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Wednesday, march 7, 1979
llncoln, nebreska vol. 102 no.00
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Photo by Mark BHIingsity
State Senator Loran Schrnit of EcHwood supported a proposal for t veterinary school in Nebraska at a hearing
Tuesday.
ASUN presidential
MteCuca
By Shelley Smith
Edi tor Y note: This is second in t five-part series on
parties tsd candidates running in the ASUN election. The
candidates wH be interviewed in the order they w$3 ap
pear on the ballot.
The ASUN election is not real world politics, according
to the presidential candidate of the Students of the
University of Nebraska (SON) party. And, he said, he
doesnt aim to be a politician.
Bud Cuca, a junior business administration major, said
he is trying to be realistic about what power student
government has and is ust trying to get $omethings
done.'
""Student government is long overdue for an overhaul,'
according to Cuca. He said that by not being affiliated
with ASUN before, he can objectively accomplish that
overhaul. . . 'c-
"if someone is involved with ASUN so long, he can't
see it objectively, Coca said.
1 have experience with people, he said, T want to
get things done" throuJi people and not throui policy.
The SON party comprises 15 students from residence .
halls, off campus housing and Greek houses, Cuca is a
member of the Alpha Tan Omega social fraternity and has
worked with the Nebraska Human Resources Research
Foundation. - -' ; " v'-
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He said his connection with the foundation has pven
him the opportunity to work with leaders and mads him
realize that the Insnan resource is the greatest resource if
yoiimerlectiveT'.cseit f. - t ;'
He said he feels ASUN this year .'spent too rnucSitime
playing games, -,.; "m "-.iz
"They talk and talk until they're blue in the face, he
said.They don't have enoui time to listen, , r i V:
The SON platform states' that "the most .. . important
job of student senators Is fastening to students who are not
student senators. ' , - ,,v ; . -'--.'
Coca said he plans to apply this policy by piopsang
several bask organizational reforms of the student senate.
One, he said, would establish a research branch of the
senate to collect data that deals with student issues.
Another would be to place an equal, r. of
students that are not senators on each senate standing '
committee, he said, , . ' "-
Could be lister .-: ' ' ;
This would increase the amount of student input into '
ASUN and free senators of time that could be directed
towards listening to students and their concerns, accord
ingtoCuca. - It ' ': : 4,
Cuca said he decided to run for the presidency be
cause looking at ASUN from the outdie, I wondered if
the students were realty being rrprentedJ".
If elected. Coca Siid.fcisrclras a student rcatwould
be to work with the NU Board of Regents, rather than,
against them, '
The worst way to start off with someone is by
punching him in the nose," he said. "The regents are
getting a little wary of new ASUN senates because theyve
come in and dropped bombshells on them riit away," he
'.said. '"I : .-. .. v-
Cuca said he feels a student .recreation facility is
needed at UNL, and said this wCl be one of his major pri
orities if he is elected.
96 cents
We did some figuring the other night and found out
that it would probably "cost 96 cents extra on student
fees, he said.
He added that he feels there is too much conflict with
the athletic department about when students are allowed
to use the facilities.
He also said that parking will be one of his major con
cerns and said he questions the $5 charge for parking
tickets when the UNL police over-issue parking permit
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face 'closed dcors'
without vet school
By Cindy Coglianese
Proponents of a legislative bill, LB357, that would es
tablish a school of veterinary medicine on East Campus
agreed Tuesday that the school would benefit Nebraska's
agricultural economy despite the cost of the regional
school.
NU Regent Robert Raun, UNL football player and pre
veterinary science major Jim Pillen and Dr. Earl
Dickinson, chairman of the UNL Veterinary Science De
partment were among the supporters of the bill who testi
fied at a hearing of the Nebraska Legislature's Education
Committee.
The bill, introduced by the Legislature Agricultural
Committee, would provide for a five-state regional
veterinary college with North Dakota, South Dakota,
Wyoming, and .Montana incorporating with Nebraska,
(Only one state so far has made a formal committment for
the college.)
Closed doors
Agriculture Committee Chairman Loran NSchmit told
the Education Committee that educational opportunities
for pre-veterinary science students is not optimistic if
UNL continues to rely on other state's veterinary college
to accept Nebraska students.
"If we rely on other institutions for education, there
is a possibility that those doors may be closed,' Schrnit
told the committee.
Dr. Earl Dickinson reported there are currently 98
UNL students enrolled in outof-state veterinary colleges.
Eighty eight of these students are subsidized under UNL
with "student support fees. Dickinson
said the other ten are exchange . students with the
Uruversityof Missouri. i - : -
Schrnit said the cost of constructing the veterinary
college would be $30 million to $60 million. He said
the college would be paid for by general funds from the
state.
NU Regent support
We need to recognize at this point in time that unless
we are committed to that kind of expense, then we should
not even embark on the project," Schrnit said.
Schrnit added that the veterinary college should be
built on the strength of the opinion that the agricultural
industry is growing, and the growing need for people to
solve complex livestock problems and diseases.
Regent Robert Raun also presented a statement that
reflected the support of the NU Board of Regents. Raun
said support was given because the Board of Regents
would have control over admissions and would have a
voice in he administration of the college.
In addition, Raun said the veterinary college would
provide for strong veterinary services and research in
Nebraska. Related industries also would be inclined to lo
cate near the college, he said.
Surplus of vets .
Raun also supported a suggestion from Sen. Walter
George from Blair to emphasize instruction in large animal
veterinary medicine to serve the livestock population of
Nebraska as opposed to the small animal practice.
Other supporters of the bill included the Nebraska
Farm Bureau Federation, Nebraska Wool Growers, Ne
braska Livestock Feeders Association, Nebraska Pork Pro
ducers and the Ag Builders of Nebraska.
In addition, the Nebraska Stock Herders Association,
Nebraska Soybean Association gave support to thebiH.
Opponents of the bul included a number of small ani
mal veterinarians, claiming that the total amount of tax
payer's dollars spent on the college would not be bene
ficial particularly when studies indicated that there is not
a large demand for veterinarians and will be a possible sur
plus of veterinarians by 1990.
Rhonda Maddox, a researcher Tor Sen. John DeCsmp
of Nelih told the axnrniaee that a large percent of
graduates do not return to their native states, indicating a
little gain for the cost of the college. -
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tits worse thza bark: A doctor at the NU Medicd
- ; Center studies patients bit by other humsns
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, Trhnrph end Trrtdy: Julie Bird writes the stcry
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