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'Advice man' Byerly reflects on ASUN years By Susanne Schafer Paul Byerly is an advice man. "Sometimes they take it and sometimes they don't," he saw. "Sometimes they want it and sometimes they don't. So some-times I give it and sometimes i don't." Byerly has been the facility advisei for ASUN for the past seven or ei'jht years, he says, and he "only answers questions." "I only will remind them, not tei! them, what lo do. In the spring, I wiiil say, 'Hey, have you appointed a Student court?' Things like that." Byerly sits in the back of the room during senate meetings, usually putting on his pipe. Sitting among stacks of computer cards in his office in Behlen Laboratory, again puffing on a pipe, Byerly commented on ASUN nd his role as adviser. "The job oniy requires three to lour hours of woi k a week now," he said, but indicated there were days when his schedule was a bit more hectic. "I only sat in the corner of the ASUN office, during the campus strike of 1970," he recalled. He says he sat there for 10 to 12 hours a day. "1907! ASUN President Steve Tiwald was elected on a Wednesday, he was sworn in the next Wedouiday, and things broke out over the weekend when ho was away. He had Thursday and Friday to learn all there was to learn about being ASUN president. "I was Just there to make sure he didn't get hiinsdf into something he couldn't get out of later. That's what I do. I'm just there to answer questions. "But the position of adviser is a nasty one. I have to be awjilaMk1 to everyone. "Fu example, there were those people in ASUN .vi.-.- vvlM; for setting up CSL (Council on Student Lite) I .wis ."iqjir")! it. talked with them, but I didn't say my mi,: !::!i-iq:, then. " i i- raiu.';U3 thought ASUN needed something closer io Ue jcnls' he said. "But all it did was split sttid.-.iii. r-env.-r rather than build it up." "fta'iv than having many divergent student -iff...! ps (.- nmpus, thr groups should be able to subrnniqe i heir own organizations into a union or jovos nmont. "it -ho administration wonts a question answered on student opinions, the people in power of ar, group could say 'Why yes, that is an interesting question, but call Ann Henry, she speaks for us.' "But there is a trick involved here," Byerly warned. "The leader has to immediately call Ann and say, 'Here's what you should say.' There has to be some consolidation of power. Byerly declined to comment on how ASUN should go about retrieving its power base. "Not everyone has seen the work of ASUN this year, because they have not begun any big programs with splendor attached to them," he said. A tremendous amount of work was done in the summer, he said, getting the budget prepared, the Associated Student Ko-op on its feet and setting up the student lawyer program. "Eighty per cent of what the ASUN Senate is going to get done has been done this year. Unless things are started before Christmas, they aren't going to get done. That is common to all senates," he said. "Second semester, the speeches start to get very politic!." More fUGl C doily nebsskofi cuts aheac for UNL . '.f UNL. will observe an energy conservation day Dec. 31 in an effort to further reduce fuel requirements between semesters. Miles Tommcraasen, vice chancellor for business and finance at UNL, said closing on Dec. 31 will make it possible to reduce heating requirements for a four-day period-Dec. 29, 30, 31 and Jan. 1. The Christmas holiday period already permits lower ing the temperatures Dec. 22, 23, 24 and 25. During both four-day periods, buildings temperatures will be lowered lo 50 degrees where possible except in areas which must be maintained at higher temperatures to avoid damage to equipment or research projects. ' ' ": " University offices will be closed during the two four-day periods. Only personnel required for basic operation of the institution will be on duty. The University of Nebraska at Omaha will follow similar proceduies. Nebraskan executives selected Jane Owens, a junior majoring in journalism, has been selected Daily Nebraskan news editor for the spring semester, according to Mary Voboril, editor in-chief. Vince Boucher, aiso a junior, is associate now:, editor. The position of managing editor is Ixiiny divided this year, Voboril said. Randy Beam, a senior, i:. he new copydesk chief, with Dennis Oivien, a sophomore, layout editor. Boucher, Beam and Owmjii also are majoring in journalism. The Daily Nebraskan is accepting applications for students wishing to bo a reporter, columnist, copy editor, sports writer or editor, entertainment writer or East Campus reporter. 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