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So Sue f ie: The state and a modeling
school are trading law suits; one
charges deceptive trade practices, the
other charges an assistant attorney
general with libel p.ll
Going, Going, Gone: An auction to
raise money for Nebraska Public
television ended Sunday p.ll
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By Jen Zslcwsi
In a letter to head baseball coach Tony Sharpe, former
Husker catcher Ren Miltenberger has listed reasons he
quit the team shortly after its March southern road trip,
criticizing Sharpe for lack of team dicipline, and for creat
ing a "haven oi discouragement."
Although Sharpe said he thinks it is a case of a dissat
isfied athlete blaming the coach, Miltenberger said his
allegations are justified and worthy of investigation,
"I've given up my scholarship for next year, but 1 think
it is worth it," said Miltenberger, a junior from Burling
ton, Iowa. "The program here definitely needs to be
changed. ,
"The ballplayers felt the same way, but they are afraid
to say anything and lose their money (scholarships), he
added. "It's been that way for three years. Every senior
who goes out says he'd like to do something to get rid of
him (Sharpe), but nobody ever does."
Sharpe said he didn't "want to make anything out of it
(the incident). "Ron always worked hard and gave 100
per cent. He quit, he wasn't dismissed or reprimanded."'
No stsff dedication
- MfltenBerger listed 1 1 reasons in the letter for leaving
the team, among them:
The coaching staff has "never been truly dedicated to
producing a winning and respected ball team.
The coach seldom has offered concrete batting
advice.
Players may stay out late at night, with the coaching
staff's knowledge.
Players may smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol and use
drugs on the team bus, at times with the coaching staff's
knowledge.
The coaching staff has allowed players parents to be
members of the team traveling squad on road trips.
Some players did not receive equal expense money
on road trips, specifically during the 1975 spring season.
Scholarships may have been awarded to jorne players
that UNL coaches never saw play.
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There should be a more extensive fall training pro
gram, including weights.
This whole affair has caused me, as an individual to
fafl in self-respect, j!iltenberger's letter said. "It has
caused me to become very pessimistic in the real values of
what athletics can do for a person.
He wrote that the UNL baseball program only offers
"the development of a losing attitude." "It provides a
very poor program with weak coaching and a lack of
organization and determination. There is no spirit and
drive to become the best, the winner, the champions of
the Big 8 Conference." v
"It is only a haven of discouragement," the letter con
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By Ann (hvens and Sisse Reitz
A proposed tuition increase, faculty member salaries
and educational quality are three main issues in the May
11 NU Board of Regents primary election, according to
regent candidates.
Fifteen candidates are running for the four board va
cancies. Candidates from the third district are: Merle Han
sen, 77, of Newman Grove, Charles Krig, 20, of South
Sioux Gty and Kermit Wagner, 59, of Schuyler. Fourth
District candidates are William Hood of Bellevue, Dr.
Robert Prokop, 41, of WCbur, Willard Waldo, 64, or
DeWitt and James Winchefl, 50, of Beatrice. Fifth district
candidates are: Kenbn Johannes, 27, of Leigh, Alton "' "I hesitate to give too much power to people like de-
Kienker, 49, of Grand Island, Robert Koefoot, 54, of partment heads," he saM. "I know some good faculty
Grand Island and Mrs. Fred Seaton, 65, of Hastings, members who have been held back because they don't
Running in the eighth district are Omahans Darrel Berg, have political influence with the higher echelon in the
55, William Minnier, 30, Robert Moylan, 45, and university. structure."
Jackson Grahan, 52. , ' Student housing should not be under university admin-
Hansen, who said he is running to represent "plain istration, he said.
people, not the corporate interests," said regents should
be "worried about the quality of the faculty members,
not building big buildings." :
Standardized evaluations are one way to ensure fairness
to all faculty members, he said.
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1 think the university should get out of the housing
business," he saM. "That wouM get entirely away from
the question of babysitting legal-aged adults.
Maintain feii standards
Krig, a UNL Sophomore journalism and theatre major,
and third district candidatesaid he thinks educational
quality is the main campaign issue.
"We have to maintain high standards and raise those
that have slipped over the years," he said. "We also have
to raise prdfessors salaries so we don't lose qualified
instructors."
He said money would have to come from tuition or
state tax increases.
The university also should determine whether it is
appropriately allocating money, he said.
Incumbent third district Regent Wagner said he is run
ning again because he is especially interested in imple
menting the Areas of Excellence as far as available funds
will alow.
A tuition increase was inevitable, he said, because stu
dents "have to do their part, too," in paying for the
universiity. -
- Merit salary, needed
"If we can justify a program, then money should go to
it," he said. "Some programs which aren't essential and
have a minimum number of students should be elim
inated for economy."
Quality improvement could result from adding teach
ing staff, cutting student-teacher ratios and raising faculty
members salaries, he said.
Merit salary increases are needed to keep good faculty,
members, he said. Merit increases should be based pri
marily on evaluations by department heads and other fac
ulty members, he said. Also, evaluation of a course's
importance to students after firhir.g school could play a
part in the evaluation of the instructor, Wagner said.
Fourth dixkt
According to William Hood, fourth district candidate,
money for university improvement has to come from the
state.
"I think if there were Icadsnhlp on the borrd thst
could work with the Nctrta Legislature, there wo:diat
be that much of a prct!:m getting mcr.ey," I bed szli.
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