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friday, april 7, 1972
lincoln, hebraska vol. 95, no. 93
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Students
present
summer
host plan
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Student
Vets seek
G. I. bill
extension,
more
benefits
An ad hoc student group presented three suggestions for
altering the 1972 Summer Orientation Program for freshmen
and their parents to Interim Dean of Student Affairs Ely
Meyerson early Thursday.
The group asked that either:
1) the present program be redeveloped and student hosts be
reflected;
2) or, if the program remains the same, student fee support for
it be dropped;
3) or the program be canceled.
Summer Orientation is an annual program under the
auspices of the Office of Student Affairs.
Thirteen students are hired as hosts for Incoming UNL
freshmen and their parents, who spend three days on campus
sometime during June or the first half of July learning about
the University.
The program is funded by $25,000 in student fees, and a $6
registration fee for each family participating. Student hosts
receive $500 plus free room and board for their role in the
program.
According to Chris Harper, the ad hoc group is pressing for
more student input into both the selection of hosts and the
way the program operates.
He said the group is comprised of both present and former
student hosts and students who applied for host positions this
summer but were turned down.
Hosts are portioned out by collages, with Arts and Sciences A
getting three. Teachers two and each of the four others on
each.
Four other students are chosen to host parents, making the
total number 13.
Hosts representing the colleges are chosen by en
interviewing board which includes the dean or his
representative, a faculty member and student from that
college's Advisory Board. All members of the board are chosen
by the dean.
The four parent hosts ; selected by the Summer
Orientation Planning Committee, composed of the coordinator
of Student Activities (Peter Wlrtz), a faculty member and two
former student hosts. That committee is appointed by Wirtz.
The ad hoc group suggested to Meyerson that student
representation on the college interviewing committees be
doubled, and that they be appointed by ASUN.
Harper said this seems fair, since student fee money
supports the program.
In the past. Harper said, the program has been little more
than good public relations for parents.
' The problem with this is two-fold, he said.
First, it provides an inadequate picture of the University.
"It could be a good place for disseminating information to
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Inflation has severely pinched the
educational pennies of veterans going to
school on the G.I. Bill, according to the
head of the UNL Student Veterans
Organization (SVO), but there may be
relief in sight.
Just how much relief depends on the
final disposition of legislation now in the
Senate, according to SVO President Ken
Brauer.
Brauer said the House of
Representatives has voted to increase
monthly checks to single veterans from
$175 to $200.
The Senate is looking at a more liberal
increase, from $175 to $240 or $250, he
noted.
Brauer said he hopes that by the time
the legislation works its way off Capitol
Hill, the base allotment for veterans will
be about $220 a month.
The money squeeze appears to be
uppermost in the minds of UNL's 1,400
student veterans, according to results of a
recent poll answered by 184 of them.
The poll showed that:
1) 100 per cent thought an increase in G.I
Bill benefits was essential at this time;
2) 32 per cent had missed school for at
least one semester due to economic
reasons;
3) 94 per cent believed substantial
increases in the G.I. Bill would effectively
reduce the veteran unemployment
problem;
4) 90 per cent of the disabled veterans
thought they were not taken care of;
5) 60 per cent would not be able to
receive an undergraduate degree in the 36
months they are now eligible to receive
G.I. Bill money;
6) 99 per cent favored an increase in the
life of the G.I. Bill from 36 to 48 months
(four school years to five school years).
At this time, Brauer said the primary
thrust of UNL's SVO is the same as that
of the National Association of Collegiate
Veterans-more money.
But he said the SVO is also working on
several other projects.
A campaign to build a veterans'
emergency loan fund is just getting
underway. Brauer said the goal is to
collect $3,000, which can be parcelled
out to veterans in allotments of up to
$300 which are to be repaid within a
year.
The fund is being handled through the
University Foundation. Recipients of
veteran loans will be designated by the
Office of Financial Aids, he said.
Setting up a Veteran's Opportunity
Fair is also being looked into, Brauer said.
Hopefully federally funded, it would
provide the returning veteran with
information on all the educational or
employment opportunities available to
him. Brauer said the application for
federal funds would be made within the
next few months.
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