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Two VA employees aid college veterans By Kathy Kuhlman For the first time UNL's Student Veteran's office has two Veterans Administration (VA) employees. They represent the 1,600 to 1,800 student veterans who attend the University in a , year, said Veteran Representative Dave rviurach. i "Vet Reps." Murach and Paul Vavra were placed In the .Student Veterans office, Nebraska Union 338, by the Federal Veterans Administration under a new nation-wide program. The program placed 1 ,323 men In college offices nationwide to help eliminate the problems veterans, especially veterans applying for student aid under the Gl Bill. Since the office opened Aug. 1, 203 veterans have been interviewed, Murach and Vavra, both Vietnam veterans, received their training at the VA office in Lincoln and attended a two-week training course at Case Western Reserve College in Cleveland, Ohio. - They will offer personalized service to veterans. They also will help resolve individual payment inquarles and expected to eliminate payment delays caused by changes of address, dependency status or a change In school courses. The representatives also will make sure that proper certification is made by both the student and school, they said. I The representatives will contact any veteran who drops out of college to encourage his return, serve as liaison for all campus veteran groups and brief them on benefit matters and consult with college officials and faculty on VA matters. Murach and Vavra said any information available through the Regional Office, 220 S. 17th St. Is also available at the Student Veterans Office, open 8-5 Monday through Friday. :, "Wr're here to help veterans, particularly Vietnam veterans, receive all the benefits due to them, especially education," Vavra said. I To help a veteran who has lived in Nebraska for one year prior to his service to attend the University, the Vet Reps will check to make sure he has completed all of the paperwork required by the University and VA. This will include referrals for loans, tuition, schola ship.'jobs and aid for dependents. All aid is primarily based on need. TheJVAalso offers tutorial : assistance, and a work-study program for Nebraska veterans. Murach pointed out that there are-only 75 allocations for work-study at the University. Out-of-state veterans may receive aid in the form of a bonus or back pay. The office also houses the UNL Student Veterans group, which has about 70 members. An organizational meeting for the group will be held Sept. 9. ASK membership cards selling at reduced cost ; University of Nebraska students can get reduced prices at 35 Lincoln businesses this year if they beiinq to the Associated Student Ko-op (ASK), said ASUN President Ron Clingenpeel. j ASK membership cards will cost $3 this year a reduction from last year's $5 price. Students who bought cards last year may buy the new card for $2. Tickets can b purchased at participating businesses. Clingenpeel said fewer businesses are participating this year than last year. Several businesses changed owners and dropped participation, he said. The benefits of ASK are two-fold, Clingenpeel noted. The student receives discount prices and the business receives free advertising, he said. Posters will go up in participating businesses and door-to-door sales In campus living units will begin naxi week, Clingenpeel said. The card may also fo purchased in the ASUN office. ; Last year 650 ASK cards were sold. The decrease rate, larger advertising campaign and additional salespersons should make the card more attractive this '---' -""- -o ooiu tauuui cams aurina the first two days of school," he said. A new manager is needed for ASK, Clingenpeel said. Interested persons should contact the ASUN office, he said. "J 92 k 33 i North 12 I m. jfflst. i V. I- J , HMMMMHMmHMK. i MnMI Hi mum mnii.nnM IS n ... Z, V I i r V i I list tv . 1 m-'.'i :W ft I V. v. ' ""... K A 1 111, s I ' I r :- ptf 4yv;, - i .filfv 4-.- t K " x As'.. ' : i - vy) x II i & j j ? ? t; v M 'X 'h ? fl I k - . J ? ? ' I i , ' ' V' f p"f fc. . ;., '' , -.? -t'-.'.y. &. jj I ' I I ' ' ' t' ' 7. r I i f Corduroy. lew and neat Our Where It's at Shop thinks every girl should own at least one cordu roy outfit. And here's one super set. The jacket: Western shirt-tail styling, button cuffs to be turned back, two patch pockets. The pants: Front-zippered, buttoned belt, with a genuine watch pocket. Altogether a smashing look for Fall. Brown or burgundy in sizes 7 to 13. The Pants M 7 The Jacket f25 itA? '.',' At A ffcone 477-9347 ' I n I If f i.;; Magce's Downtown 1 0 a.ir.-5:3G p.m. Thursday ?ti! 9:00 f.co'c Gateway 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Tuesday, Saturday 'til C:CO ; august 29, 1074 daily nebraskan 3