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With ens victory behind it, the ASUN Government
Liaison Committee's (GLC) hardest work in the Nebraska
Legislature is yet to come, said Greg Johnson, GLC
chairman.
The Legidature's Appropriations Committee Tuesday
approved $133,700 for career counseling, environmental
heslth, new student orientation and career placement
programs. State financing of the four programs, rather
than student fees financing has been GIX's top priority,
Johnson said.
Johnson said the four programs in question should be
state financed because they benefit the entire university
and not just the students.
Those programs are ones for which every university
should provide the pay, Johnson said. The students
already are paying their fair share, Johnson said.
Udverslry-wlie prcgrsm
Career counseling is a university-wide program to help
students choose a career and career placement helps them
find jobs after graduation, he said.
Student orientation benefits the university in that it
cuts down administrative cost of processing drops and
adds, Johnson added.
The full Legislature still must approve the
Appropriations Committee's recommendations. GLC now
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Petition, chalbng
es FAB powers
By Ihry So Pitd ..
Calling Fees Allocation Board (FAB) actions "capri
cious and arbitrary," a petition filed with thrUML Stu
dent Court wants to cut FAB powers and prevent the
board from allocating fees to student organizations.
The petition, fled Tuesday by Dixon sophomore Lyle
George against FAB, win be heard by the court April
In his petition, George charges that since FAB is a
non-elected body and not directly accountable, to any
constituency thus students are being taxed without
petition also charges that many organizations
apply for fees cut of a desire to pt their fair share
back" rather than out of a need for funds.
Other complaints outlined in the petition are that the
krp number of student organizations applying for fees
makes effective FAB screening for each one impossible
and that "puppet cr-nizstions" stxh as the University
Gay Actbn Group have fpfdzi fox and received fees.
George makes five demands to remedy the FAB
dilemma. He requests that FAB be prevented from allocat
ing fees to any student organizations except athletic or
ganizations. The athletics groups, if not rj crted by the
Athletic Dept., should be funded through the Recreation
Dept.
George's petition stipulates that the Recreation Dept.
should be allocated all necessary fees to support the ath
letic orgsnizations.
La a final request, George ashed that fees net allocated
be retained in an account to be usd to reduce any
student fee increase for the 1977 fall semester.
FAB chairwoman Sherry Ccle said she was "shocked
when an early Wednesday morning phone call informed
her of the petition.
1 think it all goes t ack to the fee ccntrovcrey when
FAB was estatlhed Ccle tzii.
FAB aeated
FAB was created in 1973 by then-Vice Chancellor of
Student Allans Ken Eaier.The 12-member tody censits
of three at4arge student members, appointed by a Council
of Student Life sub-committee, according to Cole. The
other five student positions ate filled by representatives
from the Union Advisory Board, the Student Council on
Health, the Recreation Dept., the UNL Publications
Committee and ASUN.
Two faculty members are appointed to FAB by the
UNL Faculty Senate. The remaining two FAB positions
are appointed through the vice chancellor of student af
fairs Cole said.
FAB works with about $2.5 million in student fee
money, Cole said.
Ccle took issue with George's charge that FAB has no
constituency because it is an appointed, rather than an
elected body.
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"One of the reasons they dont have elected officials
doing this (fees allocation) is that it could become a
very political, dirty game," Cole ssii.
Cole added that FAB conducts open meetings and
holds open hearings when msjor fee users budgets and
recommendations are reviewed.
lle (George) should realize we have criteria and guide
lines for funding sent out to all fee applicants," Ccle
continued. ,Ve alio have an appeal process, a very due '
process."
Cole said FAB will decide on their action in the case at
their meeting tonight. .
A chuee m the petition requests that if the case is not
under Student Court jurislktSsn that the court recom
mend it be forwarded to the vice chancellor of student
silks! and the NU Board of Rrenta.
Student Court Chid Justice Fritz StehUc could cot be
reached for legal opinion on the istie because he is out of
town.
Vice chancellor of Student Affairs Richard Arm
strong raid he was not certain whether his office or the
court has jurisdiction in the petition.
