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thursday, fehruary 5, 1978 page 2 daily nebraskan UNO capital construction discussed by senators By Dick Piersol Omaha state senators and University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) administration, faculty, student and alum ni representatives testified before the Nebraska Legisla ture's Appropriations Committee Wednesday in favor of LB838 which would authorize construction of a down town UNO campus center and a new Health, Physical Education and Recreation Bldg. (HPER) on the UNO campus. Gov. J. James Exon has supported a plan to provide $8 million in state funds for a combination state office building and downtown UNO center. The NU Board of Regents supports $5 million more in state funds to be matched by private donations for the center. The bill would authorize $750,000 in state revenue sharing funds in the 1976-77 fiscal year for the downtown center. The remainder of state funds would be spent during the next two years. The bill authorizes $2 million to be spent for a new HPER building at UNO. Total cost of tbs project would be $6.6 million. Included in the total amount is $226,000 already spent for planning. Twin towers Alliance Sen. Leslie Stull asked Sen. Glenn Goodrich of Omaha, who introduced the bill, about the possibilities for a combined state office building and downtown UNO center. Goodrich said he had no objections, but that a way to separate the two areas might be a "twin towers concept", with the two areas housed in separate, connect ing structures. ' UNO Chancellor Ronald Roskens told the committee that, excluding state fire code compliance, the HPER building is the regents' priority construction item. He added that the building would be used for academic, rather than athletic, purposes. The present HPER classes are conducted in metal quonset huts dating back to World War II, according to Roskens. He said HPER enrollment has almost doubled, from 394 to more than 600, since 1972, Rosken said. Life-lone learning Roskens also supported the downtown campus center proposal. He said the building would be used to accom modate "lifelong learning" attitudes becoming prevalent, especially in urban areas. Roskens said the center would house the College of Continuing Studies and the Center for Applied Urban Re search, as well as classes in gerontology, criminal justice and law enforcement, social work and urban education. The Division of Community Services, an arm of the center for continuing studies also would use the center for con ferences, seminars and workshops, he said. Omaha Sen. Eugene Mahoney reminded the committee that "we are not coming to you hat in hand," that half the construction costs would be provided by private donation. Peter Kiewit, Omaha construction businessman and publisher and owner of the Omaha World-Herald has indi cated he would provide the major donation required. Quorum lack delays license Issue Lack of a quorum prevented the ASUN Senate from conducting official business Wednesday night. Twenty four senators are needed to make up a quorum but only twenty senators attended. Senators absent without excuse were Julie Jacobson, Carol Clausen, Nancy Fahlberg, Karen Langland, Avery P"e HMmiMti MVMffMB ar pMMHMMWH gMmiw lute of scbcted Fall Winter shoos - Llany stylos & Colors WM tvo SKE Si pair pairs UGli BJLQ TI o CUT CSHETOIl IPS Values $22 to $48 o o o TEf.:?as MulM, a shoo store 1229 R St 435-2504 all leg m::imt scmes, anna, gloves, atbo hats 12 m u M ooooooooooooooooooo Weather Thursday: Mostly cloudy and cold with a chance of light snow. Highs around 10 or 15. Thursday 8 a.m.-B8ef 4-H Study Nebraska Center for Continu ing Education (NCCE). 334d and Hoidrege streets. 8 a.m .-Japanese Agricul tural Training Program-NCCE. 8 a.m. Newspaper Manage ment Indetification and Train ing Conference NCCE ID a.m. Coordination of Continuing Education for Health Professions Conference NCCE. 11 a.m. Community In volvement Services Nebraska Union Auditorium. 1 p.m. - Environmental Health-Union 203. 2 p.m .-Health Education Staff-Union 232. 2 pjm. Summer Orientation Planning Committee-Union 337. 4 p.m. Women's Action Group-Union 202. 4 p.m. Feel Allocation Board-Union 216. 5:30 pjn.-Councll on Student Life Housing Policy Committee Union Pewter Room. 5:30 pjn.-Council of American Indian Students Union 232. 6 pjn. Volunteer Bureau; Income Tax Assistance-Union 225 G. 6:30 p.m .-Greek Week Trivia Bowl-Union Main Lounge. 7 pjn .-Council on Student Life-Union Pewter Room. 7 pjn.-UNL Chen Club Union Harvest Room A. 7 pjn .Union Program Council-Union Centennial Room. 7:30 pm, Math Cetiri-selors-Union 225 B-C. 8 p. m. -Dance Concert Klmboll Recital Hall. 11th and R. streets. Loschen, T. Hunter Mullen, Earl Singh and Frank Thompson. Sen. John Welsh said senators who didn't attend with out good reason should be censured and said it is a shame that nothing was voted on that was "advisable to be voted on tonight." The Senate was to have voted on resolutions support ing a bill in the Nebraska Legislature exempting out-of-state students from Nebraska drivers license requirements. Another resolution would have congratulated the Union Program Council for the Winter Walpurgisnacht. the Senate also was to have voted on a resolution updating procedures ASUN uses to approve constitutions of campus organizations. Rich Moderow, ASUN constitution committee chair man said the resolution would include provisions for amending constitutions of organizations. Moderow said the original guidelines for constitutions were drawn up in 1966 and didn't include anything about amendments. The Senators also took a straw vote on options they wanted concerning increased prices for student season football tickets next fall. None supported a plan allowing students to buy either $29.50 transferable tickets or non-transferable tickets for $19 where the ticket holder is required to have his student identification with him. One senator preferred making all student tickets transferable at a cost of $29.50. Twelve senators pre ferred making all tickets non-transferable at a $19 price. Five senators did not vote, protesting any ticket price increase. bil oaro Legislative Hearings Committees, statehouse hearing room assignments, bills to be heard Friday and their sponsors are at follows. Hearings begin at 1:30 pjn. unless otherwise noted. Agriculture and Environment, Room 2230 LB838 (Canttm) Relating to brands; Include entire state In brand inspection area. LB911 (Goodrich! Relating to hotels and inns; redefine what shall be deemed to be a boarding house. Constitutional Revision and Recreation, Supreme Court Hearing Room 2414 LB817 (Cavanugh 3 Lutdtkt) Constitutional Amendment relat ing to Supreme Court; provide for nine members of State Su preme Court. LB834 (Bern tar) Constitutional Amendment relating to revenue; provide that land covered by water may receive special tax exemption. Government. Military and Veteran Affairs, Room 2102 LB802 (Kryts) Relating to counties; provide a county civil service commission by election. LB810 (Anderson) Relating to the National Guard; provide a monetary death benefit. Public Works. East Chamber LB882 (LutMtml Ralntlnn g Pjb!C rmlHlnn (PSOl provide standards to be f ol I owedend applied by PSC in estab lishing rata and range of return for telephone companies In rate cases. LB821 (Putt. Worki) To adopt Nebraska Safe Drinking Water Act. inn no i The Fees and Allocations Board is now , taking applications for funding requests from eligible student organizations. The deadline is February 16, and applications can be turned in to Student Organizations, Room 200, Nebraska Union. Fur Men Info: 472-24C4 ooooooooooooooooooo j w a. ai e a mm I M all JULx,s$ IJ'Vis !soJl 11 ii mm m I B K B IBB JF . ,3 'vw vmmmmitm IS m 9 am'ar " aj Tl Open 8-5, Monday -Saturday 1135 n 432-Otll
