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If ndaily k((n) monday, may 1, 1978 Hncoln, nebraska vol. 101 no. 108 Cornstcck, Daredevils weather stormy negotiations By Deb Emery Although forecast rain moved Corn stock 8 inside to the Sports Complex, the concert went off as scheduled despite its stormy beginnings, according to Tom Warner, staff member for the East Union Program Council (EUCP). The first snag came when the Ozark Mountain Daredevils, the lead band for the event, received their contract late due to "unforeseen delays" and then would not sign the contract as it was, Warner said. The contract, Warner said, stipulated that the Daredevils would not be paid if an act of god, (a rainstorm) caused the con cert s cancellation. Warner said this meant the Daredevils would lose money on any traveling expen ses if the concert was canceled. However, Warner said, state law forbids paying state money, which student fees are included in for any services not rendered. Therefore, he said, "Wednesdy afternoon we had to decide whether to have the concert or not." Jim Wolf, EUPC Dances and Concerts committee chairman, said EUPC contacted Jim Ross, Sports Complex manager, about having the concert inside in case of rain and Wolf said Ross agreed to the concert. After Ross agreed, Wolf said the concert was still on with the Daredevils since they would now be guaranteed money in event of rain. The decision to hold the concert indoors was made on Thursday by Warner and himself, Wolf said, since, "the weather bureau was predicting a full 60 percent chance of rain both Thursday night and all day Friday." Wolf said the rain Thursday prevented the building of the platform which takes four to six hours because the fiberboard used in the platform comes unglued in rain. The Daredevils were contacted by EUPC Thursday afternoon, Wolf said, and inform ed of the change to the Sports Complex. Warner said Jim Ross indicated there would be no problem in using the Sports Complex. Warner said the Sports Complex was given rent-free to EUPC since it is a non profit student organization. But, EUPC still has to pay about $1,300 for building expenses and lighting. However, Warner said, the donations received Friday at the concert doors should nearly cover the expense. The attendance record, Warner said, was estimated at about 9,000 people. Little or no vandalism occurred, he said. M.. " S if I i-mf 'V 1 w w Photo by Ted Kirk Two members of Cornstock Eight's opening act, Morningstar, performed Friday at the Sports Complex. BEOG validation program means a lot of time' - By Kris Hansen The new computer screening program for federal grant applicants may be more trouble than it's worth, according to Finan cial Aides Director Jack Ritchie. "I think that it's maybe not such a good thing - there's a little tendency to go over board. It's a federal program, though, so we don't have a choice," he said. The Basic Educational Opportunities Grant initiated a program of comparing income tax returns with information on students' application forms. Ten percent of the applicants will be "validated" in this method, and 25 of those will be rejected by the computer. "The initial requirement was if there was more than a $500 difference (between the income tax form and the application), the student would have to resubmit. Now there's a good chance they'll drop the amount to $50. That's cutting it too close," Ritchie explained. -Students being validated also will have to provide other income tax information such as the number of dependents in their family. If the information on the applica tion is incorrect, the student will not be penalized, but must resubmit a corrected application to be considered for any mon ey. Ritchie said the differences in earnings were not intentional in most cases. "People fill out their applications in early January, but don't fill out their income tax until much later. Then, the tax form may show a different amount. It's not an attempt to defraud the government, but just an honest mistake." Ritchie said a student cannot receive grant money until his application is validated. "If we didn't have the capability to han dle it, it would delay the student getting his money. However, we don't forsee that happening," Ritchie said. "This is all in an effort to make sure that the money is going where it should," Ritchie said. "However, it just means a lot of time, effort and paperwork. I'm not sure it's really going to change the distribution either." The financial aids office receives over 3,000 applications for federal money every year, which involves over 2 million dollars. Between 300 and 400 of these will have to be validated. "Now we're trying to find some way to get the staff and the time to do it," Ritchie said, "with our budget, it's not a good time to try and add any more people. If we're lucky, the federal department may give us some administrative money to work with." WWII German naval officer now is a math professor By Cindy Coglianese The horrors of World War II still are keen in the minds of many, but the major ity of Americans probably can say they were on the winning side. But one UNL as sociate professor of mathematics fought on the other side - with the German Navy. Hubert Schneider born in the village of Coesfield, Germany, was in the Ger man Navy from 1943 until the end of the war. He enlisted at age 17. Although Schneider speaks English well, his German accent is evident. "In the German Navy, it seemed like there was no war going on," Schneider said. "We were trained like in peacetime." Schneider said that there was a confused attitude about the war in the German Navy. "We were not quite sure why there was a war between Germany and America," he said. "I think even Hitler was surprised when the British joined the Allies." Schneider said youngsters were influ enced by Hitler's regime while he was growing up. "I joined Hitler's Jugend, which is like the Boy Scouts," he said. Eventually the boys were forced to at tend regular meetings to "play soldier," he i- . . $ ' test. " f f W 11 X. I t I KMf ' -VI . f in f if I i-KCC'V "V I v A .'& l. -- id l I-: Photo by Td Kirk Hubert Schneider, UNL associate professor of mathematics, was a member of the German Navy in WWII. said. Some of us lost interest. I didn't get all caught up in it because I joined the Navy,M he said. Other pre -military activities also were forced upon German youths, Schneider said. The Reidis Arbeitisdienst was an activi ty that "practically everyone had to join including girls," he said. 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