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M3 general fund budget
Workir.3 overtime Saturday, ths Neb
raska Legislature's Appropriations Com
rnittee determined the NU general fund
budget to be about $100.4 million but
added an improvement fund of more than
$ 1 .6 million to this figure.
Hie committee's $100.4 million
decision is about $388,000 below Gov. J.
James Exon's recommendation. The uni
versity requested $111 million in general
funds.
However, the improvement money may
be partially state funded.
NU must finance as much as possible
of the $1.6 million improvement money
from excess ash funds generated this
fiscal year.
If this excess money is not enough, the
difference will be state-supported .
Although only $13 million original
ly was allocated for improvement pro
grams, the committee added $286,000.
Sens. Douglas Bereuter of Uitca, Glenn
Goodrich of Omaha and Steve Fowler of
Lincoln proposed six amendments to the
original $1.3 million improvements alloca
tion. The package, totalling $286j000, was
approved by the committee and added to
the $13 million.
The package included the following
improvement additions:
-$50,000 for innovative under gra
duate improvement programs at UNL
-$30,000 for a small business ad
ministration course at UNL
-$10,000 for maintenance of col
lections at the State Museum
-$70,000 in tuition remissions for culturally-deprived
students at UNO
$111) 00 for Pharmacy programs at
the NU Medical Center
-$15,000 for cystic fibrosis programs
at the NU Medical Center
Goodrich, whose amendments aiding
UNO and the Medical Center make up the
bulk of the $286000, also insured that
$40,000 of the Institute of Agriculture and
Natural Resources' budget funds go to the
Curtis Station.
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Omaha Sen. Glenn Goodrich.
Some court reie
ctionssBys
elections unbsl&nced
By Barbara Lutz
Appointments to the UNL Student
Court for next year were based on balance,
according to ASUN President Bill Mueller.
Six of Miller's appointments were
approved three weeks ago by the ASUN
Senate. A seventh selected at the same time
declined the nomination. ASUN approved
another choice for that justice spot last
week. ,
All of the appointments are members of
fraternities or sororities or were members
before they went to law school.
Some students have complained to the
Daily Nebraskan about the selections and
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Ii this ti er-L-ccr cf the future? Fcr cere ca E-Wedc , etc p. 9.
the interviews Mueller conducted in filling
the openings. ;
Bill Skoneki, a sophomore business
major from Bellevue who was not appoint
ed after applying for the court, was one of
those questioning the balance. He said he
applied the second time applications were
being taken, when the seventh spot was
open. "
Skoneki said he had a good interview
with Mueller, but was told the ASUN presi
dent was seeking a female law student. Law
student Sue Loseke was appointed.
Mark Mackie, a junior university studies
major from Omaha, said he asked Mueller
why he was not selected and was told the
president "wanted to give everyone a
chance." Mackie said his interview was fair,
open and not a rush job.
Mueller said he asked all candidates the
same questions. If they had previous
judicial experience'in high school, college
or in a Greek house, why they were inter
ested in being a court justice, suggestions
for a more effective court, what they felt
was the most important factor of a justice,
and if they felt they would have an biases.
Susan Ugai, a court justice this year,
said her interview was very short when she
reapplied. She was not reappointed. She
said Mueller asked her about previous
experiences and if she had any ideas to
improve the court. ,
Although Ugai, a junior English major
from North Platte was not reappointed, she
said she has not yet been notified.
"I just know I haven't been appointed
because all the- positions are fiHed," she
said. ' " '-" ''
Mackie said he was not notified and was
surprised to see an advertisement in the
Daily Nebraskan a couple days after his
interview for more candidates.
Nate Eckloff, a junior agriculture
honors major from Minden, said Mueller
"didn't inform me I was appointed. I read
it in the Daily Nebraskan. "
Judy Siminoe', Residence Hall Associa
tion president, said Mueller said he was not
going to advertise again when the one
selection declined the appointment, until
he was persuaded by UgaL
Siminoe said .when the nominees were
announced at an ASUN Senate meeting,
Sen. Scott Cook objected that senators
should have access to the names before the
time they are to be announced.
Mueller said he told the executive com
mittee Monday before the meeting, and
any senator who wanted to know the
names could have gone to the executive
meeting.
ASUN to set date tonigh
The ASUN Electoral Commission will
meet tonight to determine an election date
for this spring, according to commission
member Joe Stavas.
The ASUN Senile Wednesday passed
a resolution asking the commission to
meet and schedule the election for April
13. The electoral commission will make
the final decision
The UNL Student Court had put a
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dead
Omaha Sen. Ernie Chambers' bill to
abolish the death penalty was not killed
Thursday by the Nebraska Legislature.
The bill failed a first round vote to advance
it for further consideration, 20-29.
. - It was incorrectly reported in Friday's
Daily Nebraskan that the bill was killed.
It takes three votes by the Legislature not
to advance a bCl before it dies.
- Discussion on the bill will continue
and Chambers said Friday he may amend
it s-aia, making 30-year sentences for
first derree murder mandatory with no
time off for good behavior.
. Some senators had objected to ths bill
because cf Nebraska's so-called good time
kw, which would nuke it possible for
those sentenced to 30 years to get out in
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temporary restraining order on the elec
tions, which were to have been March 16.
Stavas, ASUN second, vice president,
said the commission also will discuss finan
ces. He said election notifications will
have to be reprinted in the Daily 'Neb
raskan, but added that he does not know if
the election ballot must be printed in the
paper again.
The actual printed ballots will be used,
but the date must be changed, he said.
In addition, the commission will dis
cuss if candidates can spend more money
on their campaigns, Stavas added. If the
commission approves more expenditures,
the rules must go before the Senate for
approval, he said.
News: Former energy czar Frank Zarb
kicked off E-Week and its display of pro-
p.9
iccts
Ectertsiainent: George GreHa doesn't fum
ble around when talking about football and
his novels p. 1 3
Sports: The Husker baseball team swept a
weekend double header from Duena Vista
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