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By Ann Owens
The NU Board cf Regents Saturday voted to rpptovc
the Nebraska Legislature Appropriation Committee's
$95 million budget recommendation.
NU President DJB. Varner to!i the board that "because
cf the hyi level of emotion in this situation, this board
wotdd be wiae to accept the recommendation."
the $95 tnZliqn recommendation is 15 million less
thn the board requested bet SI 1 minion mere than Gov.
J. James Exon recemmended.
Regent approval should "get it out cf this arena cf
argument and s3 this emotion,'' Vainer raM. "There is no 1
fialhergamdTsxgumgtkepmt."
The enhrenfty has been criticized fat not generating
more funds cf its own, Vamer said, bat Exon has said that
an increase in tuition is not justified.
"Because, tuition is the main way the csartrcty .'
generates its own fusis," Varner said, "it leaves me just a
Lttle confused."
lie added that Cthavi NU is seeking federal funds,
the cumber and amount cf federal fends are declining and
they usually go to specific individual projects rather than
jiuo ifiv cvcisty cxsr2 cXpi
Combined rtaidmt tuiicn ai student fees cf S22.I0 a
credit hen currently is highest in the B 8 Conference,
Vainer said. lie su:sied a pcriLIe raise ti the Umveraiiy
cf Nebraaka Idcdlcal Center student charges or a pcaalle
increase in NU graduate student tuition.
"The tmiversify has made some prepress toward
flexibility this year," Vamer said, "but at this moment
there is no realistic chance cf their (the Legislature's)
modifying the recommendation to rive the board lump
sum appropriation.''
The regents agreed to accept the recommendation with
an amendment by Regenl Robert Simmons of Scottsbfcff
that the board would continue to support on its rump sum
policy and that by accepting the raised caah ceiling, fcv
creasing the amount cf funds the university can generate,
it did not mandate raising tuition.
Rarn star by cxlclaa
Li a press conference before the board meeting, Regent
Robert Raun cf ISisden said he had been "flung by
intemperate and csjusitifed critkiams cf the sincere
efforts of himself and his colleagues who govern the uni
versity cn behalf of the citizens cf the state cr Nebraska."
Raun said he was compelled to respond to the "flood
cf criticism that has been leveled at the regents and the .
university by the chief execute cf this state."
Raun applauded the Appropriations Committee for in
creasing Excn's budget recommendation. lie also praised
KU administrators for the peraerverance in advocating the
beard's budjet request.
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The board reafHamed its srppcrt cf earlier capital
construction priorities. The Legislature had added
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$250,000 for planning a cardiovascular center at the
medical center and removed two priority projectes from
the list-planning a specialty care center and renovating
the old nursing building on the medical center campus.
1 The regents named Omaha National Bank as the
depository for NU trust and endowment funds. Vwiaui
Er&inc, vice-president for administration, said bank fees,
proximity and past performance were considered in selec
ting a bank.
Support for a regional veterinary medians college
" was reaffirmed at Exon's request. .
Student Regent Clint Bellows cf the University cf
Nebraska at Omaha asked the board to support a pro
posal whidT would designate smoking and ctamcking
areas on the three NU campuses.
Iows said studies show that smoke iahaled by a ccn
acloet is hazardous to his health. Action was deferred un
til next month's April 24th meeting to determine the pro
posal's legality. If passed, the resolution would allow each
campus to designate smoking and nonsmoking areas.
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ASUN Elections '76: The whos, whats,
and wfcsres for Yednsxhy's
election. pJ&
Btdorserzssts: Ths Doily Nebrssksn
editorially endorses ASUN
- executive candMates p-4
Two All Cef. . .: The hearing on
allowing McDonald's on R St.
is Yednesday. p.l 1
Four independfeffrte join ASOM bsffile
Editor's cote: This is the last in a series cf mtemews
wi3 tH pasties and executive candidates far Wednesday's
1976ASUTle!ectimL
By Gecrss HZlzr
Besides four parties fielding executive candidates for
the March 17 ASUN elections, three independent presi
dential candidates and one vice-presidential candidate also
will appear on the ballot.
The three presidential candidates are Oil Mueller, a
junior pre4aw major from OgaHala, Judith Anne Sadler,
a imttfw himnes a'firjfntjtfratimi tumor from Kingston.
Jamaica and Mark DIongswicz, a junior political science
major from Ralston. -
The independent candidate for first vice-president is
Paula Jean Haeder, a prelaw junior from Omaha. '
comprised solely cf Greek students, said he is not running
just as a Greek candidate.
