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1 Math, science updates offered UNL will conduct a summer program in Quantitative Reasoning and Science Teaching (QRST) for 240 Nebraska elementary school teachers. The QRST program is an interdisciplinary effort designed to update science and mathematics content and teaching materials in Nebraska elementary schools, according to Walter Mientka, vice-chairman of the UNL Mathematics Department and project director. ... - He said two-week regional workshops in six Nebraska communities will be conducted by UNL faculty members, including Professors James Fejfar and Ward Sims of the Elementary Education Department. The QRST program is designed to provide information and materials about modern science and mathematics curricula from which teachers can choose for their schools. The project will also assist in implementing selected programs in the teachers' schools, and will prepare them to return to their schools and train at least two other teachers, Mientka explained. Mientka said school visits, conferences and regional workshops will be conducted during the academic year to assist in these efforts. Workshops will be conducted with the assistance c f Fducational Service Units in the selected regions, Mientka noted. He said the project will be supported by a $58,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. PACE total down this semester UNL students donated about $4,616.50 to the Program of Active Commitment to Education (PACE) this semester, assistant bursar Gary Fouraker said this week. The total may vary slightly as the office receives late payments, he said. Faculty contributions have not been totaled yet. PACE solicits student funds on tuition staiements. Students may contribute $3.50 for each regular semester and $1.75 for summer sessions by pledging on their tuition statements. Participation in the program has decreased since its inception in 1971. First semester 1974-75 students, faculty and staff members contributed $6,328. Last year students, faculty and staff members donated a total of $16,600 Fouraker said. Last year 36 UNL students received PACE grants ranging from $200 to $400, according to Jack Ritchie, director of the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aids. Oldest earth rock on display at UNL The oldest rock ever found on earth and calculated to be 3.8 billion years old; is on display at the University of Nebraska State Museum in Morrill Hall. Allan Griesemer, Museum Coordinator of Educational Activities, said the granite gneiss rock was found along a Minnesota river valley by Robert Nelson and William Wayne, faculty members of the UNL Department of Geology. He said this type of rock has been used for building purposes for many years, and only recently was its age discovered. Radiometric clocks are used to determine the ages of rocks, which contain different ninerals that, through the years, are altered into other ones. Kocks are crushed and the radiometric clock is used to see what elements are present indicating the age. Griesemer said that although this is the oldest material found to date, there is evidence that there may be some older rocks in Greenland. He said that geologists think the earth maybe almost four and one half billion years old. "There were no animals on earth at the time this rock was formed," he said. "The oldest organisms date back 3.2 billion years, and they are bacteria and blue-green algae." Griesemer said the earth was made up of rock, valcanoes, and small quantities of water when the rock was formed. The rocks found in Minnesota can be used to compare ages of the moon and earth, Griesemer said. He said geologists have not found much difference between this and moon rocks, and that this indicates "some kind of relation between the earth and moon way back." Griesemer said the museum plans to display the year old rock, to show how rocks change through the ages. The rock will be on display "at least another two months," he said. Support the MARCH OF DIMES 1 4723311 Clancy is Coming i 1 u.A'i ARCHITECTS-Peace CorpsVISTA is seeking city! planners, regional planners, and construction science! grads for assignments overseas! and here in the U.S. Recruiter! in Placement Office March 10! - 13. Pick up information packet and sign up for an interview. .i,..k.i...w.i..IiiIuiii. .n n " ' : mn- . - .l.Uii - . 4 in -jf- . );h-. .. O Q, o o f I u o O u 0 5 , i r : o 0 r, .r; I ...... :0 - o I 1 t', ' ' it:' f o fO 'f 7 f""T t'it Z i Jf i ASUN GENERAL ELECTIONS - ELECTION RULES ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER: Gary Hall COMMISSION: Dr. Paul Byerly Dave Howlett Mike Jaccbson Maxine Schoenrock 467-1873 472-2777 475-1047 472-2581 464-6891 477-5124 SINCE A STATE OFFICIAL, A UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA BOARD OF REGENTS MEMBERS WILL NOW BE CHOSEN THROUGH STUDENT ELECTIONS AT UN-L, THE STUDENT ELECTION PROCESS SHOULD CONFORM WITH STATE LAWS GOVERNING OFFICIAL STATE AND LOCAL ELECTIONS, IN SO FAR AS APPLICABLE AND PRACTICAL. A. CALENDER (All dates given in this report are those in 1975) The elections will be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 1975. Candidates who wish their names to appear on the ballots must file by 4:00 p.m. February 28, with the ASUN secretary in the ASUN Office at 334 Nebraska Union. Form for filing may be picked up anytime after February 14, in the ASUN Office. Financial forms from all candidates andor parties must be turned in by 4:00 p.m. March 19th to the ASUN secretary. Student who wish to organize or run on a party, see "G. Student Parties". B. RULE FOR FILING Executive candidates must file completed form 1. Senate candidates must file completed form B. Advisory Board candidates must file completed form C. All filing form shall be notarized. All candidates must meet the respective eligibility requirements of the post that they ere seeking. Filing for different positions must be done separately. There is a spending limit for each position that must be adhered to. See the filing form. Any incompletions, or lack of enough valid signatures will cause the candidate's name to be removed from the ballot, or may disqualify the candidate from the election. It should be noted; falsehood expressed or implied on a noatrized document is a felony under Nebraska Stale Law. C. POSTER REGULATIONS 1. Poster and signs must not exceed 100 square inches each. 2. Only one poster per candidate per bulletin board is per mi tied. 3. Poster may not be put out until March 2nd. Candidates whose poster violate the above regulations may be disqualified from the election. D. VOTING REGULATIONS 1. Each student must present his own I.D. card when heshe votes. The act of giving the I.D. to the poll worker is the attempt to vote. 2. Each student will sign hisher own name on the college roster and the poll worker shall verify by signing herher name beside the student signature. 