Senators consider
conference decision
Two state senators appeared to take a "wait and see"
attitude to the UNL Interim Program Arbitration Board (IPAB)
decision that the World in Revolution Conference on Justice in
America should go on as planned.
Recent speculation by some senators, University
administrators and students was if the conference were held, it
might prompt action on a bill to cut off state aid to
institutions collecting mandatory student fees.
The legislature's Education Committee is currently holding
Kearney Sen. Gerald Stromer's LB 1271, which calls for such
action.
Lincoln Sen. Wally Barnett and Stromer, both Education
Committee members, declined to comment directly on the
planned conference.
"I think it is the Board of Regents' business," Barnett said.
"The Board of Regents should run the University and when
the people feel they are not doing their job, then the
legislature will step in."
Barnett noted, however, that it would take only one or two
votes in the committee to put the bill on the legislature . floor.
Stromer said the action by the IPAB came "quite
expectedly."
The board, according to Stromer, was comprised of
individuals who wanted to see the conference held.
Stromer said there is no doubt in his mind that with the
recent announcment, there will be "greater discussion and
debate on the bill" both in the legislature and by the general
public.
Meyer 'casts cloud'
over budget bills
Cold winter winds whistled through the windows of the
Nebraska Legislature Wednesday morning and seemed to
freeze much action by the state's 49 lawmakers. With nearly
100 bills on general file, senators spent most of the morning
on six bills.
Among bills passed over until Thursday were those dealing
with the state's budget for the next fiscal year.
At an 8:30 a.m. meeting, the legislature's Appropriations
Committee decided not to request their version of the
proposed omnibus state budget be returned to committee.
According to Hastings Sen. Richard Marvel, committee
chairman, an opinion by the state attorney general has "cast
some cloud over the format of the bill."
At an informal Unicameral meeting Tuesday, Atty. Gen.
Clarence Meyer said some aspects of lump sum appropriation
budgets-or budgets which grant money without internal
spending restrictions-may be unconstitutional.
If that is the case, then both the committee's and
governor's bills would need correction. Marvel thus asked that
his committee be given an extra day to draft some proposed
amendments.
University President D. B. Varner has sided with Gov. J. J.
Exon and the five-member Appropriations Committee
majority in pushing for lum sum budgeting.
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Role-playing startles Senate
. Six senators playing the parts of racists,
started a heated exchange of words before
their unsuspecting collegues at Wednesday's
ASUN Senate meeting.
The move was intended to bring a
resolution sponsored by Sen. Roy Baldwin
into better perspective. The resolution states
that the Senate should be more sensitive to
the problems of minority students.
Baldwin said the reason he submitted the
resolution was because he had committed
himself to it after last December's ASUN
meeting. An incident occured at that
meeting, according to the resolution, which
resulted in derogatory" and demeaning
statements being made by several senators
about candidates for senate vacancies.
Wednesday's mock-confrontation started
getting out of hand.however when students
in the audience became involved. The six
then told the Senate their actions had been
intended to bring the Senate in contact with
the rascist attitudes that people have.
Psychologist Linda James was in the
audience at the invitation of the six. She
addressed the Senate and gave them her
views of the reactions of some of senators.
She said rascism is institutionalized in
society and that children are programed to
be racist in their youth.
This is an example of what frequently
goes on in situations like this, she said.
James pointed out that words in
reference to blacks like "those people" and
"you all" used by some of the role players
are resented by blacks. "Everyone should be
aware of what they are saying and why they
say it," she said.
James said the goal of the six was to
make the Senate more aware of what their
attitudes really are, allowing each individual
to deal with them himself. Bruce Beecher,
one of the role players, said he was
Regents meet Saturday
There will be a meeting of the University
of Nebraska Board of Regents Saturday,
Feb. 5, at 10 a.m. in 312 Milo Bail Student
Center on the campus of the University of
Nebraska at Omaha.
Included on the agenda will be:
--a report from NU Vice-President Merk
Hobson on the feasibility study dealing with
engineering.
--continued discussion on the feasibility
study pertaining to nursing.
-appointment of the Board of Regents
standing committee.
disappointed that most senators sat and let
things fly.
Sen. Mike Berns said students should take
an active part in combating rascism.
"Anyone that sees the word 'nigger'
scratched on a wall and doesn't scratch it
out is as guilty of helping keep rascism alive
as the rascist himself," he said.
The resolution was held over for
consideration at next week's ASUN Senate
meeting. "
Daycare center opens
Nine-month-old to three-year-old children
of UNL students now have their own day
care center, according to Mary Jo Ryan,
coordinator.
The free center located in the First
Plymouth Congregational Church, 20th and
D Streets, opened at the beginning of this
semester, she said.
The center is operated through the
University financial aids office, Ryan said.
"It is operated just like the one in the
United Ministries in Higher Education
church on campus, which is for children
three through kindergarten," she said.
Students must be approved at the
financial aids office in order to leave their
children at the center, Ryan said.
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