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Law library closes door to those not Fesearehiiij
By Gcrdon Jofesson
The University of Nebraska's Law Library will be clos
ed this fall to students not using law materials, according
to the dean of the Law College.
John Strong stated in a letter to Richard Armstrong,
vice chancellor for student affairs, that because of over
crowding last year, the library would be closed this fall to
those who use it as a study hall.
The restrictions are necessary because law students
have been unable to use the library, the letter stated.
Association of Students of the University of Nebraska
President Bud Cuca, said he agrees with Strong's decision.
However, Cuca said, if the law library is going to be clos
ed to some students, another library should be opened for
students who study later than other library closing times.
Law librarian John Nelson said the library is attractive
as I study hall because it stays open until 2 a.m., seven
days a week.
Of the library's 339 seats, 80 to 85 are taken by students
who don't use law materials, Nelson said.
Strong's letter stressed that -the library would be open
to all who need law materials and not only for law
students.
"Our only purpose is to limit the library's use as a
general study hall and social center to the extent
necessary to allow its effective use for the primary pur
pose for which it is intended," the letter stated.
Economis
t: recession possi
Me
Nebraskans can expect a moderation in the face of
economic activity during the coming months. According to
Dr. James P. Schmidt, assistant professor and research
associate at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Bureau
of Business Research.
Writing in the August issue of "Business in Nebraska,"
Schmidt reviews the performance of the national and state
epnomies and Warns that the prospects for a slowdown in
real economic growth or possibly a recession, during the
second half of 1979 are excellent w
A leading cause of these developments is the rapid in
crease in energy prices which functions as a tax on in
comes, leaving consumers with less purchasing power for
other products.
Real gross national product declined in the second
quarter and a further deline in the third quarter will be re
quired to satisfy the defintion of a recession.
Schmidt warned that it is incorrect to assume that a
slowdown or recession at the national level will
automatically result in a similar movement in the state
economy. Nebraska's industrial mix differs from that of
the national economy and all industries are not affected in
the same way by general economic movements.
Nebraska's economic performance during the initial
months of 1979 has been encouraging and cannot be
characterized as a recession. The state unemployment rate
delinced from 3.4 percent in January to 2.4 percent in April
before increasing in May and June. Unemployment rates
for the Omaha and Lincoln urban areas moved in a similar
way.
Retail sales volume during the January-April period of
1979 showed an increase of 13.8 percent over the cor
responding time period of 1978.
Schmidt also pointed to the higher levels of farm prices
posted in 1978, versus price levels of late 197$, as an area
of strength in the state economy. If the agricultural sector
remains strong throughout the remainder of the year, it
will provide a buffer for Nebraska against any national
recession.
Schmidt also noted the high receipt from the state in
dividual income tax during the first six months of the year.
Receipts in that period were 21.3 percent above those in
the same period of 1978. A percentage incre that is much
greater than the increase represented by the move in the
state tax rate from 16 percent to 18 percent at the beginn
ing of the year. High Income tax receipts in advance of an
economic slowdown represent a depressing influence upon
the state economy.
The high level of receipts was a contributing factor to
the positive balance in the state treasury at the end of the
fiscal year in June. Estimates of the balance have ranged
from $20 million to $60 million.
Schmidt said that the lose in receipts from maintaining
the 16 percent tax rate would have been roughly $13
million during the first six months of 1979. Thus, there
would still have been a significant surplus in the state
treasury at the end of the fiscal year if the tax had remain
ed at 16 percent.
Armstrong said he heard of the problem in 1977, but
thought it was resolved.
However, it could be hard to screen students who are
not using law library materials, he said. Someone will have
to ask a student what his needs areand then decide if he
should use the library, he said.
Dean of University Libraries Gerald Rudolph said using
a library for a study hall is an uneconomical use of space.
UNL's libraries are plagued with financial problems and
would not be able to afford the cost of added help to keep
them open longer, Rudolph said.
"It will be a minor miracle If the library system can
maintain the same operating hours it had last year,"
Rudolph said.
Rudolph said the operating budget for the libraries is
down 40 percent from what it should be, and the hours of
some libraries may have to be reduced even further.
By November, Rudolph said, he should know if they will
have to cut library hours.
According to Larry Andrews, assistant vice chancellor
for academic affairs, students can use a study hall located
on the second floor of Nebraska hall, which stays open until
2 a.m.
Success requires
thought speaker
Success requires hard work, interest, enthusiasm,
touch of realism, and leadership, according to last Thurs
day's Brown Bag lecturer.
Mark Ahmann, sports director for KOLNKGIN televi
sion gave a lecture entitled "What it Takes to be a Win
ner. The Brown Bag lecture series, sponsored by the
University Programs Counsel, features lecturers
Thursdays at 12 p.m. in the main lobby of the student
union.
Ahmann, sounding like a coach at a high school pep ral
ly, said being a winner requires hard work and a great
deal of thinking.
Even top football players don't make it to the top m
brawn alone, be said. Host have made" it to the top
because they have combined physical prowess with in
telligence. , ." v ' '
But even hard work wont he enough if one is not in
terested in what he is doing.
"If you're cot truly interested In what you are doing, I
dont thlrk you can succeed," he said.
Too snany people tt involved to be seen and have
their name become well known, rather than because they
have a real interest for what they do, he said.
A winner must also be ble to lead, he said, adding that
it is easy to spot a winner because they are the ones who
Bia thirst happen. " .. " , ? . . - ; ; ' ,
. Enilzrirsa is also important to the winner, he said. A
wisssr wO be enthusiastic about what he or she u doing,
ar J xrU Lit be scrry sbest the past but look ahead to the
Even if tie above ncrllc-cd Items are achieved, one
crrrt TttzittT to be mlistic he said.
XTisticr cz2 is in tpcrts cr en the job, dy one fcerson
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