3. No student shall vote or attempt to vote more than once in any election, nor shall any student aid such an attempts. 4. Upon conviction In the ASUN Student Court, the penalty for the infraction of any voting regulation will be: a. the offenders will not be allowed to hold any position or elected office of ASUN b. an assessment not to exceed $100.00 in value may be imposed. 5. Any assessment levied wil! be paid to the ASUN treasury. 6. All ballots will be validated. For a ballot to be valid it shall be signed by two (2) poll workers and placed in the ballot box by the poll workers. 7. The ballot to be used will be an IBM Port-A-Punch Card. 8. Folded or otherwise mutilated ballot will be invalid, voter may request replacement card. 9. Each voter will be marked with an ultraviolet ink. E. 1Q. Each I.D. card will be marked.. E. PROPER CAMPAIGNING PRACTICES 1. Candidates must follow poster and sign regulations: a. posters and signs must not exceed 100 square inches. b. in order to conform with University regulations, materials placed on bulletin boards must meet standards established by the Office of Student Affairs. Please present the design for each type of poster to the ASUN Office for stamped approval. c. in University building, election poster and sign distribution must be limited to bulletin boards. Posters end signs can not be permitted on painted walls or other surfaces not designated as bulletin board in regard to Universi ty classroom buildings. 2. Each candidate shall be responsible for actions taken in hisher behalf. 3. Publicity on vehicles must be placed on that vehicle by its owner. 4. Ail candidate campaign activities must be in accord with accepted University and Municipal standards of conduct. 5. Parsons engaged in active campaigning or candidate campaign material must not be located within 200 feet of election booths. 6. Fastening poster to trees, utility poles or public buildings will not be permitted. ' 7. No signs or posters may be placed on University grounds. 8. Chalking of building or use of classroom blackboards is prohibited. F. MISCELLANEOUS t. By hisher signature in filing, the candidate states that heshee will follow proper campaigning practices, (see E0 Therefore, proven violations could result in candidate disqualification, plus possible Student Court actions. 2. To be safe, get more than 35 signatures and I.D. numbers. 3. Candidates are not officially elected until final eligibility ' checks are made. 4. Elected candidates assume office March 19th. 5. If your name andor party does not appear as you want it to on the sample ballot as published in the Daily Nebraskan, contact the Electoral Commissioner immediately. G. STUDENT PARTIES , 1. Student who desire to run on a party should put down their party's name and initials on their filing form. Each perspective party shall be required to secure 500 signatures of students now enrolled at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. These signatures shall be submitted to the Electoral Commission. In addition to the petitions, the party shall submit to the Electoral Commission by 4:00 p.m. February 28th typed in alphabetical order of the names who 8re on the petition. A person who appears on two or more lists of parties shall be thrown out of both parties. No party will be printed on the ballot unless this requirement is met. 2. Candidates who are members of a party: a. Executive candidates are allowed to spend-a maximum of $50.00 for their own campaign. b. Senatoral candidates are allowed to spend a maximum of $35.00 for their own campaign. c. Advisory Board candidates are allowed to spend a maximum of $35.00 for their own campaign. 3. Candidates who are not members of a party a. Executive candidates are allowed to spend a maximum of $65.00 for their own campaign b. Senatoral candidates are allowed to spend a maximum of $50.00 for their own campaign c. Advisory Board candidates are allowed to spend a maximum of $50.00 for their own campaign. H. PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION 1. A sample ballot will be printed in the Daily Nebraskan at least two (2) times before the election. The sample ballot shall cover at least 13 of a page. This sample shall be clearly stated SAMPLE ballot so that it can not be submitted as an official ballot on election day. 2. This sample ballot shall be posted at the polling places on election day. 3. Printing of ballot shall be done exclusively by the University Print Shop. 4. All persons working for the 'Electoral Commission as poll workers shall be certified by the Electoral Commission. 5. Polling places shall be equipped with polling booths. C. Tha comrr.iiiion shall be svunrn in by one of the Justices of the Student Court. The oath shall state that they themselves are not candidates and that they will perform their duties honestly and fairly. 7. A class roster shall be used as a polling book. The student will sign the roster by hisher name and the poll worker will sign next to the student's signature. 8. Electoral Commission shall serve as the eanvasing board. 9. Upon final tally of votes the Electoral Commission shall issue a certificate of election. Copies of which will be forwarded to the Secretary of State. NOTE: There are several additions which should be made to the existing rules which the Electoral Commission has submitted to the ASUN Senate. They are as follows: I . Under F. Miscellaneous No. 4 should read, "Elected candidates assume office April 2." 2. Under G. Student Parties No. 1 the last line in the paragraph should be inserted as follows: "Student Parties will be allowed to pool their monies according to the limit per candidate listed below under No. 2." 3. Also under F. Miscellaneous insert the following: 6. Absentee Ballots-Students who will not be in Lincoln, Nebraska, during the time the polls are open because they are on an officially recognized University trip may by stating the official function on a form supplied by the ASUN secretary and having their signature notarized by 4:00 p.m. on the Friday before the election will be permitted to vote by absentee ballot, 7. Disabled Ballots-Disabled shall mean unable to attend class due to confinement to Student Health or hospital. Students so disabled shall call the ASUN secretary before noon of election day, A ballot will be brought to the student for voting before 9:00 p.m. on election day. Supplement 2: Addition: Section A, Paragraph 3 For a write-in candidate to be eligible for election they shall file a financial form which shail be turned in by 4:00 p.m. March 21st to " the ASUN secretory. i page 7 monday, march 10, 1975 daily nebraskan