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daily nebraskan
thursday, march 19, 1981
NewASUN senate, executives take office
By Patti Gallagher
With a word of wisdom, a report of the year gone-by
and a few robust cheers, the 1980-81 ASUN representa
tives passed their positions on to the new senate members
Wednesday night.
Executive office holders and committee chairpersons
reported the accomplishments and failures of the past
ASUN year. They encouraged the 36 newly elected mem
bers to carry on their goals and not become discouraged
prior to their swearing in.
"Students who are concerned with students can indeed
make a difference," Renee Wessels, out-going ASUN presi
dent said to both old and new members.
Wessels chronologically reviewed actions taken in the
past year as required by the ASUN constitution. She criti
cized the NU Board of Regents, praised the Government
Liaison Committee, and commended her colleagues for
their work and time.
She also cited the formation of the State Student
Association as "among the most lasting contribution we
could have hoped to make."
She said her active and sometimes controversial
approach as student regent "surprised the board (of
regents) that a student regent would be so vocal."
"The regents meetings held virtually no meaningful
discussions of any real importance," Wessels said. This
was evident in thrt the board voted in opposition to the
student stand on many issues, she said.
Among the issues ASUN took public stands on were
opposition to the Affirmative Action budget cut, to
differential graduate student tuition and to the removal of
salaries for student body presidents.
Although students organized against these issues,
Wessels said, the regents still initiated them.
Outgoing first vice president Mark Hirschfeld and
second vice president Glenn Poppert also addressed both
old and new senatois, thanking them for their work.
In other business, the senate passed an appropriations
bill approving payment of $860.80 in election costs for
the March 4 and March 1 1 elections.
Poll workers were paid a total $820; advertising costs
for the election were $40.80.
The senate also passed legislation adding the ethnic
and women studies issue to the responsibilities of the
Academic Policies Committee. List year, ASUN passed
a bill favoring the idea that all students take an ethnic
and women studies course.
Although some senators objected that the decision
should be left to the new senate, the added responsibility
was given to the committee on a 20-5-2 vote.
Pilot health program
gets positive reaction
By Patty Pryor
The Mobile Health Edu
cation Program, an exten
sion of the UNL Museum
housed in Morrill
area north of Lincoln.
The program, taught by
Bobbi Thiesfeld of the mu
seum staff, is a traveling
unit that presents lessons
combining in-class activities
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program in a four-county Thiesfeld said she usual
ly stays at a particular
school for two days, con
ducting health activities in
grades four through eight.
The activities incorporate
basic health concepts into
a "hands-on" discovery ex
perience, she said.
In the classroom the
activity would be accomp
anied by a lecture on
alterations of reaction time
caused by various chemicals
and health practices. Thies
feld said.
Thiesfeld visited 22
schools in Burt, Dodge.
Cuming and Saunders coun
ties, reaching approximately
1.700 students in 135 ses
sions. Response from both
teachers and students was
generally positive, she said.
Many schools expressed in
terest in continuing some
kind of program on the
Mobile Health Education
Project.
"The program was meant
to provide a stimulus to
encourage an adequate
health curriculum," Thies
feld said.
A continuation of the
program would be financed
by the school district, Thies
feld said.
The pilot program, which
cost $36,000 for one year,
was financed by the Ne
braska Medical Auxilary and
private donations, Thiesfeld
said.
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All University I und will
meet tonight at 7 in the
Nebraska Union. The room
number will be posted.
Afrikan Peoples Union
will meet tonight at 7
at the Culture Center.
16th & Y streets. All are
welcome to attend.
The Hast Campus (iavel
Club will meet tonight at
8:30 in the Nebraska I ast
Union. The room number
will be posted.
Home l.conomics 1'duca
tion Association will be
meeting tonight at 6:30
in the Home he. Building,
room 121.
The Glass Onion Co
operative Theater will be
sponsoring auditions for the
play Hingshv-OnSca by
Dave Wilson. Auditions are
today today and Friday
from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
at the VMCA. Nth &
V streets.