friday, december 12, 1975
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daily nebraskan
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If
skiing is
on your
holiday
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scneauie, oesi you
get sweatered-up. Now.
And here are the sweaters that will make you look super on
the slopes. Warm, colorful, comfortable. They're all by Viking
Knits and all are easy-care, machine washable knits of 100
Orion9 yarns. All three come in sizes 36 to 40. So before you
head for the hills and home, head for Magee's and get
sweatered-up.
Left: "The Skiers" In navy or camel. $25.
Top Right: "Reindeer and Snowflakes" In navy or gold. $25.
Lows? Right: "Bulwinkla" In blue, natural or navy. $25.
Mst't Lincoln Cft!r:
10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Thursday 'til 8.
Mg's Gateway:
10 n.m. to 0 p.m.; Tutdy, Sturtfay .'til 0; Sunday 1 p.m. to S.
University retirement plan
faces possible legal action
By Randy Blauvelt
A suit may be filed questioning the con
stitutionality of actuarial tables used in the
University of Nebraska's retirement and
annuity plans.
Nil's annuity plan is underwritten by
the Teachers Insurance Annuity Associa
tion (TIAA). The association uses actuarial
tables to figure annuity payments. The
tables are compiled from many sources, in
cluding scientific and statistical tests that
show women, on the average, live three
years longer than men.
According to Robert Curtis, general
legal counsel for the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in
Kansas City, Mo., retirement benefits de
rived from these tables offer lower pay
ments to women than men. He said suits
concerning possible discrimination and
questioning the constitutionality of the ta
bles could be brought if the matter could
not be settled out of court.
Curtis said any complaints first must be
filed with the state's employment commis
sion or with EEOC. Those offices then
have 180 days to try to settle the matter.
If the out-of-court negotiations fail, Cur
tis said, the individual or group can ask
the U.S. Department of Justice for a letter
of right to sue.'
On the surface, NU's annuity plan ap
pears to offer equal benefits for both men
and women. The retirement age is 65 for
both sexes. Employes in each personnel
line make the same contributions to the
plan. All A and B-line personnel (admin
istrators, faculty and staff) make a six per
cent annual contribution, while C-line
workers (support help) must contribute
four and one-half per cent of their annual
salary.
Although total contributions differ with
the number of years of service and differ
ences in salaries, women retirees are given
lower monthly payments by virtue of the
actuarial tables.
Roy Louden, UNL's personnel director,
said there are no moves in progress at UNL
to contest using the tables. He said that evi
dence used in the tables to make the dis
tinction between sexes gives the tables a
"solid base."
Ron Wright, UNL business manager,
said he would be "terribly surprised" if the
plan was actually discriminatory, but said
he was aware of the unequal benefits. He
said he thinks the tables are partially com
posed of the theory that women's incomes
are "supplementary" to a family's budget.
short sfcul
Certificates for newly
initiated members of Alpha
Lambda Delta have arrived.
Pick them up in a Nebraska
Union booth today from
noon to 5 p jn.
A pottery and print sale
is scheduled from 9 ajn. -
7 pjn. today in the Woods
Art Bldg. The sale is a fund
raising project by students
to buy new equipment.
Plants and baked goods also
will be sold.
International House will
show a film, Seven Faces
of Dr. Lao Saturday at
8 p.m. in the Neihardt
Residential Center base
ment. There is no admission
charge.
The Chet Ager Nature
center is sponsoring the
film, "Americans on
Everest" Saturday and
Sunday at 2:15 p.m. and
3:15 pjn,
The Gay Action Group is
sponsoring a dance Sunday
at 9 pjn. at Commonplace,
333 N. 14th St,
open until 2 am. during
finals. The circulation desk
and reserve room will close
at midnight.
Trivia Bowl entries are
due Dec. 19. Forms and
information are available at
the Interfraternity Office,
Nebraska Union 332.
The Bchlen Observatory
will be open to the public
Dec. 19 from 7 to 10 pjn.
The Observatory is located
at the University of
Nebraska Field Laboratory
in Mead.
The Overseas Opportun
ities Center needs names for
a resource file of people
who have lived, worked,
studied, traveled, or been in
the service outside the
United States.
. Please stop by OOC,
Nebraska Union 205, or call
472-2484.
calendar
The Law Library will be
Friday
9:30 .m.-Minorlty At-fain-Nebraska
Union Auditor
ium. 10:30 a.m.-ButlneM Educa
tion 120-Unlon Auditorium.
Noon-Student Y-Men'i
Awareness Union 337.
Noon-Omaha Schools
Union Ballroom.
7 p.m.-Mlnorlty Affair
Plav-"Vojilrff"'-Union Auditor
ium. 7:30 p.m.-lnter Varsity
Christian Fellowship-Union
202.
8 p.m. - 77i Crucible
Howell Theatre, 12th and R
streets.
8:30 p.m.-Unlon Program
CwncW-Jacqutt Brtrl It Allvm
and Well In tarlt-i)nlon Cen
tennial Room.
Saturday
2:15 p.m.-FllnMwrfcerw
on Everett Chet Ager Nature
Center.
3:15 p.m.-Film-4neffcaw
on Everett-Chat Ager Nature
Center.
8 p.m.77 Crucible -Howell
Theatre, 12th and R
streets.
Sunday
2:15 p.m.-Fllm -Amaricant
on Everett-Chit Ager Nature
Center.
3:15 p.m.-Film-Xmerca'M
on Everett Chat Ager Nature
Center.
9 p.m.-Gay Action Group
Dance-Commonplace, 333 N.
124th St.
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