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nmeiit5 key to ASUN senate resigiikitloiiis
By Kris Hansen
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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
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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.
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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
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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
$200 to help pay for February El:ek
History Month activities.
Stearns' sdd FAB had recalled S2CD
they had expected to spend cn it. Thj
: Dut how to hold the plane, how hard to
throw it and a winning deskn are secrets
carefully guarded by some contestants.
ureen says he worn reveal his secret tor
fear that someone might copy him and
beat him fa next year's competition.
. IHs brother. Stew Green, 14, who won
the duration contest, revealed only that his
plane was made of onion skin paper so that
it was ice and liht and still strong"
nUingsley said that part cf his secret was
fa the size cf the peper. .
One ccniectmt vho docs net care if
anyone cc;:: Ids d;::jn is Joe E:cnbcr,
a former L"L student, who place d Hrst Li
cf CM cards.
" Dscrerg sai l l.s may iut enter the
xr.i;:t r.cxt yeir and he hc cs romecne
v; i3 ccny cnlibr him.
About five minutes before the contest
began, they selected three pines and went
to renter crJy to find thnt they co'-ld not
tecanee they tii ueed clitic
Tl:e brothers quieUy mais tliree new
pines th-t Ll never teen thrown before.
"Aetrly v.e wanted.it Lke that,"
Eirircy siii. Tli3 cd:e cf the r!r:es
e vented a reeHy rice
v.cre red
it v J -r V
nice.
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" Che rlne t.ts eo 4V::e and ci;", he
siJ, t!-:t it wes ci:u:;::I m ths dura
tica ccnl:;t v. hen it tizzk ia the ccir.3
for three rriiutes.
Jw W Ai.lt A i
a- - a
it t,Li a
C.it v.
s j-:t unbeh'ev-
Ile h:s entered the contest three times,
, jinlr this year and teM-3 eeecri Li C.e
stunt !:n Let ycer. lie tx.?i t!.e rime
teiie c :i:r,i tut with seme mrChle-ticns
tech year. -
'l expect scmecne to trir h a Hret
:ner;t::.i cf ills next year," le i ll
pomthg to lis rime, vhich is O L-.ches
lor.?. 2 inches h
1 1 ,.
win ""
i;o, i:$s
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.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
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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.
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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.
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