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asm 7 11 i tin! ! " ' YSt It uAj WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1971 LINCOLN, NEBRASKA VOL. 94 NO. 78 Legislature reserves judgment on cutbacks The University and Gov. J. J. Exon have drafted their versions of possible cutbacks if the University is to operate within Exon's budget, but members of the Legislature's Budget Committee are taking a wait-and-see attitude toward the University's budget. Sen. Richard D. Marvel of Hastings, chairman of the Budget Committee, said late Tuesday he had no comment on University appropriations or any possible cuts until after the hearings on the budget, which are scheduled for Thursday and Friday. Similar sentiments were expressed by other members of thecommittee. ALTHOUGH NOTING the state's tight income situation, Sen. Robert L. Clark of Sidney said "until they (the University) comes before us there is no way I can know if the budget is adequate or not." . . . v. r i'Y O X i i Davis ... a fellow sufferer with blacks. Chicago minister talks about blacks, welfare by DENNIS SNYDER Staff Writer Black power wasn't meant as a threat to the white community, but a defense of the black community, Keith Davis told a history class Tuesday. The Chicago minister, a participant in the Masters Program spoke on subjects ranging from welfare in the ghetto to the Black Panther Party. Davis experience with black problems comes from his work in the East St. Louis and Philadelphia ghetto . While acknowledging he had been arrested several times, Davis felt this an asset rather than a liability to his position in the black community. THE POLICE created more than I ever could have done, my role as fellow sufferer became very apparent to cautious blacks and as a result I could communicate with them because they trusted me. The one time chaplain for the Black Paul hen stated that originally he worked with gangs such as the Panthers and Black P. Stone Rangers in an attempt to unify blacks. -We wanted to form a positive coalition in building these youth gangs, he said, adding "I told them if you want to Mickey Mouse around busting each others heads, don't come around because your real enemy is city hall." Davis said his attempt to unify the blacks resulted in being harassed by local whites and destruction of parish properity. We had our three Volkswagen buses blown up, church burned down. and our windows are still being shot out. At one time twenty-three blacks acted as body guards when my life was threatened in Philadelphia Davis added. The 29-yearold minister said he remains optimistic about the race problem for the future, but for the present, "only when Mary Bigot is ill, and the available doctor black will color no longer be considered. QUESTIONED about students roles in improving race relations Davis said he felt tbsre were too many white liberals in the ghetto already, but those who want to help "should get themselves a good vocation and then acquire a position where they can accomplish something." Student support of an all volunteer army was cited by Davis as an example of what happens when someone doesn't consider the results of then actions. "It galls me that you students are here advocating programs, but have never faced life and death ghetto situations. According to Davis an all volunteer army would result in an army of poor defending a nation of rich, because of the few careers open to minority groups. . Davis stated that the welfare system could be instrumental in helping blacks but as it exists now it's an "absolute disaster that is ruining peoples lives. What is needed is a system that takes people into consideration, rather than the bureaucracy. According to Davis the welfare system has failed in the past due to a lack of patience. Since Exon announced he was recommending a cut of $16.7 million from the all-funds University budget request, University officials have said dramatic reductions in the school's programming would be required if the Legislature adopts the Governor's recommendations. Included in Exon's recommendations is a $1.5 million cut in state aid for the University for 1971-72. In the Budget Committee hearings this week it is expected that the University will ask for about $6 million more in state funds than the Governor recommended. University officials have said that Exon's budget is more restrictive than it appears because it is based on the generation of more internal funds than can be expected. THE UNIVERSITY LIST of alternatives to cut amounts to over $4.9 million, which is in excess of the amount needed to be trimmed if Exon's recommendations are adopted. The University's list of retrenchments includes: - Reduction of 30 to 50 faculty positions. - Adjustments in summer school staff, classes and tuition. - Cutbacks in locally-produced educational television programming. - Cutbacks in scholarships, tuition waivers and remissions not based on need. - Major reductions and adjustments in agricultural extension and agricultural experiment siauou operations. THE INTRODUCTION to the University report of possible cuts states the list was compiled on "the philosophy of trying to preserve the integrity of our academic programs so as to avoid, as much as possible, limiting the educational opportunities available to students." However, the report adds that some of the items on the retrenchment list "will create further financial burdens on our students, and the elimination or partial curtailment of other items will unavoidably decrease the depth and diversity of the educational experience for students on this campus." Exon said the University could operate effectively on his budget recommendations if it accepts his proposals for increasing efficiency. THE EXON LIST of possible cuts includes: - Elimination of the Lincoln campus posts of vice chancellor for student affairs and special counsel to the campus president. Reduction of the public relations staff. - Elimination of the tax support for the Alumni Association, the placement service and the Nebraska Law Review. Elimination of a tax-supported maid for the chancellor's home. Faculty Senate calls for constitutional convention by MAPSHA BANGERT Surf f Writer A "basic document for governance of the University" will be drafted-beginning this summer- if the Board of Regents follows the request of the Faculty Senate. Meeting on East Campus Tuesday, the Senate adopted a slightly modified version of the Feb. 15 special faculty meeting's resolution petitioning the Regents to call an Academic Constitutional Convention in summer, 1971. The Academic Constitutional Convention is charged with drafting a Constitution for the University which "should enumerate the powers, functions and responsibilities of the constituent parts of the University," the altered resolution, approved 169-92, reads. THE DOCUMENT WILL include "an explicit statement of procedures assuring academic due process for both tenured and nontenured faculty members. The resolution petitions the Regents to convene the Convention in summer, 1971. As amended, delegates representing the Board of Regents, the Administrations, the Faculties and the students will make up the convention. In addition, the resolution adopted by the Feb. 15 special faculty meeting called for representation of "such public bodies as the Regents deem appropriate. If ratified by all the necessary groups, the Constitution would cover the Lincoln campuses and outstate activities, the Omaha campus and the Med School. Wallace C. Peterson, chairman of the department of economics, explained that public bodies was meant to imply the Legislature. "WEVE GOT TO GET legislative sanction for all these things we want, including due process, he emphasized at the meeting. But David Dow, professor of law, introduced an amendment deleting delegates of public or governing bodies. "I doubt if we would get legislative cooperation," he said. "I'm not sure what part of that body would be willing to get itself involved in what it might consider a problem." His amendment was adopted. Before amendments, resolution also called for the Liaison Committee, the Inter-Campus Faculty Coordinating Committee, the Board of Regents and the Administration to determine the Convention's composition. AFTER DAVID HIBLER, assistant professor of English, expressed concern over the lack of students on these groups, he successfully added the Inter-Campus Coordinating Committee, which has student members, to that group. After adoption of the two amendments, the resolution passed with no more discussion. The Faculty Senate also passed six resolutions endorsed by the College of Arts and Sciences faculty at their spccial meeting last Friday .s, Reaffirm academic freedom as spelled out in the Arts and Sciences Handbook and the 1940 American Association of Bniversity Professors Statement of Principles. Recognize that when an administrator formulates charges in any disciplinary case he is acting in an official capacity, not necessarily expressing a personal opinion. -Ask that complete charges be given to faculty committees investigating disciplinary cases. --Request that fact-finding committees receive clear mandates, that due process be followed and that reports be used objectively. -Reaffirm that Senate committees establish their rules of procedure. Turn to page 3 r t f V 3 I f - '