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- m- 9y ' w W Press secretary nominee plans to acquaint students with ASUN ' Tkn rtsljm. III . ' ' . IIAPIIll' J I A Ll : - A The nominee for ASUN Dress secre tary said Sunday his first concern will be to acquaint new students with the University and the workings of the ASUN Senate. ' Bill Norton, a seniorv majoring in political science, said establising this communication ' is "most important. If that breaks down, you have not accomplished anything because it has an effect on all other communication.'! He said new students would be informed through ads or news releases, of what, occurs at senate meetings as well as the times and location of the meetings. Norton said freshmen were mailed a newsletter this summer explaining the structure and role of the senate. Norton said a newsletter briefing ASUN senators on summer develop ments and working for the passage of a state contitutionai amendment which would put a student on the Board of Regents will also receive his immediate attention. The amendment would allow student body presidents at UNL, the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the Universi ty of Nebraska Medical Center to sit as nonvoting members of the board. - Norton said his summer was largely spent assembling a tenant rights booklet which he hopes will be ready to distribute soon. ASUN President Ron Clingenpeei said Norton's nomination may be considered by the entire .senate as early as Wednesday. But he said that depends on whether the executive committee, in their meeting today, considers the creation of a press secretary a high priority. He said it would be wrong to bypass a senate vote by making Norton an executive appointment because he will be working for the entire senate, not just the executives. . Norton was chosen by ASUN execu tives In June after the original applicant for the position, Dennis Onnen, said he would not have time to work during the summer. Ommen had been accepted by both an ASUN appointments committee and the senate. The executives selecting Norton were Clingenpeei, First Vice President Sharon Johnson and Second. Vice President Dave Howlett. Clingenpeei said he expects Norton to be an administrative assistant helping to publicize the activities of the student senate. reported that need to be," he said. "A lot goes on outside of our Wednesday meetings. "I don't really know what the attitude of people is toward the senate, but a change it it is needed, will, come from . publicizing facts, not by propagandizing .our activities," he added. Clingenpeei said the press secretary will serve as "sort of an awareness secretary, making the news media aware of what ASUN is doing, but not flowering it over." ; He said the new appointment will also give the senate another viewpoint. "ASUN executives can't sit back and make decisions without input. He will help us decide on policy matters." The press secretary will also organize and plan ASUN travel, to other parts of the state, write press releases for news media, and help ASUN committees with their public relations work on and off the . campus, according to Clingenpeei. Norton has run unsuccessfully for ASUN office .each of-the last two elections. But he said he learned much of the organization of the senate by running. - Anyone is qualified for the post if they are interested enough and willing to put in the time," he said. - Clingenpeei said the creation of the post of press secretary, the first in ASUN history, was based on the campaign platform of the United Student Effort Party, of which he is a member. He said the idea was proposed in one of the first resolutions to the new senate last March. The press secretary will be a member of the executive branch of ASUN, but will be accountable to the entire senate, according to Clingenpeei. He said Norton's salary, if any, will be recommended to ASUN by the executive committee, possibly as early as Wednes day. Clingenpeei said the budget is being reconsidered by the Committee because UNL's Fee Allocation Board cut the total ASUN funding to $36,998.63. Norton, If approved, wfil remain as press secretary until the end of Clingenpeel's administration In March, Clingenpeei said. He said after March, the job will depend on future ASUN administrations. "I beiieve It can be preserved if we make It work and be responsive to our needs," he said. : - Norton added that, "the biggest reward of the job will be to see it work in enhancing communication and bringing a sense of unity between the students and ASUN." y y ri O You are a freshman O You Qualify You are interested in people You are willing to put in three hours a week THEM ... Army ROTCMSl'l T ' m is for you. 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