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'Disillu nmeiit5 key to ASUN senate resigiikitloiiis By Kris Hansen a. Four of six ; senators who recently resigned trbm ASUN said part of the rea son they ; did, SO' wai because they were di8iUusioAedwjAthes0nate, Mary Fejfar, who resigned as Arts and Sciences senator, said , a heavy course load was not the only reason ; she decided to quit. :i :.-, . "A senator can only do so much with out the support of the senate I was getting tired of working so: hard without the sup port 6f . other senators and not getting tangible results.' ; ' Fcifaf. whrt, srvfrl rni fonn.' aAAaA . ' v , w v till UUHVU that committee work also was frustrating, 1 wasoii th6 Academic Policy Committee, Only two Of three people showedi Up (at . the meetings) and worked and had ideas, and the others wouldn't support them. You can only do so much by yourself." Three other resigning senators; Susan Ugai from Arts and Sciences, Sue McClel lan from Engineering College and Judy Siminoe from Teachers College, each ser ved one semester and then decided that ASUN was not meeting their expectations.. Ugai said, "We had trouble getting The resigning senators also , indicated that ASUN lacked, power; J "For the time involved and What gets done it's not worth it," McClellan said. "We .can't do anything. Only if we get control of fees will We have some power." Fejfar said general apathy among the senators and lack of student Interest weak- things done. The propositions were not entry disagreed with those who said the practical, and not thought through, and I senate can't accomplish anything." , . just didn't have the time to devote to that" " : ... 'i know that some were frustrated, but Althotighher major reason for resigning die process takes a long time to make was to allow -.time for student teaching, changes, especially at the university," Siminoe agreed with Ugai's Opinion of "he explained, v ' ,:; ASUN and added, "things in the senate ASUN President Greg Johnson admitted that get done are done by lust a few Hht h h? Znm wh iTrVii u V , W i: r were dissatisfied iwith the- results, they ASUNHts nlyeal functbn Is a . uvvwuwi nuu wmuiuiw UVI lliaivl UU1M . tapl tllfV h3V" .m'tHrihlltMl lrtt hilt flrtt iUUVVUlK VOiill 1W . Ul IUUGU13. MIC 9UU. a . a . aw . t w- wwaawaawaaawaa Maw w a a w - w . engineering to teacwng was the major accomplished what they wanted to." wSd norSn son! denied thai the senates would not run again. severely split or that y propositions have "ItV almost jo the point lh He jaid new senators are two sides ih the senWaii W and musMearfl to cope, with the system. "specially it you're a highly opinion ated person, you must learn democracy to function, and you must be able to com promise in order to get through," he said. -In Other words, you have, to learn you don't always have the right answers." 'them sort of situation. People are being very Unrealistic about the issues and are always too divided to work together." She Said the sides shifted from issue to issue, but indicated, the group was rarely united; :, -' Ugai said her resignation was a combi nation of a lack of time and being disillu "With the way the : whole . democratic sioned with what ASUN was doing. I have system is, it's easy , to, get flustered," said other things to do that are more impor- tmikc nerman, auin speaKerpro iempore. tant," she added. However, Ted McConnell, who resigned to become campaign manager for congres sional candidate Doug Bereuter, "vehem- "Someone can find out that sometimes there Is just no support. The Idea, is to "I think my resources can be out to better hise elsewhere." ' "; . ; ' r , Johnson, however, countered that ASUN has power as "the recognized stu dent government ' for this campus." He added that 'while ' the senate does not have direct controlling fcower; "its role Is to represent the students, not to,run the university." " . ' ' First Vice-President Charlie Feilingham said the number of resignations was typical of this time of year because of changing class Schedules. He. indicated no problems in filling the vacancies. t,T Eric Carstenson, a former Teachers College senator who resigned because of Stick it out-I've gotten through that graduation, was in Grand Island and not situation, Herman Said. . available for comment. t rr v' A i A if '' . j ,- ndaily ,0 O 1 monday, february 6r 1978 vol. 101 no. 69lincoln, nebraska turn V 1 , , hoto by Td Kifk A winnma season can turn an angry audience into friendly tans. Last yearV "Fire Op signs have given way to more congenial placards in Ygit of the Husker 18-3 tasketba3 record so far this 1 iseasonV-Vc ? . Wic 5''-' .vo' : r. 