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thursday, february 15, 1979 daily nebraskan page 3 Union Board rejects food service company's proposal By Barb Richardson Despite an ARA Slater food service representative's expressed desire to be flex ible to student and university needs in a food program, the Union voted unanimous ly to reject the company's offer. A decision has not been made yet as to whether the vacated position of execu tive food service manager will be filled by a professional or whether a private food ser vice firm will take over Union food. If a private firm, such as ARA Slater does not take over the Union's food ser vice, the manager position may be filled by Larry Brandt, a food service professional who is being considered for the position. ARA Slater was asked by the Union Board to attend Wednesday's meeting to formally present their proposal and answer questions. Jack O'Hare, ARA Slater representa tive, said if ARA takes over the Union's food service, they will be responsible for employees, buying food, setting prices, and direct supplies. He added that under the ARA proposal, Food and Nutrition stu dents will be able to work as interns in the ARA kitchens as they do now. O'Hare also said ARA would continue the agreement that the Union has with housing officials to feed East Campus resi dence hall students. Under the ARA proposal the Union will be responsible for utilities, building maintenance, repair and replacement of equipment, trash and garbage removal, pest control, cleaning of blinds, drapes, light fixtures, walls, windows, and exhaust system, floors, and the initial inventory of china, glassware, and silverware. Daryl Swanson, associate director of the Union and the East Union manager, said the only thing ARA Slater would be pro viding would be "raw food production, hu man resources, direct supplies, and manage ment skills." He said that the Union would be responsible for everything else. Under the ARA proposal, O'Hare pointed out that the Union would receive 7 percent of all sales. O'Hare estimated the Union would receive approximately $94,000, based on current selling levels for the Union. Swanson said because the Union would be providing ARA with so many services, the Union would lose about $50,000 of the $94,000 to repairs and maintenance. Swanson, at the board's Feb. 7 meet ing, said the Union staff strongly opposes ARA Slater's proposal. The final decision of whether ARA Slater will be contracted will rest with Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Richard Armstrong who is expected to make his decision by the end of this week. LES study planned Predicting the electrical load of the Lincoln Electric System during summer days is the subject of a UNL College of Engineering and Technology study. Suri Vemuri, electrical engineering professor, will study the effects of the weather on electrical demands for LES. "We want to try to establish a relationship between the system demand and weather variables," Vemuri said. LES is financing the study with a $10,346 grant. The study follows work done last summer on the electrical load behavior and analysis of demand, Vemuri said. "Our concern is more on the summer load than the winter load," he said. Most of the homes and businesses in Lincoln are gas heated but use electricity for air condi tioning. By finding a relationship between the weather variables-temperature, humidity, wind speed, cloud cover and others-and the amount of electricity used, LES could predict the uemand for electricity for each day, Vemuri said. To Find A Roommate Or Simply Say HI Daily Nebraskan Classified Ads. I I I e o i 9 0 e i i i i i The Optical Shop $49" Sale! Coupon good thru Feb. 24, 1979 Take your choice of single vision lenses, plastic or glass, over-size lenses, ultra thin or any of the 100 possibilities! Also select a frame from our wide variety of fashion eyewear. Now is your chance to get a complete pair of eyeglasses for $49.99. Bifocals, trifocals and cataract lenses for an additional $10, hidden bifocals, $20 extra. We can copy your present glasses or make them according to your doctor's prescription. This sale may not be used in conjunction with any other discount offer or promotion at The Optical Shop. Tfe Optical Sqp 333 No. 12th St 47-9347 Mon.Fri. 10-5 Thurs. til 8 Sat. 101 I I I I I I s I I I I i I I I I B I i I I i I B J GLASS MENAGERE 1205 Q Street SAVE 20 to 70 O , . O "Charge it" or JsPS pi --x X I A LAY AWAY cords 4'-. ! lM's4' Poly gab Jp NEW! Jeans SweatCTS $9." Bldzsrs skirts $19."! $599 Rummage 99 JeaTlS to Table Tops CpO. I WCCUIO NEW Coveralls Blights! ujere making way for a slightly irregul