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thursday, may 5, 1977 vol.100 no. 116 lincoin, nebrsslca
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The North Crib in the Nebraska Union provides an
important servicefor many students and should continue
to operate but some changes need to be made, according
to many of the 695 persons who responded to a North
Crib Customer Survey,
The survey was conducted by the Nebraska Union
Advisory Board,, seeking input on possible improvements
In the North Crib's operation.
The survey committee presented some recommenda
tions on Crib changes or improvement to the Union Board
at its 6:30 Wednesday meeting.
The Crib's future has been the subject of some
controversy for the Union Board. During the past three or
four years sales volume in the Crib has decreased, accord
ing to Al Bennett, union director.
"The present volume in the Crib is about $100,000
and that is considerably less than the $200,000 volume,
the Crib had five years ago," Bennett added.
Burke Hinds, in charge of the survey, said the results of
the survey indicate the Crib will undoubtedly continue
to operate but some long range changes will probably ,
be made.
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Bennett said closing the Crib had appeared to be one
option "but now it does not seem to be a viable option."
Bennett agreed the Crib will probably continue to
operate "something akin to what it is presently operating
for about one year."
The survey was distributed to Crib users and reported
that the largest number of students (53 per cent) respond
ing to the survey were juniors and seniors. Eighty-five
per cent of the Crib users also live off campus. ,
Hinds cited the Crib's lack of visibility for students as
one reason for the decreasing volume. If students cannot
see the Crib and what it offers, they are unlikely to use its
service, he said. t
The greatest number of responding students said they
were satisfied with the Crib's service. Students responded
that the Crib was in a convenient location and its service
is reasonably fast. One quarter ofjhe students said the-
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Crib's prices ere romparitive to other food service opera
tions while 12 said prices were too hih.
Hours soxs
Hinds said there will "most definitely be no change
in operation hours for the Crib." The survey indicated
that the Crib is used by many students during present
operation hours.
Hinds said students offered many sir;estlcns for
improvement. Besides structural changes relating to room
decor and increasing the Crib's visibility, students said the
soft drink line needs to be redesigned to provide faster
service during peak service hours. Students also said the
Crib is not designed to accommodate the traffic and allow
fast service through the exits by the cash registers.
Only 17 per cent of the respondents credited the Cribs
"good food" as their reason for eating in the Crib. Hinds
said this shows some discontent among many of the
students with the quality and type of food offered in
the Crib.
, Students suggested that the Crib's menu be expanded
to include more fresh fruits and diet foods. Hinds said
there seems to be student interest for foods other than
hamburgers and fries.
Two students also suggested the Crib not accept
checks. They said students whp write checks hold up lines
at the cash registers. Several students also suggested that
the Crib have both smoking and non-smoking areas
designated as a convenience for students.
The Nebraska Union North Crib probably will be
minus one juke box, a few walls but will have faster service
sometime this summer as a result of recommendations
made Wednesday night by the Union Advisory Board.
The recommendations are in response to student
complaints end suggestion about the Crib's operation,
obtained from a recent Union Board survey.
According to Dave Roehr, Union Board president,
many students complained about the music and noise
level of the Crib's juke box. Roehr said the Board phns
to remove the juke box and replace it with an FM music
system.
Another possibility, Roehr said, would be the addi
tion of a theatre TV in the Crib's loungs. The theatre
TV has not yet been approved by the Union Board or
Union Director Al Bennett, Roehr said.
The Crib's lack of visibility to students contributes to
its lack of business, he said. The Board recommended
that the walls separating the Crib from the main lounge
be removed. Glass partitions might replace the walls, he
said. This would allow the Crib to be more visible to
students, he added.
Recommendations also were made which would speed
up service in the Crib and specifically the drink line. The
drink line will be changed so that service will be faster
during peak hours of use, according to Roehr.
The Board also recommended that the Crib adopt a no
check policy to increase speed in the check-out Lie.
As a response to student suggestions, a clock also. will
be placed in a prominent area in the Crib.
The recommendations will be presented to Bennett
for approval and final, recommendations and Crib changes
will be subject to review and the approval of the summer
Union Board.
