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Tuesday, February 16, 1982
Vol. 109 No. 26
Lincoln, Nebraska
Copyright 1982 Daily Nebraskan
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Robert Kerrey
Photo by Dave Bentz
Lincolnite joins governor race
By Alice Hrnicck
Lincoln businessman Robert Kerrey, a Democrat,
declared his candidacy for governor Monday.
Kerry, 38, said he hopes Nebraskans can regain confi
dence in their ability to solve the state's problems.
"I think we have the potential to be much more than
we are today," Kerrey said. "My most difficult task in the
next nine months will be to convince Nebraskans to
believe in themselves."
Kerrey criticized Gov. Charles Thone for appointing
officials based on their loyalty rather than competence
and said the governor has taken responsibility for his fail
ures. "I've watched a governor more concerned with his re
election than with his work," he said.
"I wouldn't try to carry through a campaign pledge -I
wouldn't try to force a tax cut to the detriment of all of
us," he said.
Nebraska needs a governor who will stand up for its
farmers and ranchers, he said.
"Nebraska farmers have actually picked up the tab for
America's foreign policy, through grain embargoes and
Petition drive ends
parking fine battle
No further action will be taken by students to
oppose the increases in parking fines approved last
week by the Parking Advisory Committee, said two
students who organized a petition drive against the
increases.
The students helped gather about 2,400 signa
tures in opposition to the parking increases. The
petition with those signatures was presented to the
PAC at an open hearing Feb. 2.
"Right now we don't plan any action on it," said
Bill Flack, president of Harper Hall and one of the
students who organized opposition to the increases.
'The Parking Advisory Committee carries too
much weight," Flack said. "Any appeal would be
like knocking our heads against the wall."
ASUN Senator Nancee Shannon, who led the
ASUN group that protested the increase, said stu
dents had achieved a partial victory because the
committee did not increase some fines as much as
planned.
"They are still objectionable but we did get them
to lower some of them," Shannon said of the park
ing fees. "Frankly I thought they would still
increase the fines as they planned to do."
Nine increases and one decrease were approved
by the PAC. AmonfT the changes was an increase
from $10 to $15 for parking without a valid permit;
an increase from $10 to $15 for parking in un
authorized reserved stalls; and an increase from $5
to $20 for handling wheel locks.
through diversion of farm credit resources to the inter
national credit market," Kerrey said.
The state needs to encourage more investment in local
businesses to cope with high interest rates and to develop
the economy, he said. Kerrey suggested developing food
processing industries to keep Nebraska resources within
the state.
Kerrey said he has had his share of self-doubts at times
but has always overcome them.
Kerrey, a 1969 Vietnam veteran, had his leg injured in
an explosion during his last operative duty. He has had
corrective surgery and is able to walk without a limp, he
said.
He said he was inspired by seeing so many people in
pain at the Philadelphia Naval Hospital. Since then, he
said, he has realized that there are always people less
fortunate than he.
After recovering from his war wounds, Kerrey worked
as a pharmacist. He is a 1965 pharmacy graduate of the
NU Medical Center.
In 1972, he built the first Grandmother's Skillet rest
aurant in Omaha. The restaurant was rebuilt after it was
destroyed by a tornado in 1975. Kerrey has opened
another restaurant in Omaha and one in Lincoln.
State Sen. George Burrows of Adams, a Democrat, and
Thone, a Republican, have also announced plans to run
for governor. Kerrey said he fears he may have difficulty
in his campaign because he is not well-known.
Dworak makes move
to leave Legislature
for Board of Regents
By Bill Allen
State Sen. Donald Dworak, saying there is a lack of
communication between the NU Board of Regents and
the Nebraska Legislature, said he plans to run for a regents
position.
"There seems to be an animosity between them
(regents and legislators)," Dworak said. "It seems to me
we should both be after the same goal, that being the
betterment of the university."
Dworak, a state senator for the last eight years, docs
not plan to run for re-election to the Legislature this year
in order to devote more time to his family and the insur
ance company he owns. He is running for the third district
regent seat currently belonging to Kermit Wagner of
Schuyler.
He said the position would give him a chance for con
tinued public service, but not be as demanding on his
time.
Dworak said he would be interested in more student
and faculty involvement and commentary in the univer
sity. "They seem to have put a w; between policy-makers
and the people actually involved (students and faculty
members)," Dworak said.
Dworak said one of the main aims of the university
should be obtaining and retaining quality faculty.
"I've said that Socrates in an outhouse would be the
best school in the world," Dworak said to illustrate his
point.
"We are plenty strong on administration and not as
strong on faculty," he said.
How would he accomplish this goal?
"Well, obviously you've got to pay them," he said.
Another area Dworak attacked are proposals to limit
enrollment. The regents currently are discussing tougher
enrollment standards for NU.
"This is a state-supported land grant institution. We ask
taxpayers to support it. So I think we have an obligation
to those young people," Dworak said.
"I don't want to compare myself to any of the present
regents, and I'm not campaigning against the incumbent
board," Dworak said.
"I just think that with my background in the Legis
lature I am qualified. With hard work and more com
munication we can accomplish those goals."
Four campus organizations to appeal
CFA '82-83 budget recommendations
By Mike Patras
UNL students may be paying $2.27 more in student
fees next semester if all of the Committee for Fees Alloca
tion recommendations are forwarded.
However, four of the total eight fee-using organizations
will begin appealing those CFA recommendations tonight.
Students currently pay $75.50 each semester in stu
dent fees. CFA recommendations would increase the total
to $77.97. That amount is the total of each fee user's rec
ommended allocation per person per semester.
ASUN is appealing CFA's recommendation at 7 p.m. in
the Nebraska Union. The University Program Council will
appeal Thursday at 7 pjn. Feb. 23, the Nebraska Unions
will appeal at 7 p in., and the Recreation Department will
appeal at 8 pjn.
At the start of this semester, CFA had a hearing with
each fee-user to decide the amount of money each will
receive from student fees.
CFA's recommended allocation for each fee-user for
1982-83 is:
- $1,768,637 for the University Health Center, a fee
of $40.66 per person per semester.
- $215,465 for the Recreation Department, $4.74 per
person per semester.
- $441 ,810 for the Nebraska Unions, $9.50 per person
oer semester.
- $39,500 for the Daily Nebraskan, 93 cents per per
son per semester.
- $103,918 for the University Program Council, $2.45
per person per semester.
- $50,419 for ASUN, $1.19 per person per semester.
- $24,786 for the Nebraska State Student Association,
50 cents per person per semester.
The fee determination process allows each fee-user to
meet with CFA for a second time. During this appeals
process, users may ask for changes in their allocation, or
correct mistakes made by CFA.
Student fees are divided into Fund A and Fund B.
Fund A fees, currently $4.49, are shared by ASUN, the
Daily Nebraskan, UPC and SSA. Fund B fees, currently
$71 .01 , are given to the health center, Recreation Depart
ment and unions.
Of Fund B, $18 per person per semester goes to a debt
service. According to Jim Frohman, CFA chairman, the
debt was incurred by the construction of both unions and
similar expenses.
With CFA's current recommendations, the total for
Fund A will be $5.07 and Fund B will be $54.90, plus the
$18.00 debt service fee.
After the appeals process, the final recommended allo
cation for each fee-user will be sent as a package to ASUN
for approval. The senate's approved version is sent to the
chancellor, who has final approval of Fund A budgets.
After the chancellor approves Fund B budgets, they are
sent to the NU Board of Regents, who make the final
decision on all Fund B budgets.