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PaQe 2 Daily Nebraskan Friday, January 15, 1982 Union Board approves budget, awaits decision By Lorna Nisscn The Union Board unanimously approved a 1982-1983 budget Wednesday night requesting a maximum increase of $72,057 in student fees. The increase from 1981-1982's student fee budget of $564,213, to $636,270 is based on the NU Board of Re gents' budget guidelines which propose a 10 percent in crease in the university's operating budget. But Gov. Charles Thone proposed Monday to the Ne braska Legislature that the university's operating budget be increased by only 5.9 percent. If the Legislature approves Thone's proposal, the Union Board will request a maximum increase of $10,013 in student fees. Daryl Swanson, director of the Nebraska Unions, said if the budget increases by only 6 percent, the unions may not need an increase in student fees allocation. A budget increase of more than 6 percent would re quire an increase in student fees, Swanson said. "It's difficult to talk about budgeting when everything is in a state of flux," Swanson said. Swanson said everything depends on the regents' bud get request to the Legislature. If the regents' 10 percent increase is approved, each student would have to pay a maximum increase in student fees of SI 1.14 for 1982 1983, Swanson said. The unions would receive $1.62 of that amount.With a 6 percent increase, the unions would receive 23 cents more from each student in fees next year, Swanson said. Union Board President Maynard Krantz said he will recommend at a Jan. 28 hearing that the Committee for Fees Allocation not cut services, whatever the final bud get increase may be. The unions have on reserve $103,000, Swanson said. Regardless of the final approved budget, $25,000 is ex pected to be added to the reserve next year. Three years ago the reserve didn't exist, Swanson said. Swanson said some operations require total student fee support such as the Campus Activities and Programs of fice. Some income producing operations, such as the Colo nial Dining Room, have lost money, but other income producing operations, such as the Union Square, are ex pected to add income. It takes student fees to balance the budget, Swanson said. In other action, board member Laura Meyer announc ed John Duensing as the winner of the plaa sign contest. He will receive a first prize of $25. Assistant Director of Operations Frank Kuhn said new chairs were ordered for the Main Lounge in the Nebraska Union. Swanson reported that the Union Square earned $7,600 in gross sales between Monday and Wednesday. Krantz announced that applications for Union Board positions will be taken beginning next week. Crisis center needs volunteers By Gah fluey The Drug Crisis Center, a United Way agency offering help to anyone with a drug or alcohol problem, needs vol unteers, said Ann Naylor, the center's coordinator. The center at 1 133 II St. is staffed by 10 volunteers. "We need at least twice that many " Naylor said. "If I had more volunteers, I could expand the program to in clude drug presentations and drug rap groups." She said she would also like to have a speaker's bureau of people who have gone through training, who know about drugs and who can talk to civic groups. Because of understaffing, Naylor said the center offers only three main services a 24-hour crisis line, outreach services and drug analyzations. The crisis line, a confidential service, advises anyone with a drug or alcohol problem, gives information about a drug and helps identify a drug problem. Depending on the problem, the line also gives referrals to specialists or other agencies. The outreach service, a team of at least two volunteers r : t THE INCREDIBLY QUICK QUIZ FOR COKE TUEINCBEDIBIY lOll COKE-" 1. .U,t Every Card Can Win! 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"We average about 50 calls a month," she said. "A majority of the calls come between noon and 6 p.m." Naylor said people will call for many reasons. Parents call when they find drugs in their child's bedroom. Per sons call in who are concerned about their spouses using drugs. People who have taken an overdose, on purpose or inadvertently, also call, she said. Before the volunteers can be on the line, they must be trained, Naylor sail The training program takes four weeks, two nights a week. In the program, the volunteers learn about pharmaceu tical and street drugs, overdose aid, counseling skills, crisis intervention techniques and the "art" of making referrals. After the four-week program, the volunteers have monthly meetings. Usually someone from the community will give a presentation, Naylor said. Volunteers then begin working on the line, using their own home phones. An answering service dispatches the 'drug crisis calls to the volunteers' homes. 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