tuesday, december 1, 1981
lincoln, nebraska vol. 107 no. 65
Copyright Daily Nebraskan 1981
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Beutler up for re-election,
wants to pursue water bill
By Roger Aden
Sen. Chris Beutler of Lincoln has
announced he is running for re-election
for the 28th legislative district seat in
1982.
Beutler said he has represented the
people of his district well in his four
years as a state legislator and would like
to continue working on some programs
he has started.
"There are a number of problems
that I would like to continue working
on, expecially water legislation that will
give us some kind of a handle on water
development in Nebraska" he said.
4Tve done a lot of work on the trans
basin water diversion bill and want to
continue with that work " he contin
ued. Beutler said he would like to see
more power given to the state's natural
resource districts, allowing them to ex
ercise more control over water and soil
laws when circumstances warrant.
In addition, Beutler said he has
developed some ideas on education that
he would like to pursue if re-elected.
"I'm planning to introduce a bul
next session which will allow certain
gifted students and certain vocational
education students to transfer from high
school to a university or community
college after only three years of high
school instead of four."
Beutler said he also wants to start
looking at the delivery system used in
education, possibly modifying it to bet-
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walking on City Campus had a taste of
different speeds such as gifted students.
"It's fairly clear that there's not go
ing to be a lot of money put into edu
cation at this time, so we have to start
looking at ways to better the delivery
system," he said.
Beutler said the reduction in the
amount of money available to the state
government makes it necessary to make
government more efficient.
He said fund-raising activities started
in October in preparation for the May
primary. The general election is sched
uled for the first week of November.
At present, Beutler is the only de
clared candidate for the 28th district
seat, but he said that situation will al
most certainly change.
"It's a rare thing when a Lincoln seat
is uncontested " Beutler said.
Photo by Mark BUlingslcy
Chris Beutler
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UNL officials ready for
heavy snowfall, storms
By Roger Aden
Monday's weather is proof that winter is
on its way to Nebraska, but UNL is pre
pared for any weather emergency that may
occur, according to several university offi
cials. Larry Andrews, assistant to the chancel
lor, said the decision to cancel classes
comes directly from the chancellor's office.
"It's a judgment call based on the safety
of students and faculty," he said. "We also
have a number of employees who we have
to take into consideration."
When the decision is made to cancel
classes, Andrews said the University Infor
mation Office is notified and takes control
of the situation, alerting the media, univer
sity switchboard and the vice-chancellors.
Bob Sheldon, assistant director of the
information office, said UNL policy states
that one of three options is chosen in the
event of a weather emergency: att classes
are cancelled and all university offices are
closed, except for essential services; classes
are called off, but university offices remain
open; classes and business run as scheduled,
but an announcement is made to inform
students, faculty and staff about a weather
emergency.
Maintain classes
Sheldon said the chancellor's office
chooses one of the preceding options, pick
ing the last one only in the case of weather
which may raise doubts about the possibil-
ttyof hoMing vteae.,'lM''lr'MWI',,
"Well try to keep everything' open as
much as possible, Sheldon said. The uni
versity's obligation is to try and maintain
class for the benefit of the students.
Sheldon said classes may be canceled in
the middle of the day if the weather situa
tion deteriorates.
In the event of severe weather, Sheldon
said a "Parking emergency" may be declar
ed at UNL. The policy dictates that all
streets, parking lots and docks essential to
university operation will be cleared first.
Large employee and commuter lots are
next on .the list, followed by small employ
ee and commuter lots, then residence hall
December grads with loans
urged to sign exit papers
By Leslie Kendrick
Seniors graduating this December need
to start thinking about payment on their
federal loans.
Exit interviews are being given by the
Office of Scholarships and Financial Aids
at UNL, assistant director Gail Cox said.
About 200 UNL students are expected
to be affected.
At the exit interview, December gradu
ates who have received National Defense
Student Loans or National Direct Student
Loans will sign exit papers which confirm
the amount of the loan, the interest rate
and the due date of the first payment.
Graduates will be given a handout explain
ing loan repayment conditions.
The time allowed for the graduate to re
pay the loan depends on the loan size, Cox
said. The usual payment for graduates is
$360 per year or $90 per quarter, she said.
Conditions of loan deferment or can
cellation will also be explained, Cox said.
Deferment can be granted if the graduate
enrolls at least half-time at a university.
The loan would then be repaid at a later
date, she said.
Deferment may also be granted if the
graduate is a member of the UJS. military,
a Peace Corps volunteer or a volunteer
under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act
of 1973, Cox said.
The majority of defennents are given to
lots.
However, Sheldon said university policy
states that if a parking emergency is in ef
fect and normal parking is impossible, pro
hibitions concerning parking zones (lot
numbers) will not be enforced.
Wilbur Dasenbrock, director of grounds,
said his department is in charge of clearing
all parking lots, three to four miles of uni
versity streets and 15 miles of sidewalks.
Dasenbrock said the severity and length
of the storm will determine what time his
crew goes to work.
"If it's over by nighttime, we could go
to work as early as midnight, but if the
storm continues and there's snow blowing
back as fast as we plow it, we probably
won't go to work until three or four
(ajn.)," he said.
Dasenbrock said if there is a light snow
fall, less than 1 inch, the grounds crew
probably won't begin working until four or
five in the morning.
"Well try to get things cleared off by
the time class begins and there are people
on campus," Dasenbrock said. "But if the
snow is still in progress, it's really impos
sible to do."
City streets
According to Dasenbrock, busy city
streets that run into the campus, such as
14th Street, will be cleared first if the city
has not yet done so.
"We've got every man assigned to a ma
chine and every machine assigned to a cer-
"Our priorities are essential services such as
the student health center and residence hall
food service loading docks."
UNL police also have a role in a weather
emergency, according to Gail Gade, direct
or of university police.
He said the department is responsible
for getting its own people to work and
transporting people who have to be at their
jobs, but are unable to make it to campus.
Gade said the department and the tele
phone office each have a four-wheel-drive
vehicle for use in such an emergency.
"We'll take care of whatever we're
called upon to do," Gade said.
those graduates returning to universities,
Cox said.
Provisions in the loan agreement allow
cancellation of loans for certain students
graduating in specified areas of teaching,
Cox said. The largest cancellations are
given to teachers of handicapped child
ren, she said.
Of all UNL graduates who have received
federal loans only 4.52 percent of them de
fault on payments, Cox said.
Students may attend any one of the
exit sessions, scheduled for Dec. 10 at
noon, Dec. 1 1 at 10 a.m., Dec. 14 at 7 pan.
and Dec. 15 at 3 pjn. All sessions will be in
the Nebraska Union and room numbers
will be posted.
Students affected by this are encour
aged to attend, Cox said.
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