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extend visitation ss f ji By Gina Hills The NU Board of Regents approved Saturday a modification in the UNL residence hails visitation policy. . Now, residence hall members may open their doors to visitors as early as 10 a.m. and close them at 2 a.m. Previously, visitation hours began at 1 1 a.m. and extended to a i a.m. curfew. But liberalization of the policy didn't pass unanimously, after prolonged discussion and several vote changes. "Decrease hours" Regent Robert Koefoot from Grand Island said he would "decrease the number of hours instead of increase them." Omaha Regent James Moylan agreed. Lincoln Regent Ed Schwartzkopf also opposed the liberalized visitation. Regent Robert Prokop from Wilber obstained. UN-L Chancellor James Zumberge then explained to the board the process involved in setting hours and determining visitation policies. On the first court, however, the policy change failed by one vote. Offered to change Then Koefoot offered to change his vote, (which would pass the recommendation) if Ken Bader, UN-L vice chancellor of student affairs, who sponsored the change, would promise not to raise the visitation issue for one year. Bader replied that students and their needs are always changing; a difficulty for him in making that promise. As Koefoot tried to get a promise from Bader, Regent Prokop changed his vote, giving the "yea's' a majority and passing the recommendation. . ' ' Women 's sports debated The regents and administrators also debated the . need for an assistant athletic director for women's sports ad whether there was an interest in women's sports at UN-L. . Finally the board voted to appoint Aleen Maree Swofford, from Texas Women's University, to the assistant athletic director position. Representation questioned But Schwartzkopf insisted that women's sports at UN-L were not well represented. He added that unnecessary recruiting was being done. Zumberge told the board he believed there was an interest hi women's intercollegiate sports at UN-L. He said he had even attended several games. In other board actions Saturday, a $11.1 million plant science t 'aiding for UN-L was approved. The regents expressed concern about future construction and "construction dollar maximums." "Beatfjgure" "It's high time the Board of Regents begins to move toward dollar maximums. . .and design and build to the dollar figure, if not beat the dollar figure," Omaha Regent Kermit Hansen said. "You can get about any figure you want on per-doilar-per-square-foot, and I think we've done a good job," Schwartzkopf said. He reminded the board that leaving money for equipment also was, important. . , - . SUN rates 1 An increase in tuition for the State University of Nebraska (SUN) also was approved by the board. A $2 increase will raise tuition from $8 to $10 per credit hour. ' Higher production costs have created a need for more tuition revent, SUN officials said. VS?f '.v--- Willi -mtf it i i 1 1 iTm iiiriiinTii i.htti rwni .tiMiiiW g-nmiriii ii"ia.Brfc -r air iamXi y i' ; mart m r'ninr ' 'i i n 'v-i-p--ftiiltflrtfc n T mm ijTii mm i flu a 'Wiiwnii n h chum Ti man tin -fw jwryTia-4wiiiimTffl''if- t ? hif i.Mfr if -irrffn-Mrlft 1 """Pif NUMBER THREE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1975 Education commissioner raises future issues Shakespeare can be used to help students chose careers, said Anne Campbell, state commissioner of education at a Nebraska State Department of Elementary Education forum Monday. . Using the playwright as an example, Dr. Campbell explained this career education viewpoint as a goal for the future. She said that in addition to Shakespeare's literary value, careers in costume design, make-up and stage lighting can be examined by the student. A career viewpoint is not confined to vocational education, she said, but can be used in every classroom. Another ; question for the future, she said, was whether the education of children before age 5 should be at the public expense. Government programs for disadvantaged children has lead all parents of 3- and 4-year olds to want early education for their children, she said. Is it discriminatory to provide early education for one child over another, she asked. One thing that is known, she said, is that educational habits are set before a child is five years old and many times it is difficult to undo the bad ones. Another topic in Nebraska's future is equal education, she said, an issue skirted in the public forum. Money for education in Nebraska comes mainly from property taxes, she said, so districts with different property values receive different amounts of v education money. In Nebraska, money in school districts ranges from $1300 to $100,000 per child, she said. Because of this, she said, students in poorer districts are not receiving the same educcavion as those in richer areas. Equalizing the money between scif ol districts is needed to equalize education, she said. Equal education for all races is another issue, said Dr. Campbell, and it is not confined to Omaha, Scottsbluff and suburban areas. "We are willing to accept Vietnamese doctors in our towns" she said, but are we as willing to accept other professionals or less than professionals from areas like Africa, South America and other Asian countries. Do we believe we have the responsibility for educating these children too or is "all" defined as those we are most comfortable with, she asked. Dr. Campbell also discussed special education in Nebraska saying that all is being done with the resources at hand. Despite passage of the special education bill LB403, the program is still loaded with problems, she said. Those problems include identifiying the handicapped which was further heightened by LB555 which ties the amount of money given to the type of handicap. Learning disability programs have been organized, she said, but there has been no state reimbursement for 1974-75 yet. Criteria are now being written for the 1975-76 year. . Techniques to evaluate programs qualified teachers are still needed, she said. Future Ombudsman Dittmer experienced in student problems By Lynn Roberts As a funeral director, Allan Dittmer helped solve problems, Then, as an English professor, i j . j HO UV11MM1UVU OKSWC1S- llvlll students. He's still ready to solve problems, but now he's the one whose going to be giving the answers to students. . Dittmer in a movie approved by the Board of Resents Saturday, will become UN-L'r ombudsman August 26, replacing Dan Babcock who has been acting ombudsman since October. Detroit native Dittmwr, a Detroit native who ha3 been at UN-L for four years, said he is anxious to put his experience of dealing with students and people to use as ombudsman. The ombudsman position was established at UN-L four years ago for student end staff problems or questions dealing with UN-L While at UN-L Dittmer has been associate .professor of secondary education, English and adult and continuing education. lis said he looks forward to a job where there will be the challenge of something different every day. "I want the office to be as .i...t.t. . j ....lt-t-i. - viaavie auu av-iiauiv as possible," Dittmer said. "As I understand it, students use it most and I want them to feel free to come in at any time." Informal seminars He also said he would like to conduct informal seminars with students to let them know how to prevent problems. He said many problems brought to the office are complaints about faculty members by students. 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