'Paper:pidne-pil6ip .naihfffnrinrhnurinQ'hrirA' aL . t ' ByAmy Lenzen Vv It; might have looked easy. After all," : they Just glided to victory. But the win- ' ners of the paper airplane contest at Win- V ter Walpurgisnacht say there is more to a -winning plane than a good throw., . - ; . The winning. combination . for paper ' planes., includes ' ideal size, low, weight, balanced air flow and strength, according to paper airplane pros. i - ; ;cr But the paper pilots do not downgrade V.a good throw. . - t ! ; - 'fThere is reallv a fine line between too .much, just-right and not enough force" 1 said Mark Billingsley: a Lincoln tumor who placed second in the winter festival's distance, division and third Li the dura tion competition , design while He lived in Abel Halt L f . .S "Uvmg on the Uth floor,. 126 feet off the ground, youd be surprised at some of the things that were thrown out the windows," Eisenberg said. - . -1he Green brothers said they took a course in paper folding at school and" then were given a book on paper airplanes that spurred their interest in the contest. - "c 1 Eisenberg and the Greens said it took about an hour for them to build their i planes. Billingsley, however, said that -'although it took only a few minutes to . construct his plane, he spent a great deal of r time preparing for the contest. . - - -: He and his brother Brit, spent the niht : oeiore ma coniesi mixing piies-JDU or Grew gets $850 from fees By lisa Brown ' The: -jNt Fees - AHocatioh-, Board rjt ' ".The 75-mcmber. crew, b having- raffles, cleaning the" Sports Complex after basket : ball cames and seHins T-shirts ta nav for approvea &w or unusea money irom last equipment and coaches'; salaries. Each .year for the crew an tabled requests from" .: inember pays $20 dues. . ; the Student ; Bar Assocafion. and, Afro-. - . Several board members commended the American conegiaie coaeiy at a meeting team. tor. approaching .other-, financial ..Friday in the Nebraska Union. . ! -s"- . ; v sources first. -. . ; t . v . TT 9nnm''"aitt r : The . $850. allocation pays, coaches' , a Feb. 10 deadline to trolv fnr 1 978.79 - ., ' the $S50 is Tjart of contingency, funds ' cencies.r ' " - 'V :-- :-"''-! r Crew Coach Frank Sands said the crew ' trvin9 . a hecftme financialrv self- ariitinnfli fnnn?v f the oninnsi recommen- ' dation for 1 977-78 could . have been allocated. ' ' ' 1 - ' i-Jite LckiOit, board chainnafi, said mt of their original recommendations were cut when the MJ Board ot Kegcnts reiusea to trrsvovi a student fee increase last year. salaries for one month. Larry Schone, Student Bar Association ; treasurer, requested $1,600 Tto pi,y for three events: a speaker already tnd:r, contract, Law Day, and to send six pec pie to-National Appellate Advocacy competi tion this spring. Schcne s;:i his orpnization had $ 1 ,00 . in its bank account at the end cf 1977 which FAB rcciHecL . . FATl fW4 tVa msyrf 4tts nAAV . until it can be studied mow and considered with other contingency reqwsts. Clyde Steams, representing the Afro American Collegiate Society, requested $200 to help pay for February El:ek History Month activities. Stearns' sdd FAB had recalled S2CD they had expected to spend cn it. Thj : Dut how to hold the plane, how hard to throw it and a winning deskn are secrets carefully guarded by some contestants. ureen says he worn reveal his secret tor fear that someone might copy him and beat him fa next year's competition. . IHs brother. Stew Green, 14, who won the duration contest, revealed only that his plane was made of onion skin paper so that it was ice and liht and still strong" nUingsley said that part cf his secret was fa the size cf the peper. . One ccniectmt vho docs net care if anyone cc;:: Ids d;::jn is Joe E:cnbcr, a former L"L student, who place d Hrst Li cf CM cards. " Dscrerg sai l l.s may iut enter the xr.i;:t r.cxt yeir and he hc cs romecne v; i3 ccny cnlibr him. About five minutes before the contest began, they selected three pines and went to renter crJy to find thnt they co'-ld not tecanee they tii ueed clitic Tl:e brothers quieUy mais tliree new pines th-t Ll never teen thrown before. "Aetrly v.e wanted.it Lke that," Eirircy siii. Tli3 cd:e cf the r!r:es e vented a reeHy rice v.cre red it v J -r V nice. . " Che rlne t.ts eo 4V::e and ci;", he siJ, t!-:t it wes ci:u:;::I m ths dura tica ccnl:;t v. hen it tizzk ia the ccir.3 for three rriiutes. Jw W Ai.lt A i a- - a it t,Li a C.it v. s j-:t unbeh'ev- Ile h:s entered the contest three times, , jinlr this year and teM-3 eeecri Li C.e stunt !:n Let ycer. lie tx.?i t!.e rime teiie c :i:r,i tut with seme mrChle-ticns tech year. - 'l expect scmecne to trir h a Hret :ner;t::.i cf ills next year," le i ll pomthg to lis rime, vhich is O L-.ches lor.?. 2 inches h 1 1 ,. win "" i;o, i:$s T - .h and . has an 1 S incn i f-V' J -Jflft T tube, uin-s were itUxLed lcm a 1 e -quarter coxa and tl 2 1. a c rear. A r.oce a tut: 2 i;ron 5 The only inaease the Regents approved' request was tabled one week until Steams a m a a a . a ... a ,..... . S-..t..l.i went towards bonded indebtedness, he said. ' provides a bucket. ::"d r- c; ' - eh ? x i-p V V4 1 wi " The key Is to hold It just right" said them. The next day they took the 70 test , Mike . Green, an 11 -year-old who placed Hiers . and threw them dov,n the second ; first In the stunt series. floor corridors of ( the Nebraska Union. -1 - t