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by JOHN DVORAK
Nebraskan Staff Writer
After two years of
legislative bills, constitutional
amendments, political
maneuvering and a setback at
the polls, 20 -year-old
Nebraskans can now register to
vote.
But it really won't make a
heck of a lot of difference to
Nebraska politics, according to
one NU political scientist.
"The 20-year-old voters won't
have much impact if any,"
commented Eric Carlson, an
instructor in political science.
"By and large the 20-year-olds
will split on the issues about
the same as do people of other
ages."
That may come as a blow to
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Voters, 20, to have little impact'
some activist young people,
who feel that the passage of the
constitutional amendment last
Nov. 3 lowering the vot:ng age
to 20 might liave at least some
effect on the politically con
servative Cornhusker state.
At least those young people
now have the opportunity to try
to influence Nebraska
politics.
In some parts of the state, 20-year-olds
could register to vote
Friday. In Lancaster County,
the newly enfranchised can
register staiting Monday at 8
a.m. at Election Com
missioner's office in the base
ment of the County-City
Building, 55S So. 10th St.
Students who legally cannot
or do not want to claim Lan
financially 'sound', but on 'thin edge'
by GARY SEACREST
Nebraskan Staff Writer
Although many American
universities and colleges are
having financial trouble,
University officials report that
NU has enough money to con
tinue present programs and
services at least for this school
year.
"We have enough money to
finish the year, but we're on
the thin edge now," according
to Howard R. Neville, vice
chancellor of business and
finance. "If we want to im
prove the quality of the
University and increase our
enrollment, we'll need more
money."
Miles Tommeraasen, director
of Business and Finance for the
Lincoln campus, described the
financial status of the
University as "sound." He ex
plained that the legislature has
provided enough funds to keep
pace with the University's
growth.
But the financial status and
quality of the University for the
next two years will depend on
the 1971 Legislature, according
to the two University of
ficials. NU will be looking for more
funds from both, the state and
its students. The University is
asking for S3 per cent more
state aid for 1971-73 than it is
currently receiving during the
present biennium. Tuition in
creases are also being sought
Model UN
To add poignancy to their
message, the Albanian
delegates sent notes to the U.S.
representatives on toilet paper
during the debate at the Model
UN's General Asembly. The
Assembly convened twice
Saturday to discuss the
apartheid question, ministates,
the Mid East crisis and the
admittance of Red China to the
UN. Oa Friday participants
considered the same question
in committee meetings.
Students from the University
and other colleges throughout
the state attended the two-day
Model UN.
caster County as their legal
place of residence should
register ai the county
courthouse of their home
county.
Election Commissioner Dean
Petersen said he didn't know if
there would be a surge of
registrants this week.
Even though the registering
process takes only a few
minutes, studies have shown
that young people register in
smaller percentages than older
persons, Carlson said.
"Because that college young
people are so visible today,
particularly on television, peo
ple think there are more of
them than there actually are,"
Carlson said "The activists are
hardly representative of all 20-
by the University.
The debate on the 1971-73
University budget comes at a
time when many American
colleges and universities are
feeling a severe financial
pinch. The Carnegie Com
mission on Higher Education
reported last week that more
than 1,500 colleges and
universities, with 77 per cent of
America's campus population,
are at or near the point of
having to cut back important
services for lack of money.
The Carnegie Commission
labeled the financial crisis
"unmatched in its impact" and
said almost all institutions of
higher education will feel the
pinch if present trends con
tinue. However, the report
noted that private schools are
more likely to face difficulty
than public ones.
NU is asking for sharp in
creases in state funds, ac
cording to Chancellor D. B.
Varner, because the University
is not holding its own relative
to other universities. He main
tains the University is falling
behind other schools in such
areas as federal grants receiv
ed, faculty salaries, library
holdings and state aid.
But governor-elect J. J. Exon
and many state senators have
indicated that the proposed
University budget is too high.
Exon has vowed to cut the
"fills" in the NU budget and
said the NU administration and
is
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year-olds."
Actually, he continued, a
substantial number of young
people don't want those under
21 to vote.
"We have an overwhelming
amount of data which shows
that participation in political
processes lises with age,"
Carlson said.
Persons between 20 and 30 or
so tend to be among the least
politically involved. Peak
period of pai ticipation seems to
occur in the 50s and early
60s.
Carlson, who was involved in
political campaigns in the state
during 1968 and 1970, em
phasized that far more 20-year-olds
do not attend college than
do. But those who do attend
faculty have to help decide
where the budget, asking for
123.8 million in state funds,
should be cut.
T ommeraasen speculated
that the legislature would not
totally neglect the University.
"It is hard for the senators to
explain decreases in the quality
of the University to their consti
tuents who send their children '
'Prunes' slocking it to
Orange Bowl Par ad
Although they still need more contributions, fund raisers
for a Nebraska Orange Bowl float are planning to make
a commitment to Miami officials Monday.
As of Sunday $2,500 out of the necessary $7,500 had
been raised according, to Gary Kuklin of Corn Cobs, which
is helping in the fund-raising drive.
"We're going on the hope that the state will pull it
out," Kuklin said, adding that a deposit of $4,000 will
be needed by the middle of the week.
He said Corn Cobs has sent out 11,000 letters to Nebraska
football fans in an effort to raise the necessary money.
The spirit organization for NU sports is also planning
to raise money by selling panty hose. Little Prune Panty
Hose has offered to give the organization 50c for every
pair sold.
"Both girls and guys can buy the panty hose," Kuklin
said. "The guys can give them to their girl friends."
He said Corn Cobs will sell the panty hose in women's
living units Monday and in the Nebraska Union starting
Tuesday and continuing for the rest of the week.
Although Nebraskans can help design the float according
to Kuklin, it must be built in Miami by a franchise
builder.
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receive vast smoun's of atten
tion in the rr.eclla.
Why fewjr young pc: p!e
register to vot i thun ok'er
adults is not tnewn. Tli cung
are generally more mole,
thinking willing of mvin
several ti i ytarly. As a
result they are less well in
tegrated intj th corrnrunlty
and feel less jfan cbligi'icn to
vote. And cvtain groupj ycr.ng
people just don't sic:n in
teresied in p .lilies.
Reoidency requirement In
Nebraska lavor the two 3ile
young men ind women. Bel'oro
registering, potent! 1 vet rs
must have lied in the s'ate ax
months and in the ccinty 40
days. Most states require a
year of resicence.
to the University."
Turning to the reasons for the
University's financial siubilly,
Tommaraasen said the finan
cial pinch that is hurting .m:ny
small private schools in
Nebraska has not seriously af
fected the University. He at
tributed this to NUs grourg
enrol ment and sufficient st; te
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