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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1976)
Inside today fir c-,. UHL docs little to promote it;: If to potential students . . .p. 6 'fl m ifi n ah y"'- mondsy, novcrcbcr 23, 1073 vol. tCO no, 47 linco'n, rri:ka n - Al-.oui UNL Campus Pcdice have beta denied recog ritioa as a bargaining rsst by the NU Ecard of Regents, the imiveraitys genard courts! said ths regents ars cot opposed to ths idea. Counsel Jchn Gourlsy said the regents probably would accept ths idea if it involved more groups than the UNL Campus Felice. He said if ths imionization attempts involved the Uni versity of Nebraska it Omaha, University of Nebraska Medical Cater and UNL, than "we would recognize the' union." 1 "The regents wl not support one particular union" Gourlay said, because every campus has a set of demands different than ths ethers. He said there would be a "fragmentation of bargaining Ths regents haw no anfcaosity toward that particular union," Gourlay add. "However, we can be more sympa thetic to the needs of ens urdca rrprcrcntmg i!l thres Gcurlay cud ths Campus Police uaica has petitioned ths Nebraska Court of lndunal nelat;cr.s to be reccgrdzed by ths univtraity, . He siid the regents currently are not taking steps to prevent the urion from becomes ths sole bargaining agent, pending ths result of a similar case ia ths court concerning UNL faculty. Gcurlay said ths court recognized ths UNL faculty ss a qualified bargaining agent, hs cud, but, "I could not apeak for ths court on what they will do concern Campus " Richard Farley, president of the NU Police Officers. Union, said 85 per cent of the tots 37 Campus Police officers are signed and are paying dues even though the regents have refused to recognize them, Ve have a very strong, dedicated department down there, Farley said, "and.we are very proud of it Cut we have rro'n faster than the triveraity has realized and it Farley sail they are dissatiei wiJh ths number of working vclidss, radios, wages and general working condi tions. "Although wages are a concern in every erica, the officers are mors concerned about being able to do ths job right," Farley said. "To do any job right yoa have to be rjvsn t!s barx tools of the trade. The department only has two working vehicles and four marked cruisers, Farley said. Two of the cruris are without public address systems and sirens, and nens of them has police radios, he said. ' ' . ' Farley cited one incident last year when in officer had six persons in custody cn East Campus and no way to radio for help. . "Being a police officer is a tough job," Fary said, fed situations like that only add to the danger for the officer and the public. I y j ' i 5 . . i ' I J i " At least ens I!uer faa fstmd a vr&y ta ' , ease the iittamsss cf bcth She cell asd. I Tlzy lis aaGishsma Unisrty " Sfflocers. - iMiwrfciiin-' ( f : .., k It J 4 1 ftiasfcf Kssla f Sa'sy d Ttd Kelt r . r - if ; 1 i 9 ..- ,.' ' .'" A A j n n 4 y . w . A $54 ICO incrr.5se in work-etady fur.,is w3 enable about 44 mors students &aa -Isst year to partidpale ia lbs program, according to Jack Ritchie, director of achdaris and fisancisl aids. . Tt t.zztz.:? h funds, effsctr.-e at &s start cf drjrs bst Arguit, is because cf an sssas la &e percsnfegs cf wcrk-stuiy iwtfs pad by depaxtraenta." T3 deparS . raatal ccrSca was rusei from 5 per cent to ID pa cert. Ths 4ffpsrtmsstx are able to tl:c:b t!:e tai by calng mow eitr their dis cretionary funis or their parties en-by-r.xr.t funds, lUlclie said. V,1;a rpreti amcr.g all the drpstnxnts the c.Tsct cf ths ca tha icpsrtnrsts is cd Letdd. ' incres tras rg!r:d cpoa by ths deans cf the colleges before h was put into effect, he sail '"The ma: -reason ' for fee increase - to raise the number cf students ca wo-Etidy. Doug Esvsrs, czr-ZoyzzzrA adviser ia the OSes of Schclsrahipi and Finsndal Aids, " citad' ths incrtaas ia student -ssi'iges as - ' another raarca for increasing the drpart mcntal pcrtioa cf the fundbg. Trstofcaldatanfy" 1rtere trjini at least to held steady and hcptf-Uy ta git mere students -crhir-g ca campus, Er,-rrs said. Te pre; rat: d -e irg irpca the wzgs thry v,iU cam. Vrrs for students oa m'cxk-ctady rsr.gs ficra n si i rrsst ca Tear, ta ; ITT tciara;ty cm rrp'y to tie students with financial need, with ths tmi--'.leraity supplying a minimum cf 20 per cent -of the funds," he S2id."lw e decided to - increase the money and the number of stu dents involved. - - Sevesry per cent of the work-study fedgst comes from federal funds, Hitchis said. Cf the remaining 33 per cent, 20 par ent is institutional funds and 13 per cent is rpartmantal funds. 72, ; :,fetitutisrd finds are sutamaiicsEy bud-gated each ysar ' f nr ihlj purpce, he asid. Cat3L"aiit5Kr27 ' ' - Severs add vcrk-ctudy positions gsirra!!y involve asking aniveraity pecpls and i fsw cutilde ? -rncics such as the Esd CrD3 and ths Yl '.CA. Ucevtr, the bens f.U ta the imivnrrty Is aacoiidsry ta fes xnnh gvd cf asiiisg atuisnts tii 0B d by I o creoses sk2M positions paying the minimum wage to staff assistants earning S3X0 aa hoar. Csr jobs jnclsde Lbcrara, claricJ posi tions requiring no specific skills, mescaa prs, attanta, research asaistants and warlltg animals oa East Campus. Vzz"-i ?penirpoa ths amount of aldll required for a job, he sail. The work study program does cot alicrar for replace raant cf full-time or psrt-tims permanent crpkyas hy students because students zzHon can work four hours ia the mcrrJrg ar.S torn hours ia t!a afternoon, Severs g uzzzlly try to work around the stu- ta 1 laid vi3 k-ctudy for tia next ached year ' 3csw. Arpicatiaa fcr ilasai cnt for funding to emjlcy Vicrk-stsdy j bs ra: s rom 4