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s t . in r r ..... v. - . . . ... . isi cceg3 :uc:er.:i nay 3 putu.13 tnra ncsss a La a 2.5 pciat to it:y la the Co":;? of rnessAdrrinls. tr&ilon (C2A), ecccrdl" to s CAK:dk:tTh' sy stneter erjc: meats to msdntaia at lesst a 2i cumulative mda rcuit r;::::5 (CPA) to nmdn a ttr::j cc!!: mrr. This K3uircr?.r.t orJy will affect students enrolling in CD A this June and after, and is predicted to cut some 375 stu-. dsnt3 from CBA. Kevin Meyer, a jurist from Beatrice, sdd he decs not Lies the idf a too much, lis said hs c,?r::-3 that enroll ment Is gstfcg too krg?, but vdi hs thinks the college should be enlarged lather than cutting enrollment. "There should have been mors student input -on .this decision," added Meyer, who is a member of the scholar ships, honors and awards committee at CBA. "The whole problem is that the college is just not get ting the money it needs for the enrollment it has. The deans are very student-oriented but they just don't have the money," he added. Meyer skid he also is worried about the effect the 25 GPA requirement will have on grade inflation at CBA. Low inflatita .' CBA has relatively low grade inflation compared to other colleges at UNL, Meyer said. He said he thirds the new 2.5 requirement could hurt the college by increasing the grade inflation. ' "It could go either way, v students could think the school was easy to get a 2.5 in or they could think the 2.5 GPA requirement was an indication of a good school," Meyer said. Meyer said he thinks the requirement will cut the size cf fr:mn end sophomore- c!s:::s more than jurJor or s:rdcrci::s:s. j '. M;ny incoming freshman mey ts ssarcd c!Tby the 2.5 CPA requirement nd rr.:y go to another co":z, hs ssld, "If I were stsrtir.3 out as a fnrsri, I would have pro tlems becsusa they are requiring .more 'math and computer science and fewer clectives," Meyer sdd. Ten G:u, a frr;hmn frcm Eiiisy, sdd: "It mlht bo a plausible alternative in the short run, I can't see how they can justify it in th$ long run. "A lot of these kids are cemfcg to :t a broad budrEV background. They will probably go back to thsir family, buslxss or their farm. Their grade point isn't that impor tant to them." "I wouldn't be surprsied if a lot of these people dropped out. A lot of them are using college as a social experience as much as an academic experience Geu added. : Cut - Geu said he thinks the new curriculum that requires more math and computer science also will cut the number of people enrolling in CBA. N;r,cy Er.ith, prsddent of CBA student advisory bend 'and a seoior from Omaha, tdd the wishes she codd have received the krSts cf the new currisuhn v.hsn :?:3 wss gob, to school. "I'd L'-.e to s;e s teeter po'Jcies, I tldr.k it is good for the cg2:c3,w Ssnith sdd. "These stud:.it3 that v. :.r.t to stsy ti ti-3 co'lse wl put ia the extra effort to gst the 2.5. U's unfortunate for those students that can't p-2 a 2.5 GPA." Smith said she thinks the new cnroSsient require ment will cut back the size of the classes. he add fee . large classes hurt the chances for class discussion.- "The main problem is that the college is not allotted enough funds. Under the circumstances, this scsrns to be the only thing they could do," Smith said. Margaret McCandless, a sophomore from Lincoln, said she thinks the new enrollment requirement was discrimin atory to those students between 2J0 and 2.5 GPA who would be able to get into any other college at UNL. She also said it is unfair that people in other collej-es will be able to take beginning business courses and the 2.5 GPA requirement will not apply to them. 1 i i monday, zpril 25, 1977 vol.100 no. 110 lincoln, nebraska ,4 N- '1 s - . . . Photo by Tad Kiric After a three-hour football scrimms, the fans as well as the players can work up a real thirst. Dy Marjis Lundstrcra A nation-wide campaign to raise $25 million for areas of academic excellence at MU was announced Friday by, the NU Foundation. . The fund drive may be "the most important single event ia the history of these campuses," according to D.B. Varoer, chairman of the foundation's board cf directors. Th three-year campaip drive, entitled "Nebraska Campaign, A Commitment to Excellence," wlI supple ment thoss areas not funded by on-going efforts of the foundation or by state tax dollars, Vamer said. "This is going to be my thing ia life for the next five years, he said. OilTord II. Hardin, ice chairmm of the Ralstoa Purma Co. of St Louis and former U. secrstay of 2ji cuitare, will be chairman of fee . woluateer fuad-raisg campdsn. Hardin was NU chancellor from 19S4 to 1959. Co-chairmen will be Eugene A. Cosely of Omaha and Pcul J. Amen cf Lincoln. Joe W. Szzztzzt z..i R. Erie Campbell, both cf Lincoln, wI3' ten-e ts honorary co chairmen. . - Vamer listed five areas of need that wO receive -Improved teaching and research, through support of endowed