TrMa : Vfco won ths find round-robin competition of the 1976 Trivia Dowl Isstniht? P-5 (hit cf ths CLzzst: From a dcrk of a closet and under the hum of a refrigerator, a recludvc guitarist plucks his lonely tune p& lit t : i v f f r i fridsy, cpril 9, 1970 vol. CD no. 1C3 Itecofn, ncbrscka n Li t j """N r r"s j lJjuu bu 0 Li LI Uul) L nr Duuu n n Dy fkney Obr!: Interim ChznceZor Adam Breckenridge is hesitant to give a "black and white" answer to next fall's status of the teven-yearcid Centennial Education Frcgram. Te haven't ma drawn up nest year's budget, he said. "So I can't predict what problems may arise. Cut, he added, can make an assumption that Centra nial wi3 very Kkely continue at least at its present level. lis response came after the Nebraska Ltg&Isture Ved-r nesday overrode Got. J. James Exon's proposed university budget cuts. Monday, Exon chopped $6.8 million from the Legisla ture's proposed $94 mHlon NU budget. NU President D.B. Vamer requested 5100 million for the 1976-77 aca demic year. ' Warned Potter Prior to the override, EreckenriJge had warned Centen nial Senior Fellow Nelson Potter, associate professor of philosophy, that the program faced possible elimination if Exon's budget prevailed in the LegHure. This semester, J77 ttudaat are enrolled in the program, which was budgeted about SlCOjCOO for the 1975-76 academic year. Breckenridge sail he has received much correspon dence from Centennial supporters who learned of the pro gram's situation and has been "button-holed when leaving the office, by them. But he said the , problem was "blown . out of proportion.'' . Te weren't committing funds to any programs we didn't have to until we knew what budget we were dealing with," he said. Since Centennial falls into the uncommitted fund cate gory, Breckenridge said, Potter was warned about tie ad rmnistration's budget position. Roy Young, who will become UNL chancellor June 1, said he could not comment on Centennial until he learned more about the program. mm suyge? Trimming no ivots m y veto By Joe Hudson UNL college deans and Interim Chancellor Adam Breckenridge met Thursday afternoon to discuss how the university can cut financial corners to see itself through the fiscal year, which ends July 1 . The closed-door session was prompted by the Nebras ka Legislature's failure Wednesday to override Gov. J. James Exon's veto of a cash fund ceiling increase for NU, said Ronald Smith, College of Business Administration (CBA) dean, who attended the meeting. Because of Exon's veto, UNL must find a way to cut "several hundred thousand dollars," through July 1, Breckenridge said. Exon's veto prohibits the university from using money generated by tuition received from this semester's unexpected enrollment increase. Breckenridge said a variety" of cost-cutting ideas was discussed, but that no concrete pica was decided upon and the exact amount that must be cut w3 net be known until sometime next week. Smith said Thursday's meeting had little bearing on CBA's potential accreditation problems. However, a dis cussion on increasing faculty salaries scheduled tins after noon between NU Resident D.B. Vamer and the three campus chancellors could prove important, Smith said. Last month, Smith said CBA is plagued by an exodus of professors, and that the college must come up with $323,000 to increase the number of full-time faculty , members to 75 per cent of its staff. Otherwise, the college would be forced to turn away more than 3JD00 class registrations to live up to accreditation standards. Smith also said he is looking forward to the release of a 26-page report by Chancellor's assistant Larry Braskamp comparing UNL faculty salaries by department with other institutions. The Daily Nebraskan also learned that a meeting is scheduled today between UNL officials and Utica State Sen. Douglas Bereuter. They reportedly win discuss how the $850,009 allocated for UNL undergraduate improve ment, provided in Bereuter's amendment to the NU budget, might be used. - Young, vice-president of research and graduate studies at Oregon State University (OSU), said he has had no ex perience with experimental educational programs. hi a telephone interview, he said OSU has several pro grams offering alternatives to traditional classes, but that he was not very familiar with thrm. Since others learned of Centennial's budget status, Potter said, he has itemed much support for the program from UNL officials. ' The UNL Teaching Council, which has three student and 10 faculty members, unanimously passed a resolution April 1, reaffirming its support of the program to Breckenridge. English Prof. Gene Ilardy, a member of the council, said, "Most of us (Council members) have had some ex perience with the program and recognize the need for al ternative forms of education on campus." FYcmaturs endorsement Two of Hardy's children were Centennial participants. In a letter to the council, Breckenridge criticized its en dorsement of Centennial before an evaluation of the pro gram had been completed. In the last year and one-half, all university programs have been evaluated under the direction of the Faculty Senate's Academic Harming Committee, Breckenridge said. The Centennial evaluation, to be completed by mid-May, will determine whether and in what form the program should exist in 1977. Letters to Potter from Business Administration Dean Ron Smith, Arts and Sciences Interim Dean Max Larsen and Director of Housing Dick Armstrong expressed sup port for the program's continuation. Continued on p.2 action, injunction cases set Sunday The ASUN Student Court Sunday will hear two cases and an injunction relating to the llarch 17 ASUN elec tions and proposed ' Coalition of University Reform. Wednesday, Graduate College students requested an in junction restraining elected senators and executives from taking office until the court heard all cases concerning the election. The injunction alio questioned the right of the ASUN Electoral Commission to annul the Graduate College sena tors election. It was submitted too late for court action before Wednesday night's ASUN Senate meeting, said court justice Don Vesery. Since no ruSng had been made, he said, elected offi cials were installed and the court will decide the validity of that action 3 pan. Sunday. At 1 30 p m. on Sunday, the court will hear 30-minute testimonies on a suit challenging the constitutionality of the Coalition's Organic Act and the validity of signatures in the Coalition's referendum petition drive. 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