tuesday, September 29, 1981
lincoln, nebraska vol. 107 no. 25
Copyright Daily Nebraskan 1981
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More students are on time with tuition payment
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By Joe Kreizinger
Payment of the balance of UNL student tuition
accounts must be made no later than 4 p.m. Wednesday,
according to Robert Clark, UNL director of student
accounts.
Tuition fees, which must now include a $20 late service
charge, can be brought to the Bursar's Office, Administra
tion Building 204.
The UNL Business Finance Office indicated more stu
dents have paid their tuition as compared to this time last
year, Clark said.
"One reason is the increase in partial financial aid,"
Clark said.
Partial aid means that more students have a balance to
pay, Clark said.
The other explanation Clark gave was the increase in
the late service charge from $10 to $20 this year. Tuition
paid in full on or before last Wednesday did not require
this additional fee. Clark said the $20 fee provides incen
tive for many students to pay their tuition on time.
Clark said the "large, large majority" of UNL students
did get their tuition payments made on time.
"With the size of our student bodv and the comolexi-
ties of the system, there will always be some problems,'
he said. "But the majority of students are quite good
when it comes to tuition payment.'
If a student's payment is not received by the Sept. 30
deadline, that student could be dismissed from the uni
versity, Clark said.
"This is not a clear-cut situation," Clark said. "If the
student does not pay by the deadline, and the university is
in some way responsible, we will give it our considera
tion." Clark added the university does not normally make ex
tensions for late payment. He said the Office Scholarships
and Financial Aids works with students who ask for ex
tensions, and attempt to find the best possible solution to
their individual financial problems.
a short-term loan is one of the most popular solutions,
Clark said.
"The short-term loan, available through the financial
aids office, is one of the best soureces of money for stu
dents in need," Clark said. "Many students choose to go
that route."
Clark said higher tuition rates figure into a student's
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ability to pay tuition but said it is impossible to say how
mucn.
Clark said surveys in past years show only about 0.5
percent of total tuition is never collected. He said the per
centage of students who pay tuition on time has fluctua
ted little in the last few years.
Any of a number of reasons could result in a student's
failure to pay tuition, Clark said.
"Some students have their financial situation all figur
ed out," he said. "Others live day to day. It's natural that
some things will come up and cuase financial problems to
some students, whether its trouble with a vehicle or any
thing else that can cause an unexpected burden."
Clark said his biggest disappointment was not with the
students but with the financial payment system, which it
self may cause some difficulties.
"Hopefully down the road, all the financial aid diffi
culties will be resolved," Clark said. "But solving all the
problems will probably be a long time coming."
Plaintiffs unsure
about bypass plea
By William Graf
The Citizens to Preserve Wilderness Park have until Oct.
24 to appeal Judge Warren Urbom's decision to lift the in
junction on construction of the West Bypass.
' But the plaintiffs say they haven't decided whether to
appeal.
Marge Schlitt, a member of the group, and a named
plaintiff in the May 1979 suit that halted construction of
the roadway, said all the plaintiffs need to be contacted,
at which time a decision will be made.
Besides Schlitt and the Citizens to Preserve Wilderness
Park, Doug McCallum, a Lincoln teacher; the Citizens for
Environmental Improvement and the Siena Club are named
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' "We are considering the pros and cons of the appeal,"
Schlitt said. "And by no means is the decision being taken
lightly."
She said the cost of the appeal is a concern. If an appeal
is filed, she said, they are going to have to. raise more
money.
On the other hand, Charles Nutter, of the Nebraska
State Department of Roads, said it is hard to say when
construction of the bypass will begin. He said much of the
right-of-way has yet to be purchased.
The West Bypass is a roadway that will connect Inter
state 80 with U.S. Highway 77 south of Lincoln decreas
ing traffic on 9th and 10th streets and encouraging the
growth of west Lincoln.
The roadway will require six acres of Wilderness Park
and will parallel the park for five miles.
The plaintiffs argue the noise from the highway will
disrupt the park. Also, they cite a federal law that states
public park land cannot be used for any other purpose un
less there is no "feasible and prudent alternative to the use
of such land."
Last Tuesday Judge Urbom ruled there are no reason
able alternative routes to the roadway. Plaintiffs argued
in court the alternative routes would have a lesser impact
on the community than using a portion of Wilderness
Park, which is the site of a day camp.
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Regents want increased non-resident recruitment
By Laure Perlinger
Looking ahead to the possibility of declining enroll
ment at NU, the NU Board of Regents approved at the
September meeting Omaha Regent Kermit Hansen's pro
posal for stepping up recruitment of out-of-state students.
"It's amazing that we're doing as well as we are," said
Jim Raglin, public affairs director at UNL, referring to
this year's 25,000 plus enrollment, the highest ever at
UNL.
Raglin said Hansen is looking at the potential for de
clining enrollment, a factor avoided the last few years de
spite declines elsewhere.
The idea is to recruit more out-of-state students
through intensified contact with NU alumni, by promo
ting educational quality and by seeking to enroll the chil
dren of the NU graduates who no longer live in Nebraska,
lin said.
The number of Nebraskans enrolling at UNL and UNO
is relatively high, Raglin said, adding these figures are out
of line with other universities.
Raglin said 94 percent of UNO students are state residents-He
estimated 91 to 93 percent of UNL's students
ar.e irom Nebraska.
"We have by far the largest proportion of our own stu
dents attending UNL," said Harry Allen, director of insti
tutional research at UNL.
About 90 percent of UNL students are Nebraskans,
Allen said. By comparison, the closest Big Eight school
probably has about 20 percent non-residents.
Allen said the University of Colorado at Boulder has
about 35 percent non-Coloradoans enrolled. Raglin said
he thinks the social atmosphere and climate in Colorado
draw an increasing number of non-residents to the slopes
and colleges in Colorado, rather than strictly academics.
Allen said UNL enrolls about 15 percent of Nebraska
high school graduates. Although he has not scanned this
fall's enrollment categories, he said this is probably slight
ly higher than last year.
"By significant proportions, UNL has the smallest
number of non-resident students," Allen said.
But Raglin said "vigorous recruitment" does not neces
sarily mean NU will put on a "dog and pony show" at
career days, or events where contact with high school stu
dents is high.
"I'm not saying that the private and independent col
leges dont put on a more visual show," Raglin said.
He said legislation also comes into play because Ne
braska colleges and universities are governed by LB756,
which defines the role of higher educational institutions.
In effect, LB756 outlines practices for avoiding a com
petitive recruiting battle with other private and state col
leges in Nebraska, Raglin said.
Raglin said he does not believe Hansen's resolution was
intended to increase revenue for NU from out-of-state tui
tion fees although resident tuition per credit hour is cur
rently $29.25 at UNL and non-resident tuition is $79.25
per credit hour.
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