professorships, disibsui-hsd .visiting faculty programs, and faculty research fellowships, with a mini mum gosl of $5 million. w "A university is never any better than its faculty, Vamer sdd. -llc-cr xchdarsh? and fellowship prcgrra for unaer- -a 1 . - ally with other schools, Vamer said. -Improved learning resources, , including increase library acquisitions and establishment of an intercampus library retrieval system and an intercampus dosed circuit television with a minimum goal of $23 million. Physical improvements, including a student-alumni building at the Medical Center, an auditorium attached to the Life Sciences Building at UNL, and a learning resource center at the University cf Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) library with a minimum goal of $3 million. "The most important physical facility needs are pro jects under consideration by the Legislature" Vamer said. "The foundation should not raise money for projects normally funded by the Legjiature." r-Specisl programs on ail three campuses, with a minimum goal of $10 miHion: tJNL A Center for Great Plains Studies, agricultural and water research, and a Cen ter for the Stuiy cf American Business System. UNO Center for Study of J.Ietropclitsn-S-burban Life and Study cf the Problems cf Aging. Medical Center-Medical research and hesllh care teaching, and research and services for hsr.iis?r?sd c! .i.n j. Vamer sdd the campaign's leadership is "fixed at top levels." Amen siii there wO be "no fragmentation" ia the campaign, cslil-g it "cr.e campaign for one total uni versity." . Amen also stressed that furJs will ia no way replace state tax doSsrs, but will "provide the margia cf .T1. pts?1 rf 4.5 mliiicn. Of the to? 103 h!;h school graduates bf Nebraska, NU loses about 43 to 53 because it cannot compete f-ianci- "I am convinced we can be successful," he said. , NU President Ronald Rcshens said "gift support above basic tppropriatiens docs prcrlde for the vital margin. .Ye ttsrJ reaiy to he!?," hs added. q ' ff iff" fy'tn I'ffiFt fl f iO'4J GIL UI ICil By Scott Whitcomb A proposal to create a task force which may mean a major addition or renovation of the Nebraska Union will be introduced at the Union Advisory Board meeting Wed nesday night. The advisory board's facility planning committee is sponsoring the proposal, said Clay Statmore, planning .committee chairman. . "..; The -task force would assess theatiitades'cf fee u&wer-' sity population bout the Union's future, said Statmore a law school freshman. , The last two Union task forces made proposals which resulted in major additions to the Union in 1959 and 1969, he said. "It is within our (Unidh Advisory Board) bylaws that we shall assume the role of advocate for services," Statmore said. "We are supposed to represent all Nebraska Union publics." ..,-,,:..:: Phase one of the task force proposal would be to deter mine public opinion about the Union's future needs, Stat more said. Phase two would be to "deliver to the Union staff as good a recommendation as possible," he added. "We are not specifically hunting for a new addition," Statmore said. "I personally don't think we need one be cause of declining enrollment. But if the task force survey shows that the public wants an addition then we will work through the proper channels to achieve it." The Union Advisory Board's task, Statmore said, "is to vote on the goals and structure of the task force and to charge it with duties." , He said the task force would probably consist of a few board members, members from the university central planning committee, staff and students. If the Union Advisory Board passes the task force pro posal, Statmore said he hopes to have the task force in full gear by next fall. He said the task force proposal came from Union director Al Bennett "I simply suggested the possibility for study of such a committee" Bennett said. "My objectives were for study, not demand. There is currently no plan ia hand." He said the Union Advisory Board's byls that the initiation cf union improvements is the board's task. - .- "I am amply turning the tables and advising them (the board) to proceed with that set of tasks," he said. "Frankly I am delighted about it," he said of the pro posal. "It seems clear that through aging, the Union needs renovation. I think the advisory board has high visibility and a very useful task." ' Among the suggestions Bennett said he would favor are:, the addition cf a parking garage, more recreation space, more bookstore and. Union' rental space and the addition of a drive-up window for the Gateway campus Cask. " n News: Student organizations with work-study employees may have to pick up more cf the tab p. 3 Entertainment. Swine Flu is part of the UNL undergrad uate shows at Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery p. 8 Spo:t: UNL's football team completed their last scrim-rr.-;; before the tnnud Red-Whits pr.s r.eit Satur- p. 13