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monday, September 24, 1973
lincoln, nebraska vci. 97 no. 15
Regents approve record NU budget request
By Steve Arvanette
The NU Lioard of Regents approved and sent to
Gov. J. James Exon a record budget request calling
for more than a 25 per cent increase in state tax
support.
Saturday's budget action, if approved by the
Legislature, would mean a $13 million increase in
general fund support for 1974-75 over the current
fiscal year
After Ix-ing patented with a request for a $15.4
million inciease at their Aug. 31 meeting, the regents
asked NU adinimsu alms to return with a budget
geared for just a $!3 million hike.
Of the $2 3 million cut, the greatest share comes
from the continuation budget or money requested to
finance ongoing programs at the same level.
The biggest cut in the continuation budget was
realized because of a decrease in the number of credit
hours per student on the UNL campus. Also affecting
the credit hour total on the Lincoln campuses was a
drop in enrollment ovei the proceeding year.
Both inductions will cause a loss of slightly more
than $1 million in tuition.
The second iargest cut was made in a salary fund
category often called ''to be appointed."
If a staff position is not filled throughout the fiscal
year a dollar savings is experienced. Administrators
cut $627,000 in plans that "vacancy savings" would
again be experienced.
Another $344,000 was dropped which would have
been used to operate the new field house toward the
end of the 1974-75 fiscal year. Speculation is the
field house might not be completed before the end of
the fiscal year.
Should it bo built and operating before the start of
the 1976 fiscal year, a deficit appropriation would
have to be sought from the Legislature.
Administrators think a more accurate timetable
for the field house will lie available by spring in time
for possible legislative action.
In hopes that winter fuel oil costs will not be as
great as expected, $102,000 was trimmed from the
earlier budget.
On the improvement side of the budget, $300,000
was cut from the improvement of workloads.
Especially hard hit was the UNL campus with a
$150,000 cut in areas other than agriculture-related
programs. Each of the Omaha campuses had
$150,000 apiece cut from workload improvement
funds.
The regents also delayed for at least a year the
improvement of inter-campus communications. A
total of $300,000 0.;
program.
I n other at:! ion u
again delayed fin.il ,,,
budget request.
UNL Chiinc.;;lo!
somewhat surprised .
funds were distributed
iirii.e'ly Un-.-n sought for that
j, the regents
construction
alye the final
ion vms postponed
nrehuee qppeared
'.Is for construction
rf,';Ms.
o me from?" Zumberge
was overheard to say to a memb-r of his finance staff.
"I'm not prepared to defend this," he told the regents
and requested more h.ve; to
construction funds le jues.
The issue of capi'ai ..octr;;;;
until the board's Oct 1 '? r. - nn;.
At the leqwesl ol Ik j..n!s Chairman Robert
Koefoot, the ho;i!d -'tga't. -,eo' -w r-.-eotd as desiring
the former Hiram Scott Colt- cenpus in Scottsbluff
for developing a rural he.Jth and icnhural research
program.
Koefoot, tli-j home's i-i senMitive oh the
governor's committee u .'.vc-:,h:r.;t; possible uses for
the campus, wanted a cleur indication of the regents'
desire for the lain: before a fin;j decision is made by
the committee on Sept. 27.
The vote was unjiiimvis, except for Regent Jack
Elliott who was abseni fn.m the meeting.
Tuition
payment
deadline
nearing
Tuition payments are due no later then 4 p.m. Wednesday
in the bursar's office, Administration 204. A $10 service
charge will be added to any student's account if the payment
is late.
Students who are enrolled for 13 hours are reminded that
because of a computer error, they have been charged $100 too
much. The computer program has been changed, however, so
students should simply pay the correct amount of $285.50
instead of the $385.50 they were charged, and then the
records will be cleat, according to James Wickless, UNL bursar.
Students who do not catch the error and pay the incorrect
amount will Ik; refunded, Wickless said.
Unless a student can produce his or her cancelled check for
tuition, he or she will have to wait until the second week in
October for the refund, fie said. The refunds can be picked up
at the bursar's office.
Students will also notice that in the upper righthand corner
of their tuition statements are two small boxes, one marked
yes, the other marked no.
The two boxes are the Program for Active Commitment to
Education (PACE).
Students who wish to submit $3.50 to PACE should initial
the yes box and pay the amount ditectly under that box.
Those who choose not to contribute to PACE should initial
the no box, anil pay that amount.
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Atlilctic DiM'ijtoi Bob Devnney was n.ittied an honorary ni(?mher of the UNL band
durinq h iiftintc activities in Saturday's football game, in which the Huskers defeated
North C.noliii.i State 31 14. Game story on Page 8.
Dormitory may file
visitation lawsuit
Representatives from Smith Ht!ii i p..., ,: ', !!n; Hesirlence
Hall Association last week the p,,y sliiiity t)f hlmij ,.i lawsuit
concerning university visitation ui.h. i-s
Jim Kelly, a Lincoln attoin(;y, h,r. In ,: unPn.hMl to advise
the newly formed Visitation Cotn-nit:-.- .icy nossib' action
that can be taken.
The Visitation Committef v ,: np u, n .vest nja te all
channels which may Iv open o RHA t. h,u, cluitui'-s aiide in
the guest hours policies, said Cai j ! . f : HHA picsii.'.-ni.
The Smith Hall group invcs:Kj,;!;i -,!w.iiit possibilities
will file its report. to the Visit minn c ,'nm:i i (., ,!,... viel.
Grice said RHA has iiltol !.,,:! !,.;!.) c.-illing fix a
suspension of guest knu ;, i m c . on football
Saturdays, hut the final di:ism . ' die m i'Cmicc
halls.
"I haven't heat d fiom .-vei ; - i 'he iioyroit vv.-nt
pretty well (this week)," si;" t
Grice said Smith Hail had tt; ' .!- ho. , S.itutd.iy is
far as she knew. Sin' said the b,..h .. , c .ipno ; i,,),. :hi 12
hours of Siitutdijy gm'st visit. .'i . . . n,r ie!,ei,ts
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Insurance
raised for
NU employes nee fee's.
$5,000 tetm life ne.m
workers when the n im i in .
insurance packaije becomes - ie
The $1b pel moi !h p ;
Legislature to stale o .
benefit package will b" .i
policy at NU.
Bids by firms seel-inn ''.
contract opened toiLr, - m
cai i icrs Nov. '.).
The 1973 I cgisLiuir
One establishes a gioup p'.i n
insurance, for all full tmn' -.t..i
employed by the Uupvcimi, .
community colleges.
The educational bodies weie ,m,'C
plans, free of the limits oi i.ondni.ai
Other state employes.
nefits
staff
lenes, lite
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id Hcaltli
u by the
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! h .jv.iilal ill, earl
However, financing foi ill r m.
month for each woi kei .
A medical package w is es; ; if! de ve loped for NU
employes, reported James M.yo.d, .is ct ait vice president
and director of manaijetniMit edet ;u. imn systems That
package recognizes that Umversd - -;' -yes are in differing
situations and have varying necn., T'I iy,i ol - ,etl
But whether a woiha Pike on. ., , . i( hise. il h.,i single
employes, or a m.m.oikI opiion v. i deMgncd for
families, the Univeisity anht ip.n. . n. n . -,. n ,n k.,. cosh, will
consume all of the Gib p.-i . .o. : ( M i ,-. j 7 ,M.;
legislative1 appi opr i.ii ioi is.
It is the Ullivel Sity's inlenlu n i-. ,(idi ,r. inueh ti; m
life and aeeide'ut.il de.iih in-.m.. . , , u; monto
per individual will buy.
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