"I decided to run before the Greek slate endorsed me,
Mueller said, adding that the endorsement could both help
and hurt his campaign.
"Nafai"
Mueller said student participation in ASUN Senate is
the major fesue in the campaign- He said people do not
understand ASUN and therefore don't have any faith in it
and don't use it.
Mueller sail he would open ASUN Senate up to more
people by not appointing any ASUN senators to other
government bodies such as the Union Board or Council on
Student Life (CSL).
He said he wants to examine every organization receiv
ing funds from the Fees Allocation Board (FAB) to see
why and what is being done with their funds.
I con t want to mase t AU I eel it s sumement (to
ASUN Senate) because they're not." fee said. "But ASUN
should know die reason behind each fee allocation."
- - - Co-equals -"The
(NU. Board of) Regents and the administration
Candidates to talk
at7 Union, Harp
ASUN candidates will be invofjsd in two debates
today.
A3 executes candidates belonging to parries and all
independent executive candidates except Paula Jean
Ilaeder will dabate at 12:33 pja. outside the Nsbraaka
Union by Exoyhi3 Fountain, according to Eiders
member ITark IIirxL'tca, which is rponacrins the dshate.
ilanintnn xzl Ilaader, an independent candidate for
first viae-pxeaLIant, has bean ill and IMns in Omaha the
past week and is not expected to attend.
He said the independent candidates ' will gfre cpecr"
statements, and a rcpraaantatrse from each prty wl
make a statement. Use dahate format w3 cot be hhly
stractured, he said.
"We're fping to play it by ear," said Ilarrmtcn, a
tapb5msre btrirreas crfcr from (Hala.
If weather is bad, the debate will be moTad izto the
Eapreaentatrses from each party and rndspendeal caa
didatas abo wi3 speak in the Harper Main Lcurajs
tan:r!il at 8 pjx, said fit Krtb, Harper Hal treaaurer.
Il tzli caaa rarty icrrftyrYstne eaa irirpansant exa-
are not out to get us," he said. "Dirt until we start work
ing with them as co-equals, well never get anywhere.'
He also said he does not view ASUN Senate appointees
as Senate representatives but as representatives of students
in general. -
Mueller has been vice-president of the Interfraternity
Council for a semester and is a member of the Prospective
Law Students Association.
TcedcftrMa
Judith-Anne Sadler said she was running for ASUN
president because she was "tired cf all the trivia" ASUN
Senate concerns itself with "vMIe the real important
issues get put aside."
"In the last year, she said, "ASUN has been so busy
tearing at other organizations that it seems to lose sight of
the fact that we're all students." -
ASUN should coordinate efforts by the various UNL
colleges to streamline grading, faculty evaluation and
advismg systems, she said.
It also should have some say in administrative policy,
she said, but added that the administrators ultimately
make policy. If the Senate loses credibility with the
administration, "s3 22,000 students will suffer," Sadler
added.
ASUN Senate should have power to appoint people to
campus organizations and recall them for just cause, she
said. The Senate also should set up a system with CSL by
which both ASUN Senate and CSL could present their
reports to the chancellor if the two groups disagree, Sadler
said.' i . .
- She also said, if elected, she would concentrate on
lobbying with the Nebraska Legislature snd the regents.
' Negative attitude
"Ve have to think of ways to change Nebraska's
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negative attitude to education," Sadler said.
Sadler has served on CSL for two years, the College of
Business Administration minority committee since its
inception last semester.
Another independent presidential candidate, Made
Blongewicz, said he advocates abolishing the NU Board of
Regents and uniting all campus policy bodies with ASUN
Senate.
' Admitting that abolition of the regents would be
"rough if not impossible," Blongewicz said the regents are
only "rubber stamps" for the Legislature, the NU admini
stration and "own" search committees.
Aimiedfrcnt
He also said ASUN Senate should not compete with
other policy groups because working together, they
"could provide a unified student front" to the administra
tion. -
Blongewicz also advocated a student referendum to see
if students want to continue paying student fees.
In addition, he said he favors a tuition boycott and
"mass violations" of university rules if students cannot get
what they want any other way.
Also mentioned as being on the Greek Slate is Paula
Jean Haeder, who said she was not running solely as a
Greek candidate.
"The slate will help if we can get more Greeks
motivated and participating (in the ASUN elections)," she
said.
If elected, she said, she would concentrate on stream
lining ASUN Senate meeting procedures so meetings
would run faster with less danger of losing a quorum.
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