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W ' -v -4 Evensn ascends to RHA presidency Tim Evensen was elected president of the Residence Ha!! Assoc. Tuesday, and Pat Hofferber was chosen vice president. About 39 of those living in residence halls cast their votes in the election. Evensen, a resident of Schramm Hall, received 821, or 53 of the votes for president. Pat Scanlon, a write-in candidate from Abel Hall, received 721 votes, or about 47 of th toiat vuies caii: for president. Hofferber, a sophomore from Burr Hall on East Campus, won her vice presidential bid with 832 votes, or 65 of those cast. Mona Kujath, of Fedde Hall, drew 35 of the votes. Tre percentage of votes from residence hails was as follows: Abel-Sandoz 25 Cather-PoundNRC 20 Sellect 15.2 Harper-Schramm-Smith 29.4 Burr-Fcdda 9.5 - '.. Evensen, the newly elected president, has been a student assitant (S.A.), is an ASUN senator, and is a candidate for Regent in the Sixty District. chi thursday, march 21, 1974 lincoln, nebraska vol. 97, no. 37 ASUN S enate with alcohol, visitation draws lawsuit J Outgoing ASUN first vico president Mark Hoeger talks to ' his successor, Sharon Johnson at Wednesday's senate meeting. By Mark Hoffman ASUN President Ann Henry's administration stepped out of office Wednesday and took with it ASUN support of the alcohol and visitation lawsuit against the Board of Regents. Sworn in later were the new president, Ron Clingenpeel; first vice president, Sharon Johnson; second vice president, Dave Hewlett, and the new elected ASUN Senate. The outgoing senate unanimously voted to' withdraw support from the lawsuit as long as the other plaintiffs (the Residence Hall Assoc. (RHA) and a group of individual students) also withdraw their support. , , ? That resolution, introduced by ASUN Sen. Dave Thurber, noted that the suit would be withdrawn "without prejudice," meaning that it could be ref iled at any time. The lawsuit would be withdrawn on the condition that the regents promise to consider visitation and alcohol issues brought forth by students. - Should the regents not consider these issues in cither their April or May meetings this year, the lawsuit would be' refiled, according to the '. resolution," .., .1... , . ...... The new senate, later reconsidering this resolution, deleted the segment stating that the lawsuit would be refiled if the regents don't consider the proposals at either their April or May meetings. Some senators felt that this would antagonize the regents. Henry said that in e Tuesday night meeting with John Stevens Berry, th sttorr&sy handling the suit, the possibility of withdrew&ng the suit was discussed. "if the April 20 meeting comes up and they (the regents) do not act, we can refile," she said. She added that if the regents don't act, the Students role would switch from "troublemakers to the injured innocent." Thurber said, "By (adopting the resolution), we ate allowing the Board of Regents to commit themselves on something they did not want to commit themselves." The regents previously said they would not consider any issues that the lawsuit involved until the lawsuit was settled. There had been indications that if the lawsuit were withdrawn, the regents would act on student demands for alcohol on campus and more hours of visitation, Henry explained. Henry said Berry had called Alan Peterson, the regents' attorney, about students withdrawing the lawsuit and that Pederson replied, "this would solve the problem" of regents discussing those matters. At their March 1 6 meeting, the regents had approved a $75 rate increase for UNL residence haii and had directed Chancellor James Zumberge to come to the April meeting with recommendations concerning the open door JXjflcy, float sponsorship and & plan for making more halls coed. Henry said that when she notified Zumberge of the possibility of dropping the suit, he said, "It would take them (the regents) by surprise," but declined to make a statement about it, Because Zumberge is charged with bringing recommendations to the regents at their April meeting, student demands for extended visitation and alcohol on campus would probably go through him. Students put heat on library via Neb. Hall suggestion box By Scott Svoboda Graffiti is taking a new form at UNI.'s Undergraduate Library on the second and third floors of Nebraska Hail. The sudden resurgence of this old art form is caused by a suggestion box and bulletin board, both near the library's second floor entrance where students are encouraged to comment about the library's services and facilities. The suggestion box is getting both constructive and not so constructive remarks, librarian. Its use has grown since it was placed in the library last fa'!. The box now receives an average of three complaints a day. The majority of the student complaints and suggestions are about the heating of Nebraska Hall, Voeltz said. Many are tongue in check questions. "Johnny Rodgers", for example, apparently returned to the UNL campus to ask why no air was circulating on third floor, explaining that he "almost died by the engineering books" because of the heat. "Johnny" wasn't the only one to complain. In regards to lowering thai heat, Vocftz explained that tha staff has been trying to da thai ell semester. "Unfortunately, heat collects in our area of Nebraska Hdll and is not easily disposed of," ho said. "The lowering of temperatures is possible, and we're in touch with the job pool when conditions do get bad." Conditions did got bad at least for one stt'dent- She complained the next week her fingers were turning blue because of the cold. A thirsty student using the alias "James Exon" asked that the library remain open longer on weekends and that snack bar hours be extended. Tha library doses at 4:E0 p.m. Satuirfay. Weeknlghts it doses &: 10:53 p.m. nd students are allowed to study ht th library until 2 am. The complainer was told that cost made early closing necessary, end unless the Physical Plant can find the necessary $300 to close off the rest of the first floor, the snack bar and lounge still will close when the building does. Another student, using the pseudonym "Ralph leader", siimply told tha stiff to "coo! tha red tape." VosStz explained that, m much as he'd like to, cutting red tep Is impossible beemm tha students, faculty ndl library staff constantly are using tha facilities which house mora than 1.5 miHion volumes. Some suggestions haw brought changes. The library study areas now are open until 2 a.m. as a result of one suggestion. "Eventually, we'd like to keep the library open past the present closing hours if we receive sufficient funding," Voeftz said. Not ell tha com.Tssr.ts iih the library's services. One student complained sUiut singing librarian interfering with his studies. Another student became enchanted with the females on tho library stiff. Still another liked the suggestion box fcc-causa ha "got a kick out of reading the complaints end suggestions," I f. r s f X f. i ,k Hi M.' I, 4 t.A. ,t. A j, I t.
