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page 6 Wednesday, august 22, 1979 daily nebraskan Cuca promises more action on crucial issues this year By Barb Richardson When school resumes, ASUN President Bud Cuca said last week, he "must concen trate more on the (ASUN) senate and being an actor, not i reactor.' Cuca said during the summer he found -himself reacting to the stadium expansion, selective admissions policy which was de crease and a new alumni center, rather than acting on the situations before they became problems. "OVERALL, I think it's been a pretty scucessful summer,'' he said. "The stadium will not be expanded, the alumni center will be built at a better site, ASUN increased its input on the university bud get and we're Increaing our ties outside the university." Cuca said not having a quorum during the three summer senate meetings "hurt" the senate because they could not pass legislation. In summarizing the summer's activities, Cuca said that in May, ASUN opposed a selective admissions pollen which was de feated, 5-2-1, at the May regents' meeting. ; 'THE SELECTIVE policy discriminates against students, especially minority students," Cuca said. Cuca siad he thinks Regent Robert Sim mons of Scottsbluff will probably bring up the selective admissions policy at a future meeting. Cuca also said he thinks Simmons will bring up minimum CPA standards again this year. Under Simmons' proposal, any student with a GPA under 2.0 after one semester will be expelled from the unl versity. SIMMONS ALSO wants to eliminate what he calls "remedial classes," classes which are taken before college-level classes can be taken, Cuca said. In June, a proposal to add 9,000 seats to Memorial Stadium was defeated, 4-4. Cuca said ASUN Senator Renee Wessels did a lot of work against the expansion. He SAME DAY SERVICE ON KODACOLOR II G FUJI II PRINT FILM! OVERNIGHT SERVICE ON EKTACHROME SLIDES! 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In recessionary periods, the costs could be sufficiently large as to discourage attendance and prevent a Sat urady sellout," the report stated. Cuca said energy was the reason Regent Robert Raun of Minden changed his vote against the expansion, which helped to de feat the addition. ALTHOUGH ASUN opposed a tuition hike, the regents increased tuition 10 percent for UNL students, 25 percent for medical center students, and 20 percent for pharmacy students during their July meeting. Cuca said ASUN may react two ways to the increase. It might move to reconsider the increase at the September regents meet ing and ask for a 5 percent increase rather than the 10 percent raise already approved. "The other way to go is if the 10 per cent goes through, ask for quality," Cuca said. He said if students accept the 10 per cent increase, ASUN will demand improve ments in selected programs. THIS WAY WE'LL be assuring our selves of getting what we pay for," he said. ASUN will decide what to about the tuition increase when they meet in the fall, according to Cuca. Plans for a new alumni center were started this summer. Although formal legis lation against the center was not passed by ASUN, on the advice of the executives, Pnra mid he oDoosed the center. HE SAID HE spoke out against the center because it is Illogical to have a non academic building on campus, there is no real need for the building on campus, there could be parking problems the cen ter may create competition for the Union and the money could be better used in an academic program. "We haven't really had a chance to start new Ideas,' Cuca said. He said that ASUN fs Investigating the possibility of having political speakers on campus. In 1978, the Regents prohibited the use of student fee money for "political" speakers. CUCA SAID HE HAS contacted an at torney on the political speakers issue. Cuca said ASUN will also support an upward bound program. The University is asking HEW for a grant to conduct the program. The upward bound program allows minority and disadvantaged students to earn high school and college credits during the summer at a University. Cuca said first vice-president Hubert Brown has been working on the program. WE'RE TRYING to develop ties with the city, state and federal governments," Cuca said. He added he hopes the senate will be able to meet with Mayor Helen Boosalis, Governor Charles Thone and Reps. John Cavanaugh D-Neb., Doug Bereuter R Neb., and Virginia Smith R-Neb., to exchange ideas. ASUN will try to take part in planning the university's 1980-81 budget and Ne braska state senator Frank Lewis of Belle vde's financial investigation of the Uni versity, Cuca said. I v i o Ihri r The unofficial football program. -ft 111 1 l MISSED FIRST CISt : l ML I Vlookinq for a -ft A . 427 South 11th (just 7 blocks south of Lov Lbrery)