To my knowise, no ether groups than the office
of student affairs entered into that (FAB's) appointment.
If that's the case, FAB exists as an arm of the vice chan
cellor's office, and it would be my judgment it's not a
matter for Stud cnt Court."
will concentrate, on getting the Legiiature to accept the
proposal, Johnson said.
He ssid he thinks the Legislature would vote on the
budget in May,
The University of Nebraska will help GLC in lobbying
for those four programs, according to Richard Fleming,
assistant to the chancellor.
One of the dangers of losing the funding for the four
programs is that Gov. J. James Exon has the power to
veto individual items in the budget, Johnson said.
Override power
However, the Legislature now has the power to over
ride the vetoes item by item with 30 votes, said Lincoln
Sen. Roland Luedtke, speaker of the Legislature.
If the Legislature approves a budget with state funding
for these four program it would cut a student fee hike
that some speculate may be $8 to $11, Johnson said.
Sherry Cole, chairwoman of the Fees Allocation Board
(FAB) said the board hasn't allocated money for these
four programs for next year; FAB's allocations will
be based on the budget the Legislature approves.
, Because the Legislature will not approve the budget
until May, Cola said FAB will have to take an "if then"
recommendation to the NU Board of Regents meeting
April 16. The recommendation will contain two sug
gestions depending on whether the four programs are ti
the Legislature's budget. .
Talk to regents
Cole said ASUN wanted to talk to regents on this issue,
but she did not know if it was going to make a recom
mendation to the regents.
Charlie Feliingham, ASUN senator, said the main
reason ASUN wanted to meet with the regents was to
show student support for state funding of these four
programs. -
"Because figures will remain tentative until the stu
dents leave school, we have to work now," Feliingham
said.
ASUN will suggest that the regents approve the Legisla
ture's budget if the four programs are in the budget. If the
programs are not in the budget, ASUN will suggest that
the regent's discretionary fund finance those programs,
Feliingham said.
NU dental college
sinks its ts3ih nh
; ninth annual, clink;
By Janet Iiitems
Everything anyone ever wanted to know about teeth
and more was found at the ninth Annual Table Gink
at the NU College of Dentistry Tuesday.
The clinic was a table-top demonstration of procedures
concerning phases of dental research, diagnosis or treat
"' ment.
Senior dental hygiene students and junior dental
students demonstrated techniques ranging from "treat
ment of Sudden Death in the Dental Office" to Tooth
brush Bristle Facts."
The purpose of a table cinic, according to the rule
book, is "to stimulate ideas, improve communication and
. . . increase your involvement in the advancement of your
profession." It is also a graduation requirement, said
Robin Applebee, chairman of the Table Clinic Committee.
Karl Gubser, a junior dental student finalist from Nor
folk, fused his interest in dentistry with cattle. Using
black and white pictures and the actual equipment need
ed, he explained the procedure of capping cows' teeth to
extend their productive lives.
Cows teeth become so abraded, that eventually they
cannot eat or drink, he said. Capping the teeth helps in
crease weight gain and milk production, he said.
Other finalists included such topics as "The Dental
Hygienist: An Aid in Diagnosis," "Our Teeth: Where Do
They Come From" and "Treatment of Sudden Death."
Every dental student is required to give a 10-isinute
presentation, Applebee said. Students select the topic for
the clink on their own, research it and present it second
semester. Senior hygiene students work on table clinics in
a class, she explained. Junior dental students work on the
project on their own time "with the support and guidance
of faculty members.
The Table Gink Committee, a group of eight faculty
members, judged the 56 19-minute demonstrations on
such things as looks, subject matter and content Four
senior hygiene students aid eight junior dental student
presentations were chosen to advance to the state dental
meeting held in Lincoln April 26. The state winner is
awarded a trip to the American Dental Association
meeting in Wairington, DXh to compete in the nationals.
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flews: It cost Lincoln taxpayers 53 per vote in Tuesday's
primary election '. p. 7
Eatertdnmeet: Author John Jerome trucks in an inter
view p. s
fpcrls: Iiusker baseball team won a doublcheader against
Wayne State College Wednesday. p. 10