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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Thursday, January 14, 1982
Vol. 108 No. 4
Lincoln, Nebraska
Copyright 1982 Daily Nebraskan
Bill requests extra
appointed regents
By Alice Hrnicck
Three members of the NU Board of Regents would be
appointed by the governor if voters approve a proposed
constitutional amendment introduced as LB735 to the
Nebraska Legislature.
Sen. Peter Hoagland of Omaha, the bill's sponsor, said
the measure was intended to bring more accountability to
the university.
Several regents disapprove of the bill because they feel
elected regents are more accountable than appointed ones.
Current law provides for six to eight regents - now
eight - to be elected by district. Hoagland's bill would
add three appointed regents, making the number nine to
11.
An accompanying measure, LB 736, designates that the
appointed regents would come from each of the three
congressional districts. Hoagland said the bill would in
crease the number of regents so that current regents
would not lose their positions.
"I don't think I want to abolish any elected regents,"
Hoagland said.
The Legislature appropriates money to the university
which the regents are authorized to distribute. Hoagland
said the regents would be more accountable if at least
several of them were state-appointed.
"They are now sitting there all by themselves," he said.
"This would unify government. I would prefer an all-appointed
board, but I don't think that's realistic political
ly." Regent Robert Prokop of Wilbcr, chaiman of the
board, said he didn't think that appointing regents would
make them more accountable.
"When you come back down to accountability, Hoag
land's accountable to his electorate, and we're account
able to our electorate," Prokop said. "I don't think I've
ever seen a board work where there have been elected and
appointed members."
Regent James Moylan of Omaha said that he prefers all
regents remain elected and that he sees no reason to in
crease the number of regents.
"I think we find that elected regents are a little closer
to the people."
Regent Edward Schwartzkopf of Lincoln said he had
not studied the proposal in detail and that it would be "ir
responsible for me to comment on it at this time."
If approved by the Legislature, the proposal would be
up for vote in this fall's state elections and would go into
effect, if passed, as soon as the votes are counted.
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State Sen. Don Dworak of Columbus looks up from a Newspaper on the sixth day of the legislative session.
Senators, students criticize proposal
By Betsy Miller
A proposal by the UN L Parking Advisory Committee
to raise parking fines and the cost of parking permits drew
criticism from the ASUN Senate at Wednesday night's
meeting.
Kay I linn and Shara Rice, student members on the ad
visory committees, appeared at the meeting to inform
senators of a Feb. 2 hearing on the parking issue.
I linn said although student members on the committee
are opposed to the cost increases, the remaining members,
including faculty and university officials, are in favor of
the increases.
"The main purpose of the increase is not to raise reve
nues, but to deter people from breaking laws," said Doran
Matzke, ASUN 2nd vice president who attended a meeting
of the advisory committee.
However, several senators said the university's poor
parking facilities force many students to park where they
can find room and the cost increases won't stop parking
violations.
"When you have no other alternative, you have to park
somewhere," Sen. Brian Stonecipher said.
Sen. Teresa Thomssen said students don't park where
they are supposed to because some lots are not safe.
"I'd park in my correct place only if I knew I could get
safely to where I was going," she said.
Matzke said a petition signed by students and given to
the advisory committee at the Tuesday meeting could
have been more effective if it had contained more signa
tures. But Matzke said the petition drive was hampered
because signatures were gathered during dead week when
some students were not around.
She encouraged ASUN members to attend the Feb. 2
hearing.
In other action, ASUN President Rick Mockler
announced the Government Liaison Committee will hold
a press conference Monday morning to discuss Gov.
Thone's budget requests for the university. He said the
press conference meeting place has not yet been decided.
Mockler said the Governor's proposed increase of 5.9
percent in the university's operations budget was "total
ly unrealistic" and that GLC and the State Student As
sociation will have to make a concerted lobbying effort to
convince the Legislature to provide more funding.
Sen. Becky Stingley told the Senate that its annual
book exchange has netted $5,072.27 so far. This year's
operation will end Friday. Last year the exchange brought
in $1300, she said.
The Senate receives 5 percent of the price students pay
for the books and after three days of operation the Senate
has received a profit of $243.47, she said.
UNL 's research bureau gives out the business
Photo by Dave Bentz
Don Purscll
By Bob Glissmann
"Everything you always wanted to know about bus
iness . . ." can be answered by the Bureau of Business Re
search, according to one of its bulletins. After talking to
Don Pursell, director of the bureau, one might see this
statement applies, at least in regard to Nebraska's
business.
The bureau, established in the College of Business Ad
ministration in 1922, publishes information on state and
regional economic conditions. Data from such sources as
the U.S. Bureau of the Census and the Nebraska Depart
ment of Labor is presented "in a format where people can
read it and use it," Pursell said.
One of the outlets for the information is Business in
Nebraska, a monthly publication sent to more than 6,000
people and businesses statewide. The six-page flier lists
area economic and population trends, as well as articles on
such topics as the housing industry slump, the U.S. Con
sumer Price Index and regulation of the banking industry.
The bureau assists CBA in publishing the Nebraska
Journal of Economics and Business, an academic publicat
ion, Pursell said. It also publishes 30 economic and bus
iness research publications, including Migration Patterns
of Young Adults in Nebraska, Nebraska Retail Sales,
1968-1975 and Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production in
Nebraska, he said.
Pursell said a "very important secondary role" of the
bureau is the training of UNL graduate and undergraduate
students. Currently five graduates and five undergraduates
are working for the bureau, doing work ranging from
compiling, maintaining and checking data to designing and
analyzing data and computer programs, he said.
The bureau does not offer classes, Pursell said, but stu
dents in the business college use the bureau's library.
Internships for students may be established in the future,
he said.
Pursell, director of the bureau since 1976, said that be
sides receiving an annual budget of $190,000 from the
university, the bureau gets additional money from
contracts for private research and from external grants.
He said the bureau now is firushing projects with a
hospital in Grand Island and the Nebraska Power Associat
ion, among others.
Pursell said information released by the bureau, al
though possibly helpful to some, isn't as influential as
some may think.
"If the information doesn't fit their (the people who
pay for bureau research) preconceived notions of how
things are, they will ignore it " he said. "It's just as likely
the information will be ignored as used."
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