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Monday, October 11, 1982
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Vol. 82 No. 37
Former deputy state auditor
hacks Democratic candidate
By Pat Higgins
Former Deputy State Auditor Chuck
Patterson, who lost in the Republican
primary for state auditor, endorsed Darl
Naumann, the Democratic candidate for
the position, at a Saturday press con
ference at the state Capitol.
Patterson, who lost to incumbent
Ray A.C. Johnson in May, was fired by
Johnson last year from his position as
deputy auditor.
"I refused to sign a report on the
state's financial picture because it vio
lated basic accounting procedures. That
led to tensions with Mr. Johnson, which
led to my dismissal," Patterson said.
Patterson is now the deputy auditor
of the state of Florida.
The state auditor's office has become
a partisan weapon and has lost sight of
its main purpose, he said.
"Ray A.C. Johnson has chosen to dis
regard the professional auditing standards
that he has sworn to uphold," Patterson
said. "He has been unaccountable to any
one. Johnson has shown that he is more
concerned with partisan politics than he
is with the people of the state," he said.
Patterson said he has never endorsed
a political candidate until Naumann this
year.
"Look at the candidates this year, not
the party. Naumann is a young leader
with a good reputation. He has a com
mitment to honesty and full disclosure,"
he said.
Naumann criticized Ray A.C. John
son as failing to be the watchdog of the
state's financial well-being. He noted
that the state had a record treasury sur
plus of more than $116 million in 1980.
"State Auditor Ray Johnson then
stood by silently as this surplus was dep
leted to such a degree that the state went
into debt for the first time in history,"
Naumann said.
Naumann maintained that nearly
$400,000 in interest income has been
lost because of interfund borrowing used
to cover the general fund debt.
"Because the state auditor reviews
the bui'get of almost 3,600 subdivisions,
the auditor has to be an independent
voice of reason and common sense on
the Board of Equalization," Naumann
said.
Race starts Homecoming activities
Homecoming activities got off to a
running start with the second annual 10
kilometer race Sunday.
First place in the men's division was
taken by Craig See, 2100 Atlas Ave., and
Mark Gumby, Abel Hall 343, who tied with
a time of 32:20. Randy Crist, 2003 G St.,
32:41, and Marty Jara, Selleck Quadrangle
8312, 34:44, finished second and third
respectively.
The top women placers were Mary
Amen, 1132 Mulder Drive, 38:38; Carita
Kardik, 1141 N. 42nd St., 42:06; and
Diane Heimckl, 513 N. 17th St., 44:28.
All contestants received Dr Pepper T
shirts. Despite temperatures in the low 50s
and gusty winds, the race attracted 65
runners to the East Campus course. Last
year 75 people finished the race. Bill
Conley, race director, said the weather
probably discouraged some last-minute
registrants and that the winds made
running tough.
Dr Pepper, the All-University Home
coming committee, ASUN and Lawlor's
sponsored the race.
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Staff Photo by Craig Andressn
Steve Mielke, 11, fixes his gaze on the pins as he releases his bowling ball at the
Nebraska Union lanes Sunday afternoon as his father, Lloyd, a UNL associate
professor of agronomy, looks on.
Dworak: UNL nothing without competent faculty
By Peggy Polacek
Quality education can be provided by UNL if faculty
is given first priority, said Don Dworak, candidate for the
NU Board of Regent's 3rd District seat.
If Socrates, Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas taught
classes in a tent, Dworak said, it would be a great learning
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institution. Without a competent faculty, he said, UNL is
nothing.
Dworak has been a member of the Nebraska Legisla
ture for the past eight years. He lives in Columbus, where
he owns an insurance agency.
Dworak, who is a member of the Legislature's Appro
priations Committee, said UNL received an adequate
amount of money last year, although it could use addi
tional money effectively.
"Most of us would like a bigger car, better clothes or
a new house," he said, "but we must first look at our
available resources."
UNL must also evaluate its money resources before
additional spending is approved, he said.
Dworak, a UNL graduate, said UNL merits its present
budget, because the institution needs the money to pro
vide quality education.
UNL can avoid mediocrity by doing two things,
Dworak said. First, it could receive more money, and
second, it should try to excel in a few specific areas,
rather than superficially covering many areas.
Agriculture should be a major area of research at UNL,
Dworak said, and UNL should continue to provide leader
ship for the country in this area.
A recent study stating that UNL does not use class
space efficiently was criticized by Dworak, who said he
didn't think the study was conclusive because it compared
UNL with Nebraska technical schools and with UNO.
"It's like comparing apples with oranges," Dworak
said. "UNO is a metropolitan university that doesn't have
the graduate school thrust that UNL does. Also the tech
schools emphasize vocational education, which is dif
ferent than UNL.
He said funding for capital construction to provide
more class space for UNL is one of his lowest priorities.
Dworak has two children, including a son attending
UNL. He said he believes tuition at UNL will continue to
go up as long as inflation does.
Robinsons More teachers equal.
better
education
By Peggy Polacek
UNL could operate more efficiently if more money
were put into teaching and less into administration,
said Margaret Robinson, candidate for the NU Board of
Regent's 3rd District scat.
More people should be hired as instructors to improve
the quality of education. The Nebraska Legislature and
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private donors, like the NU Foundation, provide UNL
with sufficient funding to make this possible, she said.
l think in the last 10 years the university hired over
4,700 people, and only sbout 20 percent wsre hired
as teaching staff. We must streamline the university's
operation to see that it's not wasteful," she said.
Robinson said she thinks the amount of money al
located to UNL is appropriate. People want a good
university for their state and are willing to support studies
and research at UNL, she said.
Robinson said UNL budget allocations should continue
to be explained to the Legislature because in this way, it
is also explained to the state as a whole. Nebraskans
are part of the university system and deserve to be in
formed, she said.
Robinson stressed the importance of persuading
top Nebraska scholars to attend UNL.
"When we lose bright young people to other col
leges," she said, "it's like losing an important natural
resource of our state."
Agricultural research should be emphasized at UNL
because it is crucial to the entire state, she said. UNL
should be cn the forefront cf agricultural research and
should give answers to Nebraska and the country on
agricultural problems.
Robinson received her bachelor's and master's degrees
from Ohio State University. She is president of Norfolk
Iron and Metal Co.
She serves on the Norfolk Board of Education, the
board of directors for the YMCA, the Nebraska State
Panel for the American Council on Education and several
other committees.
If elected regent, she says she plans to have town hall
meetings in every county of her district. She also said
she wants to apply a business management approach to
the university.
Robinson has four children, two of whom received
their master's degrees from the NU Medical Center.
"I feel good about my lead in the May primary,"
Robinson said. "1 feel I came out ahead because I raised
important issues, and the people responded."
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