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RHA president pleased, but urges communication
Ity Roger Aden
Pleased. That is how Robin Lynch, Resi
dence Hall Association president, describes
her feeling toward progress made by R11A
this academic year.
Lynch, in a semester report to RHA at
its Thursday night meeting, outlined pro
jects attempted by the group this semester
and compared those projects to goals set in
September.
She said RIlA's four main goals pub
lishing a bi-monthly newsletter, contribu
ting to a charity through a project, examin
ing the campus alcohol policy and bridging
the communication gap between RIIA and
the residence halls have been reached,
for the most part.
"The only thing I'm concerned about is
the communication gap between reps (hall
representatives to RIIA) and students liv
ing in the halls," Lynch said. "I'm thinking
about ways it can be improved.
"Most of the goals we set in September
were for the whole year and we've accom
plished a lot of them already," she said. "I
think that says a little about how we are
working on them."
Fast scheduled
At present, RIIA has published one
newsletter, while another is scheduled for
distribution early next semester, according
to Lynch. A committee is studying the al-
conoi issue. Also it was decided to hold a
"food fast" (missing one meal at the halls,
while the Office of Housing would refund
money saved by the venture) to raise
money for the housing handicapped facili
ties fund.
On the subject of communcation,
Lynch told RIIA representatives they need
to do a better job of informing students in
the halls about actions taken by RHA.
"As reps you are supposed to take back
everything we say in the meetings to the
halls " she said. "If you're not doing it,
there's nothing we can do to encourage
you. You have to realize it's something you
have to do on your own."
According to Lynch, other subjects
RIIA has dealt with this semester include:
parking problems, the common area dam
age policy, uniform election rules for the
halls, cable television and fire rewards for
information dealing with false fire alarms
and abuse to fire safety equipment.
In other matters, RIIA was presented
with two proposals one expressing sup
port for the NU Board of Regents decision
supporting the closure of 1 6th and 17th
streets running through campus; the other
proposal asking RIIA to contribute $200
to the Citizens Against the Wheel Tax
Committee.
The first proposal, presented by Abel
Hall representative Kathy Much, said there
are other alternatives to alleviating the traf-
lic Mow trom these two streets and that
these possibilities should be explored. One
alternative mentioned by Mach was mass
transportation.
The second proposal, formulated by
Smith Hall representative Tish Mockler,
said the wheel tax ordinance passed by the
Lincoln City Council will penalize students
working to earn a portion of their educa
tion costs. The wheel tax approved by
Mayor Boosalis, will charge anyone that
drives to work in Lincoln $12.
Nette Nelson, ASUN Senate Govern
ment Liaison Committee Chair, told RIIA
that students holding on-campus jobs will
be taxed if they drive a car from their
home town to campus.
Citizens fight tax
Nelson said the Citizens Against the
Wheel Tax Committee consists of people
from 25 communities surrounding the Lin
coln area. She said the group plans to file a
suit against the city because of the tax and
needs money for legal fees. This is where
KHA's contribution would go, according to
Mockler.
RIIA did not vote on cither proposal,
however, because there was no quorum.
Both issues will be discussed at RHA's first
meeting next semester Jan. 14 accord
ing to Lynch.
In other issues, RHA Vice President
Steve Rowe announced that the housing
office will organize a lottery next fall for
students wishing to rent lounge chairs dur
ing the 1982-83 academic year. Rowe said
a $5 rental fee will be charged to covci
the cost of replacing and repairing damaged
chairs.
Lynch told RIIA members that housing
director Doug Zatechka turned down a re
quest from RIIA which asked the housing
office to return $50 to students leaving the
residence halls at the end of the semester
for a valid academic reason. Valid academic
reason has been determined by the hous
ing office to include graduation, intern
sliips, and other limited reasons.
Professors: Accord unlikely
By Joe Kreizingcr people of Western Europe."
A quick and easy settlement in the
Geneva negotiations to reduce nuclear
forces in Europe is extremely unlikely,
according to two UNL professors.
Peter Maslowski of the Department of
History and David Forsythe of the Depart
ment of Political Science agree no settle
ment is likely in the near future.
President Ronald Reagan's "zero
option" plan, proposed about three weeks
ago, was "totally unacceptable" to the
Soviet Union, Maslowski said. According to
this proposal the Soviets would be requir
ed to dismantle approximately 600 SS-20,
SS-4 and SS-5 missiles already deployed.
The United States would then cancel plans
to deploy 572 medium-range missiles.
Maslowski called the "zero option" pro
posal "sheer rhetoric and propaganda."
Forsythe called the Reagan proposal "pro
paganda for the hearts and minds of the
people of Western Europe."
The Reagan administration was forced
to make the proposal because of European
sentiment, Forsythe said. He said the
United States was beginning to look like
"war-mongers" in the eyes of Europeans.
Maslowski said enormous difficulties
could arise in how the Soviets and Ameri
cans decide which missiles to count in the
negotiations.
Maslowski said the United States con
tends that the Soviets have a 6-1 edge over
the United States in intermediate-range
launchers. The Soviet Union argues that
there is no imbalance between short-range
U.S. missiles and allies' arms should also be
counted. They contend that the United
States holds the slight edge in nuclear
weapons in Europe.
Because of these extreme discrepancies,
Maslowski said the arms issue probably will
not be settled at these conferences.
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