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doiu thursday, march 22, 1973 lincoln, nebraska vol. 96, no. 92 v Campbell: no 'deal' dispite amendment offer by Sara Schwieder Although denying that "a deal" has been made with the Legislature to end student fee support for speakers on campus, University Lobbyist Anne Campbell admitted that the University had submitted an amendment to that effect. "A couple of weeks ago we were asked to prepare an amendment eliminating fees for speakers on campus," Campbell told the ASUN Senate during a report on student fees. "So I prepared it and submitted it to the Education Committee. Some legislators said that (some speakers) offended them." She didn't specify who had requested the amendment. Sen. Ralph Kelly of Grand Island said Tuesday that University administrators had reached "an understanding" which would end student fee support of speakers, student government and campus publications. Campbell said that the $8-10,000 allocated for speakers "has been questioned," and mentioned that the Daily Nebraskan is moving toward independent financing, but reiterated that "there is no deal." She blamed "political realities" for the amendment to end student fee support of speakers. "Sometimes alternatives must be prepared," she said. "That doesn't mean that we'll support the bill." "The bill" is LB362, sponsored by Sen. James Dickinson of Omaha, which would eliminate all mandatory student activity fees at NU, state I " , I f I to Pn :-v ( Wt'JJ Wp U.-.,-,, .-. JHWlip in urn. m tgpM . J ST-" Ann Henry . . . sworn in Wednesclny as ASUN president. colleges, and community technical colleges. The University officially is against LB362. Campbell said LB362 is currently being held in committee "to look at amendments." She said the bill either could be killed in committee or brought to the floor of the Legislature for consideration. She said she didn't know what the University would do, even in hypothetical examples. She also said she didn't know when the bill or the amendments would come before the committee. When asked the chances of the bill being called for discussion to the floor of the Legislature, Campbell referred to "other emotional issues already called from the floor." She seemed to indicate that the chances for advancement were fairly good. "This does not preclude your continued pressure that student fees be continued as is," she said. Asked if eliminating student fee support of speakers was in the best interest of students, Campbell noted that there "are other ways to bring speakers in." She sugaested individual departments or admission fees. She said the elimination of fee support for speakers would hurt smaller schools more than the University. "As young people and students, you have good judgment and hearing opposing points of view might actually strengthen your own views," she told the Senate. She said she doubted if the Board of Regents has made a deal with the Legislature on the student fees issue. She concluded the report by saying, "I wish I could be more candid." In other action, former ASUN Piesident Bruce Beecher presented the Senate a report by a consultant firm hired by ASUN to study the UNL library system. The report found that UNL libraries are "underused" because of a poor image and inefficiency. Beecher said he will meet next week with administrators to organize a committee to carry out the consultant's recommendations. Beecher also presented numerous "distinguished service awards" to outgoing senators and presented the Outstanding Senator Award to former Sen. Bill Freudenburg for his work on the Environmental Task Force Committee. Beecher's last resolution before the senate would increase salaries for the newly elected executives. The resolution would raise the President's yearly salary from $1,4 5 6.38 to $1,500; the First Vice President's salary would go up from $780 to $1,300; and the Second Vice President's would go from $937.80 to $1,300. The resolution was tabled, and will probably be acted up"n next week. Outgoing ASUN Vice President Sam Brower urged the new senators to delve into the student fee question, and "to assert itself. This (ASUN student senate) is more than a two-hour a-week thing," he said. The newly-elected senators were then sworn in, along with new executives Ann Henry, Mark Hoegei and Sue Overing. One new senator suggested that ASUN pay the $100 fee for a recount of the election. ASUN President Ann Henry won by only 11 votes. But Dr. Paul Byerly, ASUN advisor, said there had already been a recount, and that he was "confident that the official results are valid." No action was taken. Another resolution changing ASUN to ASUNL to specify the Lincoln branch of student government was tabled. A resolution was passed postponing election of the speaker pro-tempore and the executive board until April 4. The resolution was introduced so senators would "be able to know the people and their qualifications better." First Vice Presdient Mark Hoeger told the Senate that "there is a possibility that we can get credit for ASUN through the political science department." He said the course would be worth three credits and would probably be giaded on a pass-fail basis. Suggesting that ASUN was "excluding graduate and professional students from participating in student government" because of the 4 p.m. meeting time, Sen. Paul Hansen offered a resolution to change ASUN's meeting from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. The resolution passed, but the Senate agreed that the time change should be temporary until the end of the year in order to test it. Hansen said dentistry students were not allowed any choice in their schedules and that most of them attended classes from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., making them unable to attend the meeting at its earlier time. ", 1 . . ' . i't f I , . A 1 V l "It i , 1 ' "I 1 'V v I ' - A ' tm ..m 1MB tf. '.H . f v I ' i University lobbyist Ann Campbell deals on student fee bill. . . no Tuition hike gains approval The Legislature's Appropriations Committee tentatively agreed Wednesday to a provision in Gov. J. James Exon's budget which would force the establishment of resident tuition rates for the University at $18 a credit hour. The committee unanimously agreed with fiscal analyst Winn Sanderson's recommendations to add a dollar of state funds for every additional dollar raised by Exon's tuition increase over the Board of Regents tuition plan. Currently, resident NU students pay $18 a credit hour. However, belween 12 and 16 hours the student pays the 12 hour figure. The regents had voted to drop the "free one" for fall classes and lower the tuition rate to $17 a credit hour. Exon's budget is based on a revenue formula which would force resident, tuition rates to $18 a credit hour without the "free one.'' That formula would raise approximately $505,232 yearly on the UNL campus more than the regent' plan. The committee's action Wednesday would add $505,232 in state funds to Exon's $130,000 recommendations foi improvement of existing instructional and research programs. The committee directed this total of $635,232 he spent in five areas: -$100,000 to purchase biological and natural science laboratory equipment. -$25,000 to raise salaries in Ihe College of Law. -$32,000 to raise salar ies in the College of Dentistry. - $25,000 to study the future scope and needs of Teachers College. -$452,732 to improve current programs upon the elimination of seven doctorate programs and three masters programs. Sanderson told the committee there are "too many Ph. D. programs on a mediocre scale." He said that some programs have had only three graduates in the past 10 years. Responding to questions, Sanderson said the University currently has 45 doctorate and 63 masters programs. NU Piesident D.B. Varner would not object to the discontinuation of some programs, he said. The decision of which programs to terminate would be left to the University, Sander son said. Student regent The ASUN Legislative L.i.ns"n Comrnillee is .itt'mpt ing to resurrect the stud'-nt legent hill, I U323. Tin; bill was killed ihuisday by the Const it ut ioiuI Revision Commit tee. In a statement leleased Wednesday, the ASUN committee said it will attempt to gain enough sen.iloi suppoi t to hi ing the bill to the Legislative flooi. laenly five votes would he needed, That's all, folks! Today's edition of tin.' Daily Nebraskan is Ihe final paper before spring hre.ik. Ihe Daily Nebraskan will lesume publicat ion Apr il 4 .