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
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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.
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