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The UNL commencement ceremonies will be in the
traditional fo(m, according to Bob Sheldon, assistant dir
ector of University Information. ,
Commencement, which will be at 10 a.m. May 14 in
the UNL sports complex, will honor 2,000 to 2,200 stu
dents receiving bachelor, masters and doctorate degrees.
Sheldon said , 12,000 people are expected to attend
the ceremony.
Three Nebraskans will receive Builders Awards. These
awards, given since 1946, honor persons whose services
have contributed to the building of Nebraska.
This year's recipients include Herbert Behlen, co
founder and long-time president of Behlen Manufacturing
and Behlen -Wickes, Inc., of Canada, Gladys Forsyth,
chairman of the board of First Federal Savings and
Loan Association; and Maurice Hevelone, lawyer and past
president of First Federal Savings and Loan Association.
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A customer survey has indicated that the Crib in Nebraska Union is needed.
Photo by Ted Kirk
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By Scott Whitcomb
Various statements by UNL's parking and traffic coor
dinator about UNL's parking revenue seem to conflict
according to some students objecting to next year's pro
posed $40 to $45 parking permit fee.
Ken Marienau, Selleck Residence Hall resident, said
Wednesday that coordinator John Duve told Residence
Hall Association (RHA) students and ASUN represen
tatives April 14 that he suggested a $40 to $45 parking fee
based on a 15 per cent annual inflation trend.
Marienau said Duve justified the price hike because
of an expected $403,000 needed next year to provide the
same level of services as this year on a $350jOOO budget.
However, Duve told the Daily Nebraskan Wednesday
that actual parking expendiatures and revenue were
$385,000 last year.
Duve said although he cannot predict this year's
revenue, it already has reached $362,000.
'There are no items in his (Duves) budget that come
anywhere close to 15 per cent inflation," Marienau said,
"lis told us April 14 that $350,000 was his maximum
proposal. A $335,000 revenue may be rijht, but that is
r.ot what he told us before."
The budget hike from $385,000 to $ '33 00 is 5.5
per cent-an Liflitionary rate the Nsbraika Legislature
rested UNL pha for.
Dave slid, "Our neccstiJi will be based on a
$350,003 bud-;t, because we don't know wh:t cur
rsvenus from parking violstbns will be. Cut bui-tt hit
yc'i,wi,j $35ju0O down" from , our tctaI txpesdisrci.
"Our budget is open-ended. We can only spend what
we take in. If we take in less than our budget then we will
spend less," he said.
Duve said he has not submitted a formal budget to
UNL Chancellor Roy Young, adding that many costs are
"too variable to pin down."
RHA -end ASUN representatives have filed complaints
about the procedures surrounding the Chancellor's
Parking Advisory Board meeting April 21, at which a
$35 parking fee was suggested for 1977-78, a $10 increase
from this year.
The appeal, led by Marienau and RHA members Bill
Skoneki and Mike Gibson, concerns, among other com
pjaints, the legality of a closed session meeting which
Duve was allowed to attend although he is not a board
member. - , .
The Council on Student Life (CSL), which oversees
student out-of-classroom activities, will hear the appeal
tonight at its 7:30 meeting.
Marisnau said he, Skoneki and Gibson have asked to
see a formal parking budget several times but have been
denied access to it.
He said he thinks that based on 5.5 per cent Inflation,
pirkir.g permits should only be r:i::i to $30.
Dure siid although $30 would "possibly provide bis
twvices it would not be a siri Jcsnt decrease.
'Addressing the prebkna of. eniry, tpsca and cur
He said with permit prices at $30 or $35, "we cannot
provide anything more than existing services. If that is
what people want, without money for additional parking
spaces, then my job is easy.;
"But if they turn around next year and complain to
me about no place to park I will just tell them that it
wasn't my decision," Duve said.
Duve said he would like to add $00 parking stalls a
year to the existing 7,500 stalls. He said 10,000 permits
were issued this year and as many 15,000 cars are on
campus at one time.
"It's just a matter of economics," Duve said. 'The
demand is greater than the supply. The economics is that
if you raise the rates, your fighting chance will be better
to find a parking space."
He said that in order to add 500 stalls a year, permit
prices would have to be $60, but he added that he realizes
most students are not willing to pay that.
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