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Friday, December 3t 1982
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
. Vol. 82 No. 73
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By Vicki Ruhga
approves proposal giving halls more money
A financing, proposal was. the subject of heated dis
cussion at Thursdays Residence Hall Association meet
ing in Harper Hall.
The original proposal would return all refrigerator
rental revenue, which currently finances RHA, to the
Office of Housing. In turn, the office would give RHA
and hall governments $9 per vy ear per student, rather
than the current $8, which is given td each hall govern
ment, said Melba Petrie, RHA president.
RHA would take a maximum of 10 percent off the top
pf the revenue, and the remaining amount would be given
to the hall governments, for ah increase of about 10 cents
per student, she said, N
RHA members were concerned about a provision in
the proposal that would have allowed the RHA council
to approve the budget or refer it back to the hall govern
ment within two weeks.
"This would be restricting hall government powers,'
said RHA member Patrick Edwards. "RHA could come
back and tell us to change our hall government budgets
if they don't like it '
RHA member David Klosterbuer suggested an amend
ment that would allow the hall governments to approve
RHA's budget. However, the members abandoned the
proposal because it would have slowed the budget
approval process.
A motion made by RHA member Doug Stoehr was
passed to eliminate the approval of the residence hall bud
gets by the RHA council.
In addition, the original proposal called for the RHA's
surplus money , and the hall governments' surplus to re
vert to a general fund. The money in the fund could be
used 4y any group, or residence hall good idea, Petrie
said,
RHA added an amendment that stated that each
residence hall's funds for the general fund could be ear
marked for certain projects, provided there are certain
time limits and the RHA finance committee approves of
the project.
Tom Lauder, RHA alternate member, substituting for
Dave "Edwards, gave a report on the Food for Thought
forums held earlier this week.
Lauder said that overall the program was a success.
The total turnout for the four forums was about 50
people, and housing speakers and food Service managers
cooperated, he said.
RHA adviser, Richard McKinnon, said that the forums
were a positive experience, and there was good feedback
and ideas expressed for the students. For example, the
office of housing will be working for more food toppings
in the Abel-Sandoz complex and other suggested improve
ments. RHA recommended that each complex work with the
maintenance staff to put up suggestion boxes for more
student feedback.
Similar issues face students
at helm of ISU government
Eric Peterson
Student government at Iowa State
University in Ames faces many of the same
problems that UNL students confront.
Cutbacks in federal financial aid to stu
dents, for example, have become the
issue with which Hallie Still, president of
Iowa State's Government of the Student
.Body (GSBX is-mostconcerned,
"One of our main priorities this year
is financial aid," Still said. "We've organ
Eye on the
Big Eight
ized a coupleof Financial Aid DaysHn be
tween the regents meetings,' ,
She said the GSB Is asking for more
financial, aid at the university level to
cope with higher tuition for the Jowa
university system. She said their mess
age to the Iowa regents is, "If you're going
to raise the tuition on us, at least give us
some more financial aid."
Still noted that the Iowa regents are
appointed by the governor of the state,
She said the regents attitude toward
student government at Iowa State is
patronizing.
"Many times, you feel kind of
frustrated. . .though it's not real bad, it's
improved from last year," she said.
Systems similar
Still said the Iowa regents control a
university system similar to Nebraska's. The
system includes Iowa State, the University
of Iowa in Iowa City, the University of
Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, the School
for the Deaf in Council Bluffs and the
School for the Blind in Vinton.
Still saiU Iowa has nine regents, includ
ing "three women and one token black."
The GSB is working on a textbook
policy, Still said, with the aim of slowing
textbook turnover and establishing department-wide
texts in some cases.
"Every semester they change the book '
and then the student gets stuck with a
book they can't get rid of," she said.
Another GSB project is an election this
... week about whether to retain Iowa State'
present system of plus and minus grading;
Still said.
She noted that draft registration has
been controversial ,on the Iowa State
campus, but in a different sense than on
most college campuses,
"This has not been a very popular
issue on campus," she said, A fracas re
sulted when the Iowa State student senate
voted to send $20. to the. legal defense
fund of Rusty Martin, University of
Northern Iowa student president and the
second Iowan to be indicted for draft
evasion. The controversy arose because
some students questioned spending any
money for his defense, Still explained.
Mixed representation
Still said the student senate has had
a mixed system of representation since last
year. Student senators are now chosen
by college and also by living area. She
, said the change from exclusive representa
tion by college was made because of (Jomi-
nation in student government by
fraternities and sororities.
Still said there is an Iowa statewide
student lobbying agency, which is similar
in concept to the Nebraska State Student
Association, called the United Students
of Iowa,
She said about IS percent of Iowa State
students voted in the last GSB election,
which compares with the 10 percent of
UNL's student body who voted in the last
AS UN election.
Staff Photo by Davt Etonti
Linemen from the Lincoln Electric System disconnect power lines from a pole
at the corner of 10th and U streets.
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