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Students turned away ticketless; hoarding blamed
a waiting list for any available tickets that may show up
after Sept.. 11..
By Ward W. Triplett III and Bill Dunbar
The UNL ticket office expected to be turning down
student football ticket request after 4 pjn. Friday - the
student ticket sale deadline.
But students were told as early as 1:30 p.m. Friday
that there were no tickets left..
"When we discovered we were running low we were
just appalled said Helen Ruth Wagner athletic ticket
manager for UNL
"We thought something was wrong Thursday after
noon Wagner said "But this has never happened since
Ive been here..
Wagner who has worked at the ticket office for 19
years, and has been manager the last five years,, said about
18,000 tickets were printed this year which should have
covered all student orders..
Wagner said she has a list of 350 names of students
who have lost identification cards..
Some students have gone to the Administration Build
ing claiming they lost their identification card and have
been issued a temporary D Wagner said Students are
using them to go. through the ticket lines two and even
three times she said
Little can be done
Ted Pfeifer director of Registration and Records said
unless he had specific names his office could, da little to
track down students who illegally have purchased tickets..
Of the 40 students who approached the ticket windows
between 3:15 and 4:00 pm some walked away bitter
others took a "that's the way it goes" stand
"I think it's a rotten deal said junior Monica
McElroy "They said that a lot of students had duplicate
ID's and bought two tickets, so it's not the ticket office's
fault.'
"But 1 do think that somebody in adjninistration
should have been watching the ID thing more closely than
they were' she added.
McElroy said she wasn't too disappointed because her
brother Mike a reserve center, could possibly get her
tickets. Others without relatives playing seemed to be out
of luck.
"It's the UNL football team and I thought they were
supposed to hold enough tickets for students first,' said
Jayne Evans a freshman. She was critical of the ID cards
going unchecked as well.
"1 just got a job and my boss was being super nice by
letting me off to go to the football games, and now 1
can't even get a ticket Evans said.
Freshman Mark Sanson added "They allotted tickets
to students and we were told that there would be enough.
1 think it's a shame that the very people who should get to
go aren't going to be able to.'
"It's real unfortunate' graduate student Elizabeth
Bartle said "If 1 really liked football, 1 guess 1 could get
really made about this.'
Terry R. Porter a freshman who attempted to buy a
ticket for his brother also a student was disenchanted.
"It's kind of a raw deal Porter said. "I can under
stand why they did it.
"Its pretty ingenious how they did it' he said of the
students with duplicate IDs
"lm just glad I went ahead and got mine in the law
student block before now he added
"1 feel its a crying shame said Cynthia Jones a form
er cheerleader who was among the first to be asked to sign
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Photo by Mark Bitiingsley
Away from the first day crowds Carol Brennan settles on a slab near Love Library to study.
Faculty input vital to chancellor
By Sara Stopek
UNL Chancellor Martin Massengale said he hopes to
begin a tradition of mutual respect and cooperation with
the university community and public. And the UNL
faculty is important in obtaining this, he said,
Massengale spoke Saturday to about 275 UNL faculty
member at an East Union breakfast and report on the
state of the university.
Since his appointment June I as chancellor Massengale
said he has done his homework familiarizing himself with
the university and staff. He will try to become acquainted
with each faculty member he said and he urged the
faculty to do the same?
"Communications are an important way of functioning
in the university, Massengale said, MAnd faculty input is
vital to this,"
Another vital area at the university is the budget he
said, and salaries are one of the major budget concerns,
"The 13 percent-plus increase we received in the 198 U
82 budget from the Legislature put us in quite a good
position to out sister institutions,' Massengale said,
He said he hopes to continue work on salaries.
"We did pretty well but never what we think is
enough, he said,
Other budget increases Massengale mentioned were
$60,000 for special programs $141,000 for computer
science and matti $165,000 for agriculture and natural re
sources and $23,000 for forest services
Massengale said he and the faculty were obligated to
use these funds efficiently,
"As a university we must realize the importance of the
teaching and training of students,' Massengale said, "But
we can't shortchange research and service,"
U is important for the faculty to know the budget, he
said, and what they're expected to do with it.
For the 1982-83 budget, the NU Board of Regents has
agreed to ask for a 15,1 percent increase in state aid, he
said,
"But that doesn't mean we'll get it,M he said.
In addition to state funds, Massengale said, the faculty
has obtained more than $53 million in grants, and is still
receiving ntore. He congratulated them on their efforts
and urged them on.
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Who has priority?
, "1 think students should have the first priority. After
all, we're the ones going to school here. Instead, they give
priority to businesses and whoever else, except us," she
said.
The only chance lor more student tickets rests with stu
dents who reserved tickets in the spring and either cancel
their classes or drop out of school and return their ticket
to the registration office as required. Wagner said it is
impossible to guess how many students will actually turn
their tickets in.
University officials have no way of knowing who was
honest and who wasn't at the ticket windows, Wagner
said.
Wagner called Friday "the worst day in the depart
ment's history." Before the student tickets ran out,
Wagner's desk had filled with general public ticket re
quests which she said she was trying to accommodate.
"I don't know if this is the right thing to say," Wagner
said, "but 1 hope those students who do have two tickets
have a friend or knows someone who ends up with none.
Then 1 wonder how they'll feel."
Wesely planning
Morrill HaU bill
By Susan MacDonald
Concern about the deterioration of skeleton specimens
in Morrill Hall is prompting Sen, Don Wesely of Lincoln
to introduce a legislative bill that would be the answer to
the museum's dilemma.
Wesely said Friday that he is preparing a bill that will
seek a, $1.5 million appropriation to finance installation of
an air conditioning system in Morrill Hall.
Museum, director James Gunnerson said that until he
receives more information on Wesely 's bill he will have no
comment.
Temperature and humidity variations in the building
are causing bones to crack and are seriously damaging
several other museum exhibits, Gunnerson said several
weeks ago. An air conditiong system would help control
climatic conditions within the hall and slow the deterior
ation process he said.
Wesely said he is looking for another senator to
co-sponsor the bill. He said he has talked with several
senators about it and, has received positive responses,, but
no commitments. He declined to name the other senators.
Morrill Hall is a "jewel in our crown in this state and
the- plight of the museum is a "concern to all Nebras
kans Wesely said.
He said his interest in the museum stems from his work
several years ago as an interstate vacation guide. For visi
tors to the state Wesely said Morrill Hall is second only
to the capitol in interest .
lts a world famous collectionw he said. 'It means a
lot to the city.
Wesely said he has discussed the problem with many
people and he is optimistic about the success of the bill,
"The feeling I get is that it's important to the people
the state and the Legislature he said
But the priority of the Legislature will be to respond to
national budget cuts Wesely said.. He said he is concerned
the bill might not gain the attention it deserves because
of the federal cutbacks.
Wesely also said he thinks Governor Charles Thone will
support the bill if it has the backing of the Legislature and
the public
Wesely said the issue must be looked at from a state
wide perspective, and he is sponsoring the bill separately
to keep it away from the university's budget He said he
thinks people will distinguish between the operation of
the university and that of the state museum..
If the bill doesnt pass this session Wesely said, he will
bring it up in the next legislative session.
"I'll stay with the issue until we take care of it," he
said
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Space Invaders: Video game arcades have moved into the
downtown Lincoln area, turning it into a Battlezone
for student money, , Page 10
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