friday, november 30, 1979
daily nebraskan
page 9
Proposed remodeling of Union eliminates bowling alley
By Patti Gallagher
Elimination of the bowling alley, consolidation of the
three University Bookstores, and relocation of the Daily
Nebraskan staff-room would be three of the major
changes in the Nebraska Union Planning Committee's
proposed plan for improvements at the City Union.
An open hearing for student reaction on the proposed
changes was held in the union main lounge at 2 p.m. on
Wednesday. Another hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m. Wed
nesday, Dec. 5 at the same location.
John Kreuscher, president of the Union Board, said the
hearing was held to gain student input and opinions about
the proposed plans. He also said the plans are a gradual
"stage project" and no definte decisions will be made
until further student feedback and Union Board discus
sion is heard..
Kreuscher said the hearing was "not to defend' the
proposals of the planning committee. "We want opin
ions," he added.
The changes proposed by the committee include
several modifications of space utilization in the' City
Union'and would be completed during a five year span.
The changes would "better enhance the income
increasing area of the union," according to Kreuscher.
Specific changes outlined by the committee proposals
include consolidating the three University Bookstore loca
tions into one large store, Kreuscher said.
THIS RENOVATED BOOKSTORE would replace the
current bowling alley, game room (billiards, pinball and
foosball), and the Cellar (north and south conference
rooms). The proposal would eliminate the bowling alley
and relocate the game area to the current University
Bookstore supply store.
UNL student Dave Dudek spoke on behalf of student
bowlers objecting to the alleys' removal. He said that 300
credit hours in physical education would be eliminated
with the alley removal and presented the Nebraska Union
Planning Committee with a petition, "Save Our Lanes,"
signed by 200 UNL bowling league members.
Another student objecting to the bowling alley
removal, Bob Welch, said that the first visible facMty
when entering the union is the game room and its reloca
tion would result in a loss of profit.
Welch also said, "You take out the bowling alleys and
where the heck are we going to bowl?"
The proposed moving of the Daily Nebraskan news
room from Room 34 of the Union to the main text Uni
versity Bookstore would better serve the public by better
'serving the increasing DN staff, according to Amy Lenzen,
editor in chief of the student paper.
Lenzen said that because of a staff increase from 30 to
130 members during the years, the transition to a five day
publication and the addition of production work (for
example, typesetting) to the newsroom, "we desparately
need more room."
UNL student Dave Hutton, questioned the necessity of
keeping the University Bookstore in operation and asked
where the profits for the store go. .
There is little profit, if any, for the bookstore, accord
ing to Roy Coffey , business manager of UNL'. The price of
; textbooks is required by the NU Board of Regents to be
set by the manufacturer's list price, and this set-rate
causes other area bookstores to keep comparable prices
for competition.;
This "internal price control" is a reason to keep the
University Bookstore in operation, Coffey said.
If the University Bookstore were to be consolidated,
the committee has proposed that the freshmen text store
be converted to a commuter lounge with lockers, vending
machines and TV viewing.
OTHER PROPOSALS include modernization of the
North Crib into a fast-food restaurant, remodeling the
first floor women's lounge into leasable space, renovation
of the Rostrum (small auditorium), and remodeling the
South Crib.
Kreuscher said approximated renovation costs would
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The bowling alley lost $28,000 in 1978 according to a
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Kreuscher said. The bookstore serves more people than
the bowling alley, he said, and therefore the committee
recommends keeping the bookstore while eliminating the
bowling alley.
The Nebraska Union Planning Committee was formu
lated in May, 1979 on request of Vice Chancellor of Stu
dent Affairs Richard Armstrong, and has developed their
five year renovation plan in that time.
No decision will be reached on the proposals until after
second semester begins, Kreuscher said.
He encouraged students to voice their opinions in
letters to either ;the Union Board, Room 220, Nebraska
Union, or the Suggestion Box in the union.
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