are needed..
Palestinian diplomat here
The director of the militant Palestinian Liberation Front's
permanent mission to the United Nations wilt be on campus
'Thursday and Friday.
According to Union Talks and Topics Comittee Chairman
Bob Russell Dr. Sadat Hasan will speak at the Nebraska Union
Ballroom at 3:30 p.m. Thursday.. Before this there will be an
informal discussion with students in the Union lounge at 1:30 p.m..
There la another informal discussion scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
hi the lounge. Hasan's last appearance will be at a Friday
morning: coffee for the Model United Nations. The coffee, at
the Nebraska Center,, is scheduled for 10:30 a.m.. to noon.
Hasan, a native of Palestine,, has lectured throughout th
United States and Canada.. He has travelled extensively in vai
ieus Arab countries and has conferred with, many top Ara
leaders. ,
Will Big Red blush?
A Nebraska Orange Bowl float which has found little
support in the state became the project of the University
Corn Cobs Wednesday.
The spirit group for NU sports will attempt to raise $10,000
lor a float in the King Orange Jamboree Parade on Dec. 31,
according to Corn Cob member Gary Kuklin.
However, Kuklin said $6,000 must be raised by next Wednes
day to meet a deposit for the parade..
If the necessary money cannot be raised for tile de
posit Kuklin said all donations received will be sent to the
funds tor the Wichita State and Marshall University football
teams. Both schools' teams were involved in recent airplane
disasters.
Kuklin said Nebraska should have a float as a recognition
of the football team's unbeaten season and Big Eight cham
pionship. "No. other group in the state wants to build a float, so
we're going to try" Kuklin added. "If Nebraska doesn't have
a float it will embarrass the state."
He said all donations should be sent to Corn Cobs, suite
343,. Nebraska Union-
Speaker Pro-tem Tim Kin
caid and Sen. Karen Hutt
replied to Egger's critism,
claiming senators had made
many appearances before
students in dorms and Greek:
houses. Hutt is in charge of the
Speaker's Bureau which ar
ranges meetings between
students and ASUN senators.
The Speaker's Bureau is a
good start,. Egger allowed, but
apparently not adequate in
view of the "enormous apathy"
toward ASUN by the student
body. He said the poor turn-on.
at last spring's student elec
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Surprise!
Your rent is doubled
by STEVE STRASSER
Nebraskan Staff Writer
Some married students were
welcomed to Lincoln with a flourish
last summer.. One of the first letters
they received told them their rent was
being doubled..
One couple wrote to the University
in February concerning low-income
housing. They were referred to the Lin
coln Housing Authority (LHA).
LHA got them a 3-bedroom unit at
Lincoln Air Park for $63.50 a month.
The couple and their child moved to
Lincoln in June.. 1
In July after LHA had completed
purchase of the Air Park from the
federal government, the couple was
notified that their rent would be in
creased to $120.00 effective September
1-
The increase was necessary because
LHA did not have enough federal funds
to incorporate Air Park into Its low-income
housing program. Besides,, the
Authority had to pay off a loan it had
made in order to purchase the old Air
Force housing in the first place.
The rent increase caused serious
budget problems for most of the married
students..
One fact emphasized by their problem
Is that there are only 40 married student
Bousing unita actually owued by the
University. This ranks the University
a distant last when compared with the
nnmber of unite provided by aH other
Big Eight schools-
"Forty units Is apparently all the
University feels is necessary right now,"
said Wayne Blue, off-campus housing
director.
The Lincoln housing market does not
represent a serious problem for married
students, according to Blue.
He said Air Park units, some of which
had just been completed prior to the
Housing Authority purchase,, are rented
at very reasonable rates when compared
to similar units in the city..
If they are still too expensive for
students, then that's just another reflec
tion of the hard times the country is
experiencing financially,, said Blue.
"Married students are caught in the
same web with everybody else."
And there's not much the University
can do about it right now. "It would
be very difficult for the University to
build and rent a facility for less than
going rental rates," said Blue.
It's not necessary for the University
to undertake that difficulty right now,
continued Blue. "If there's a dire
shortage of housing in Lincoln it hasn't
been brought to our attention yet," he
said.
Meanwhile, the University's Housing
office will continue to help married
students find homes wherever they're
available, Blue said.
He mentioned mat the Lincoln Housing
Authority is only one source. The Hous
ing Office maintains a listing of homes
available, aad many students get
apartments on their own through
newspapers or friends.