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friday, january 26, 1979
daily nebraskan
page 6
NU 'cold' to injured
Hazards caused by icy conditions on campus streets
may cause students to suffer serious accidents but, it is
unlikely that a student could successfully sue the univer
sity for damages, according to attorney Robert Lange of
Student Legal Services.
The law states that the property owner cannot be
jhaiged with negligence because of natural ice accumula
tion if the injured party was aware of the
liinge said. The party would have to prove that the owner
knew of the dangerous conditions and did not take steps
to improve them.
Slippery streets which are caused by sudden ice storms
create a difficult situation when trying to prove negligence
is a factor.
In case a student wished to press charges because of in
juries received on university property, he should contact
the Student Legal Services in the Nebraska Union.
Officers take reins
New officers will take the reins of the University Pro
gram Council on both campuses Wednesday.
Officers were chosen through interviews with Associate
Director of the Nebraska Union Sara Boatman, Campus
Consultant for Campus Activities and Programs Gary Gil
ger, Program Coordinator for Campus Activities and Pro
grams Tony Warner and former UPC chairman J.B. Milli
ken, according to UPC member Kent Warneke.
Newly appointed officers for UPC-city campus are Pam
Fritz, president; Mitch Pirnie, first vice president; Gail
Casteel, second vice president; and Clarence Walker,
public relations coordinator.
East Campus officers will be Nathan Wesely, presi
dent; Dan Rasby, first vice-president; Glenn Poppert,
second vice president; and Kent Pauley, secretary
treasurer. New committee chairpersons will also start next week.
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Senators veto elderly utility cut
The Nebraska Legislature's Public Works Committee
Thursday killed a bill that would have provided
reduced public utility rates to the elderly.
Introduced by Sen. William Nichol of Scottsbluft,
LB93 would have made it possible for persons age b2
or over, drawing Social Security or railroad retirement,
to receive lower water and electricity rates. All persons
over 65 also would have received the reduced utility
rates.
Several senators expressed reservations concerning
the administration and limits of the bill.
"It seems like an administrative nightmare to me,"
said Sen. Robert Clark, Sidney.
Determining who would get lower rates and who
would not, as well as which municipalities would parti
cipate in the programs were points raised by Heming
ford Sen. Sam Cullan.
As written, the bill would have applied to first-class
cities with populations of more than 5,000 and less
than 25,000 inhabitants, second-class cities, villages
and unincorporated areas. It would be up to the
individual municipalities to administer the program.
"How can we justify that some get it (lower rates)
and some don't?" said Cullan. "What should location
have to do with it?"
Cullan said he thought there was a need for a state
wide board to administer the program rather than in
dividual boards of directors.
Speaking in favor of the bill's concept, but not
necessarily in favor of the bill were Allen Arringdale,
executive director of the Nebraska Panhandle Com
munity Action Agency, and Dave Pricster, executive
director of Legal Services of Southeast Nebraska.
Appearing in opposition to LB93 was Lee Starr,
representing the Nebraska Power Industry Task Force
and Lincoln Electric System. Starr said when some
people get lower rates, others must pay more than
their share.
Nebraska already has an established welfare assis
tance program, Starr said. The groups he represents are
opposed to LB93 because a utility district should not
be involved in welfare decisions, Starr said.
Crew seeks to pinpoint plant places
By Carta Engstrom
When the UNL grounds crew takes inventory, no sales
are recorded.
Instead of measuring profits, Jeff Taebel and Craig
Derickson record the species and locations of trees and
shrubbery.
After inventory is complete "architects and design
people will have an accurate map and know the pre
cise location of everything on campus," according to
Derickson, an area supervisor on the east campus grounds
crew.
Taebel, a botany specialist hired for the project, said
if each area supervisor knows where and how much plant
material is in their area, they'll know how the handle
specific problems peculiar to that species. He added that
this will be a boon to the campuses' overall appearance
and maintenance.
The last inventory taken was about 15 to 20 years ago,
according to Kim Todd, campus landscape architect.
"We think inventory is important to designing future
plans," Todd said.
It also allows ground crews to become familiar with
plant needs, Todd said.
Crew to help
After snow removal is completed by the grounds
crew, which is considered top priority, Taebel explained,
they will help area supervisors become familiar with the
species.
A system to number trees also will be devised, Todd
said. She explained that if a tree is dead and needs to be
removed, the wrong one will not be pulled out.
"Right now we're locating and identifying what we can
by sight, afterwards we'll identify plant material by genus,
species, variety, thickness of trunk, height, spread and
condition," Taebel said.
Todd said there are two people now taking inventory,
and added that Taebel is in charge of the whole project.
"Hell be showing others how to understand the
maps," she said.
Todd estimated that inventory will take about 160
days to complete. It began Jan. 10.
In some cases, trees are not located in the right spots
on the old map and a fire hydrant was even plotted in the
wrong area, Derickson said.
Stadium area inventory
After Taebel completes the mapping on east campus,
he said he will take inventory in the stadium areas to see
how many trees and shrubbery will need removal because
of the stadium expansion.
Inventory also will help landscape designers know if
there are exotic or unusual material in an area, Taebel
said.
When inventory is completed, the maps will be record
ed and inventory will not be necessary again, Todd said, it
will be updated only if things are removed or added.
The base maps will be used to develop master plans for
the future, she said.
Currently about 6,000 seedling plants, trees and shrubs
have been ordered for grounds improvement. "We
basically do our own propagation," Todd said.
The $20,000 budget for greenery has already been
spent and a new building either has landscaping in the
budget or there may not be any money for landscaping,
Todd said .
Rodeo club rides into Sioux Falls
The UNL Rodeo club will be riding high at its first
spring rodeo at the Sioux Empire and Farm Show today
and Saturday in Sioux Falls, Iowa.
The club competed in five rodeos last fall-ranking
fifth in the Great Plains region-and plans to enter 1 1 ro
deos this spring, said Chris Buechle, Rodeo club president.
Nebraska competes with South Dakota, North Dakota,
Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota and Michigan, according to
Connie Huckfedt, women's rodeo captain.
Each participant must pay his own entry fees, lodging
and gas, Huckfedt said.
Entry fees for each event are $25 plus a $5 stock fee.
Contestants for the men's team include: Greg Swin,
bareback, calf roping, team roping; Mike Peterson, saddle
bronc, team roping, calf roping; Chris Buechle, bareback;
Bob Iske, calf roping, team roping; Marshal Juma, bare
back, bull riding; Bryon Dodge, calf roping, team roping,
bull riding; Rick Lien, bull dogging, team roping; Robin
Gaebe, bareback and Greg Mullins, calf roping.
The women's team contestants include: Patty Lutter,
breakaway calf roping, goat tying; Tara Carver, goat tying;
and Diane Schoenrock, barrel racing.
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