mohday, march 7, 1977
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Combined service center considered
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Paritl to Evans
The Daily Nebraskan article of March 3 showed some
partiality in reporting only Dan Evans' aspect of his filing
for president of the SUN party.
The first member of the SUN party, Ken Christoffer
sen, filed Wednesday. Six or seven SUN members filed for
Senate before Evans did.
When Evans gave me his petition to notarize, I was sur
prised because I knew that Greg Johnson was running for
president with Ken Christoffersen in the SUN party.
Evans claimed to have no idea of another "SUN"; and I
wonder about the coincidenc of them having the same
name-t4Students for University Need."
I wouldn't stop anyone from filing, but in this case I
wanted to ask the Electoral Commission what procedure
to follow. Nothing like it has ever happened before.
On the question of my knowing "everyone in John
son's SUN party on a first name basis"; I am acquainted
with 16 of the 36 SUN candidates, and also a dozen in
dependents and THC members, 1 know so many of these
because of their previous involvement with ASUN-either
as senators, Government Liaison Committee members or
other activities.
The question is not my neutrality -but legality. (1)
Johnson's SUN has been a recognized student organiza
tion with the Center for Students and Organizations since
Feb. 17, (2) On Evans' statement of intent, he listed only
himself as a member of the SUN party. There was not a
group, or even one other student who filed with Evans'
SUN. (3) 1 wonder why any student would file for can
didacy in the first place, if he wouldn't have the time to
be president of the student body, or even a Senator, for
that matter. Annette L. Khan
'Bandwagon' journalism
I have an idea that the story about grades was woiked
up because the regular press wrote a similar type story.
And I, for one, am concerned with "jump on the band
wagon" type newswriting.
I classify this type journalism as "non-news". It's
"ho-hum" stuff that's been literally beat to death. It
reminds me of propaganda put out by a dictator trying to
convince the population he knows what's happening.
The Daily Nebraskan is a college paper. College
students are touted to the hilt as the elite. Well, let's see
some originality. 1 san read most of D.N.'s "non-news"
in the 1io-hum" Jowvw and Star. Let's see some stories
about college students using their talents to come up with
LcnWalle
By Eetsle Ammons
An ASUN Senate subcommittee is studying the possib
ility of combining three UNL community service groups
into a Center for Public Affairs and Community Service.
The Senate approved formation of the subcommittee
at its Feb. 9 meeting.
The groups it may combine are the Nebraska Univer
sity Public Interest Research Group (NUPIRG), the ASUN
Government liaison Committee (GLC)and the Commun
ity Involvement Services (CIS), according to Don Wesely,
former NUPIRG chairman.
Wesely, who originated the project, said these groups
could accomplish more if they were combined .
Currently, NUPIRG provides a research outlet for stu
dents, GLC lobbies for student interests in the Nebraska
Legislature and CIS provides students with volunteer
opportunities.
By combining the groups, he said, these three func
tions could be centralized and therefore be more influ
ential. This is especially true for lobbying, he added.
Wesely said the Senate subcommittee is composing
a list of center goals and responsibilities. He said he does
not know when the findings will be presented to the
Senate.
The center's operations should be accountable to
ASUN, Wesely said, and the center would be "too frag
mented without the backing of student government.
. Although-he supports a study of the feasibility of the
center, ASUN President Bill Mueller said he is concerned
about the money needed to start it.
He said the Senate is not being consistent when it
criticizes the Nebraska Union for spending money and
then approves something which would take additional
student fees.
NUPIRG, GLC and CIS received student fee alloca
tions in the current school year.
Mueller said he had been told that it would take
$20,000 of student fee money to form the center. The
combined fees allocation to the three groups in 1976 was
about $8,000, he said.
According to Wesely, the $20,000 figure is not defin
ite. He said it is possible the center could be financed by
thinks the benefits would outweigh the cost to students.
"In the end, you have to pay something to get an even
larger return."
He also said he thinks the current Senate would not
approve the concept because the Senate is "run of be-,
liefs that -are totally at odds with it."
There is the possibility that the center could be a
division of the Center for Students and Organizations if
the Senate disapproves, Wesely said.
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