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juhj 17, 1973 no. 0 By Ken Kirk School of Journalism Budget guidelines for 1974-75 and a policy concerning religion on campus were adopted by the Board of Regents during their July meeting Saturday in Clay Center. D.B. Varner, University president, suggested the University ask the 1974 Legislature for a budget increase towyeir The ASUN budget, except the Legal Aid to Students Office (LASO) funding, was approved by the Board of Regents Saturday. LASO, which would provide a lawyer for students, was held over for Board action at their August meeting. On advice from corporation counsel,' Flavel Wright, the Board will wait for further legal clarification from the Nebraska Supreme Court. Wright said he would write the judical council of the Court to determine whether the Court has approved the new legal code of ethics, which allows an attorney to represent a group of individuals separately. ASUN has received an opinion from the State Bar Association which stated that a lawyer as outlined by the LAOS program would be within the ethical code of an attorney Not all students Wright said, however, the opinion was based on an attorney serving the ASUN senate, not the entire student body which comprises ASUN, the Associated Students of the University of Nebraska. However, one of Wright's colleaques seemed less cautious. Alan Peterson of Clime, Williams, Wright, Johnson and Oldfather, wrote in a letter to the Board, "The Regents must analyze the proposal (LASO) as to whether it is in line with the purpose of the of 13 to 14 per cent, which would increase the University budget by more than $11.5 million Varner told the Regents that the increase could be justified to the Legislature and was felt to be inadequate by the chancellors of the three campuses. Varner presented the Regents with guidelines for two alternative budget requests. Plan A would increase the budget 13 to 14 per cent, while plan B would n University of Nebraska, make a reasoned decision in either direction, and I think that it is extremely likely that the court would uphold their decision either permitting or disallowing a student lawyer. "The Bar Association would have to amend its advisory opinion a little bit, and they probably would do so upon request in order to eliminate the confusion about who could be served by such a student lawyer. The budget approved by the Regents was different from the BUDGET Office Expenses Salary Expenses Electoral Commission Senate Expenses Center for Educational Change Communications Committee Environmental Task Force Free University Human Rights Committee Legal Rights Committee Legislative Liasion 625.00 Student Services Committee Contigency 1974-75 Administration Legal Aid for Students Office Record Store Total Recurring Expenses Cultural Affairs Conferences Student Organizations and Activities Total Nonrecurring Expenses TOTAL BUDGET REQUEST ymifi recommend an 11 to 12 per cent increase. The Regents adopted Plan A, but asked Varner to develop alternatives to a $4.5 million increase for general improvement of on-going programs. 8.2 increase The Legislature authorized a University budget of $91.5 million for the current fiscal year, which was an 8.2 per cent increase over the previous year. budget request approved by the ASUN senate on July 7. After reviewing the budget, Ken Bader, vice chancellor for student affairs, ordered the budget cut more than 4,500. $2,000 for records He also said $2,000 a year would have to go towards paying off the ASUN record store debt. The record store closed several weeks ago with a debt of more than $7,500. The budget was cut $3,000 by Miss Overing with $2,500 coming from a contigency fund of $3,000 SUMMARY 1973-74 1972-73 $5,281.00 8,663.22 1,600.00 1,300.00 850.00 4,917.50 300.00 600.00 550.00 750.00 3,050.00 3,00.00 2,000.00 $3,330.00 9,472.99 1,410.00 700.00 875.00 2,005.00 300.00 800.00 700.00 275.00 1,131.00 500.00 500.00 1,916.64 9,370.00 2,000.00 34,779.63 1,000.00 2,065.00 8,000.00 8,000.00 $42,779.63 okers- liberal, open dull non-smoEcers less aniious planners Do you smoke cigarettes? If the answer to that question is yes, then you probably are an extrovert, liberal, open to experiences, spontaneous, anxious and prone to experience distress. If the answer is no, you probably are more of an introvert, rather well adjusted, a planner and less anxious. These generalizations were mack; by Richard W. Coan, a psychologist at the University of Arizona, after he administered a six-hour battery of tests to 301 smoker and non-smokers. According to Coan, the results showed that several major dimensions of personality appear to distinguish smokers from non-smokers. "The typical smoker tends to seek varied stimulation and experience . . . he is more likely than the non-smoker to experience anxiety and distress," Coan said. "Each of these please recycle this newspaper The Regents will receive specific budget requests at their August meeting. The approved budget request must be submitted to the governor by September 15. To recognize the importance of agriculture to Nebraska, Varner suggested spending an additional $1 million to strengthen the University's agricultural programs. The budget guidelines call for a six per cent salary increase for faculty and some staff, an one per cent increase in the University's contribution to the retirement plan, a three per cent allowance for inflation, and $300,000 for extraordinary price increases for utilities and fuel oil, library materials, postage and state travel allowances. Special improvements Nearly $2 million additional funds would go for special improvements such as emphasizing the teaching and learning process, strengthening graduate-research programs and developing a communications network to join the three campuses: Another $4.5 million was recommended for general improvements for on-going f i I ' : e :).. r. ., - 1 -.::!!.- 1 ; !, i : c i : I: ; , contrasting life styles has obvious merits. The non-smoker is likely to be better adjusted or more free of disturbance, but the smoker's life is likely to be somewlmt richer." Female more anxious Coan said he found th;it female smokers tended to be the most anxious and male non-smokers the least anxious. Male smokers tended to be the most extroverted, whereas the female non-smoker was generally the most inti ovet led, he said. Coan also broke the smokers into subgroups or clusters and found some differences which he said were not as distinctive as between smokers and non-smokers. Coan said there are two general clusters of smokers. One group he said he saw as negative, tense or maladjusted smokers. This group included those who tended to be programs with UNL scheduled to receive $1.5 million and the agriculture program $1 million. Religion policy The policy on religion adopted by the Regents contained five points. The study of religion in a secular, philosophical, historical or cultural context is appropriate. Brief and non-sectarian invocations, benedictions or moments of silent meditation may be permitted at University functions University facilities will not be available for any activity where one of its essential features is religious worship or testimony in any form. The University can in no way discriminate on the basis of religion in its personnel policies. Personal religious activities within private quarters of those residing in University facilities shall suffer no interference. In other action the Regents approved a new governing organization for the system-wide Graduate College. They also approved the merger of the department of home economics at UNO into the College of Home Economics at UNL. 3 k s .:. I ; 1 S.n.Ui '!-. j i .;: i! !'-': pi ill', y i i Ir'iO. wr. ' i;-.-nti.! t.i "University '. f ; f;--,:, which stu 'en is must ! "o ',i p"i ji'-; I'jm.l hy ' - ' n ; in i; l t si" ' M Ifji'i it :ri )t : ' ;! 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