By Jeff Hamilton
The Big Eight basketball
tournament is one activity that
may be missing from the
Christmas season in' a few
years, says Joe Cipriano, head
basketball coach at the- Uni
versity of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Big Eight officials have been
studying the possibility of
moving the tournament from
Dec. 26 through Dec. 30, as it
now exists, until after league
games end in early March.
Currently the tournament has
no effect upon league standings,
but as a post-season tourna
ment it would determine the
conference champion.
: ; ASK cost ;
reduced
By Matt Truell
University of Nebraska stu
dents can expect reduced rates
, this fall for membership in the
Associated Student Ko-op
(ASK), said Dennis Martin,
Ko-op manager.
The cost for a membership
card will be $3, a reduction of
$2 from last year's price. The
card entitles the holder to
discounts at 49 Lincoln business
firms. The discount is deter
mined by the business.
The benefits, Martin said,
arc two-fold. . The . student
receives discount prices, and
the business receives free
advertising.
Martin said he would like to
see the Ko-op expanded to
include a school supply store.
But at the present, he said, this
is economically: Impossible, lie"
estimated it would take $15,000
$20,000 to start such a store.
All of the Ko-op's current
funds go to advertising, pay
ment of outstanding debts and
salaries to people selling cards.
ASK still owes ASUN $1,200,
Martin said.
Last year 650 cards were
sold. Martin said he hopes to
increase that number with a
larger advertising campaign
and with more salespeople
knocking on doors in the living
units.
One problem is that students
don't use their cards enough,
Martin commented.
"They put the cards in their
wallets and never take them
out "again," he said.
Martin said he believes more
student involvement would
expand the Ko-op's activities.
The idea of a store is by no
means an idle dream, he said.
Students interested in buy
ing an ASK card or in selling
cards should contact the ASUN
office in the Nebraska Union.
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"I don't agree with the idea of
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having the (conference) winner
determined by a few games,"
said Cipriano.
"But if a feasible plan could
be worked out to determine the
winner.. I would favor the
post-season tournament."
Cipriano said he was not
familiar with all of the
proposals regarding the tourna
ment. Making the tournament
longer by adding a few games,
he said, might be one equitable
solution. 1
"Right now a few teams
dominate the league and this
might give some other teams a
chance to knock them off," he
said. "It certainly would give us
a chance."
The post-season tournament
would help generate basketball
interest during the season, he
said. Two disadvantages of the
current tournament, he said,
are that it conflicts with
Christmas and with football '
bowl games. .
"Playing in Kansas City will
still be the key to the success
for the Big Eight post-season
tournament because of its
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Cipriano said the post-season
tournament would be finan
cially good for the league and it
would probably help national
exposure for the Big Eight.
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The American Council on
Education, Washington, D.C.,
and the University of Nebraska
Lincoln, are co-sponsoring a
regional meeting on inter
national education, to be held
on October 22 and 23, 1974, at
the Nebraska Center for
Continuing Education.
This regional midwestern
pilot conference is the first one
of its type. Its main purpose is
to discuss in specific workshops
various aspects pertaining to
international education.
Included among workshop
topics will be support of
international education from
private and public funds; -
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"The time now used by the
used for scheduling other
tournaments in other areas," he
said.
He said he would favor using
these free dates to participate
sponsor conference
consideration of the specific
dimensions of this region and
what its specific characteristics
and needs are in such activities
as education, business, and
agriculture; discussion of ways
to improve regional communi
cation and across regions and
with Washington, D.C.
Prior to the conference the
American Council on Education
will distribute background
materials and working papers
based on task force reports of
its, International Education
Project.
The recommendations and
resolutions resulting from this
conference should serve as
Monday - Saturday
in tournaments at such sites as
LOS AiigcIcS, Ila. wall, anu
Portland, Oregon.
Playing in tournaments,
across the country, he added,
might also help Big Eight
recognition.
guides to educational insti
tutions and " to private and
public agencies.
Educational authorities,
faculty, teachers, civic organi
zations, businessmen, persons
in trade and agriculture are
invited to participate.
Professor Roberto Esquenazi
Mayo, director of the Institute
for International Studies at the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
is director of the conference,
and has all information needed
by. persons interested in participating.
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tuesday, July 10, 1974
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