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Interim NU President Ronald Roskens is likely
to be named to the permanent position, NU
Board of Regents chairman predicted Friday.
Atlhough regent Robert Simmons of Scottsbluff
may have spoken early, Roskens could slip easily
into the post.
However, we hope that if this happens,
Roskens would be named president because he is
the best candidate and not because the search
committee and the regents are tired of looking or
being turned down.
At the meeting where Roskens was appointed
interim president by the regents, regent James
Moylan of Omaha said Roskens "is not to act as a
caretaker president." .
Some UNL supporters may wish that he does
cast a low profile if Roskens' sympathies seem to
lie more with the University of Nebraska at
Omaha (UNO) than UNL.
UNO has come a long way since Roskens took
the helm as chancellor in 1972. Under Roskens'
leadership, UNO has vied for increasing amounts
of NU funds, and gotten them. UNO projects,
such as the Health, Physical Education and Re
creation Bldg. have been top priorities on the NU
budget.
The second-class citizen status that many ,
Nebraskans put UNO in, is fading into the past.
As interim president, Roskens will be charged
with working for the NU system as a whole. If he
can shift his priorities from UNO to NU and its
three campuses, the regents might as well stop
looking. Roskens could lead NU to greater heights
of presitge.
Maybe the best candidate is sitting in our own
backyard. .
Dollars yield sense
Sometimes it's hard to weigh the value of a
college education. I'm sure we've all asked our
selves at one time or another why we're here.
Harlow Hyde, budget analyst for the state
Department of Public Institutions contends that v
higher education in Nebraska is getting a d is- ;
proportionately high share of the state's resour
ces. Education is the state's most inexhaustible re
source. It's impossible to weigh it's value in terms
of dollars and cents because the investment pays
off in an interest that enriches the state and its
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Hyde complains that nonresident students give
the university nothing in return. Nebraska should
be proud of its university, and if students from
other states want to attend it, we should be proud
they chose it as an institution where they could
get a quality education. In addition, the state's ,
financial investment in its universities and colleges
should reflect that pride. -
Stper Show features Gilmore's end
Welcome folks, to Super Show I. We're looking for
ward to bringing you a very 'exciting evening, wouldn't
you say, Howard?"
"1 certainly would, Frank. I've been told that we can
expect a TV audience of more than 100 million viewers
tonight for what may even be a new record. And I think
they're going Ij get all the excitement they're looking
for."
"Howard, you talked to our star earlier today. Would
you say he's up for tonight's event?"
"I certainly would, Frank. They can say what they
want about Gary -and they have, beiieve me-but this
kid's shown a lot of guts and I think when he gets out
there, he's going to give it his all."
"Thank you, Howard. Well be back right after this
message . . ."
innocent bystander
"Okay, here we are, back at Super Show I,b!ought to
you live from Point of the Mountain, Utah. But before
they bring Gary in, Howard, maybe you'd like to say a
few words about why the state finally agreed to let us
televise this event tonight. Was it the deterrent factor?"
"That played a part to be sure, Frank. But let's be
honest with ourselves. The real answer to your question is
money. M-O-N-E-Y. Money."
"I understand the television rights went for $6.5
million, Howard.'
"That's correct, Frank, a million more than Super
Bowl XI. But let's point out that every penny of that
money will go to improve the education of the school kids
of Utah. It certainly does make sense."
"It certainly does, Howard. While we're waiting for
Gary let s take a look down on the field. Over there on
your left behind that screen is Utah's 'Fearsome Five,.
TheyH be armed with -30-30 lever action rifles. You
talked to them earlier, too, didn't you, Howard?"
"Yes I did, Frank. And they're really up for this one.
I think they're going to be right on target. And, speaking
of that,, we've had some criticism for showing a firing
squad in action on prime time. In answer, I just want to
say never an hour goes by on television that somebody
doesn't shoot somebody else. ' : V v, J s
"A good point, Howard. Wait. 1 think 'l. .Yes, here
comes Gary, now!" ; " c " ' ;
"Just look at the way that kid handles himself, Frank, ,
cool, confident, I think he's going to put on a great show
for us. And let me remind our viewers about Super Show
II, which well be bringing you February 14 from Baton
Rouge, La. It's going to be a razzle-dazzle triple hanging.
"Thanks, Howard. And while we're waiting for Gary to
be strapped in his chair, let's pause for this message . .
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Comprehensive Plan is Lincoln's crystal ball for year 2009
Chances are you probably have never seriously consi
dered the question. I know I haven't But let's imagine a
crystal ball rests before us. The question we ask it is,
"where will we be 25 years from now?" The crystal ball
becomes cloudy and tfien clears enough to reveal the
paved paradise
image of this impressive, tall building with a statue of a
man sawing seeds, standing upon its domed pinnacle. It
looks like . . . could it be . . . yes, it is . . . the Nebraska
state capitol. Lincoln, well still be in Lincoln 25 years
from now.
For some of us, the crystal ball prophecy may prove
accurate. For others, such a prediction could hardly be
more ludicrous. For all of us, it is quite impossible to plan
on being anywhere in particular when we enter the 21st
Century.
Although we may find it slightly silly to be making
plans now for the year 2000, that is precisely what the
City of Lincoln and Lancaster County have been doing for
the past six years. During this time local officials have
been working on an update of the Lincoln City-Lancaster
County Comprehensive Regional Plan. After long delays,
much frustration and a good deal of disappointment,
work on the Comprehensive Han is about to be complet
ed. .. : ' -
Next Monday and Tuesday, the City Council and the
County Board will conduct joint public hearings on the
proposed plan. The adoption of a final version of the plan
is expected soon after. The plan originally was expected
to be updated by September 1974. The review draft of
the plan was 250 pages and was prepared by Barton
Aschman Associates, Inc. a consulting firm, for $203,150.
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The nurnose of the nlan is dewihwl in its introduc
tion. "By definition, the comprehensive plan is general.
It cannot and should not be made to include specific,
detailed elements. Rather, it should be utilized as a guide,
a reference against which specific plans and proposals are
checked to determine whether they meet the basic objec
tives and needs, of the region. As such, the comprehensive
plan should be used as a basis for all public decisions
' which affect the physical development and maintenance
of the area in any substantial way. The comprehensive
plan described in this document-has been developed to
guide the impact of a doubling of populations in a man
ner which conserves available natural and man-made
resources.
In other words, the Comprehensive Plan is Lincoln's
crystal ball. In the plan one can see, generally, what Lin
coln will be like at the end of this ce.itury. It is this point
upon which the crux of the matter rests, lincolnites in
volved in the development of the plan have had a chance
to ask themselves, what sort of city they would like Lin
coln to be.
Certainly J realize that not many people anticipate
staying anywhere for 25 years. Ours is a mobile society
and few would flinch at being called somewhat itinerant..
Knowing that one only will be in a city for a few years
must make it difficult to be terribly concerned about that
city's distant future. But the potential good of looking far
t ahead and knowing what we want our city, state or coun-
try to be is that current decisions are placed in the con
text of a proposed future and public officials should then
be more able to make those decisions in the best, long
term interests of citizens of the community. We need to
begin to thank very seriously about the future for it comes
quickly upon us, and it is there where we all shall spend
the rest of our lives.
Now, where did I put that crystal ball?