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April 20, 1933
Vol.82, No. 145
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By Jim Rasmussen
Ilirofumi Ando, an authority on world
population problems, called world
population "one of the most important
issues of our time" during a speech
Tuesday in the East Union.
Ando heads the Asia and Pacific branch
of the United Nations Fund for Population
Activities.
He said that although the world
population growth rate has decreased, from
2 percent per year in 1960 to a present
rate of about 1 .7 percent, the actual
number of people is still on the rise. He
said world population is expected to
increase to about 6.6 biUion people by
the end of the century, an increase of
1 .6 billion from present levels.
Ninety percent of this increase,
Ando said, will occur in underdeveloped
countries.
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By Terry Hyland
The results of a letter-writing ccmpaign
aimed at supporting final legislative
approval of a work-study bill probably
won't be evident until the bill comes to
the floor for final reading, Debra Chapelle,
executive director of the Nebraska State
Student Association, said Monday.
The bill, LB126, is sponsored by state
' Sens. Bernice Labedz of Omaha and Sam
Cullan of Hemingford. The work-study
program would allow college students to
earn income and work experience through
a program set up and financed by the
state. Nebraska has no state work-study
programs for college students.
Chapelle said last week in a press
release that, "the Nebraska Work-Study
Program is badly needed to ensure that
Nebraska students in higher education
have the resources to continue their
college education."
The NSSA has worked closely with
Labedz and Cullan for passage of the bill
since it was introduced, Chapelle said,
and the letter-writing campaign was a
continuation of support for the bill.
A task force study conducted by Cullan
showed that Nebraska ranks 38th
nationally in per capita appropriations
for student aid, providing 71 cents per
student compared with a national average
of $4 per student, Chapelle said.
She said the bill would provide students
"an excellent opportunity to gain
supplemental funds and work experience
during their education."
The rules of the program probably
would be determined by the state
Coordinating Commission for
Postsecondary Education if the bill
becomes law.
Chapelle said she believes the recent
budget cut proposal for NU will likely
shift attention away from LB126 until
the budget matter is resolved.
But she emphasized that the importance
of the budget cuts should not overshadow
the importance of the work-study bill.
"Quality (education) has to go with
accessibility," she said. "The budget cut
is important, but it doesn't make LB126
any less important."
The concept of adequate funding for
the education system cannot be separate
from funding programs that allow students
to enter and continue in that education
system, she said. She added that she
doesn't believe LB126 should be
"sacrificed" to get money put back into
the university budget.
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In response to the population problem,
the UN EPA was created in 1967 and
became functional in 1969. The fund has
grown dramatically since then and now
operates on an annual budget of $130
million, he said.
Fifty percent of that money is used to
support family planning programs in
underdeveloped countries, he said. Money
from the fund provides birth control
supplies and equipment, as well as
educational materials.
The remaining money is spent on such
projects as census taking and research,
monitoring of population trends, and
assistance to organizations supporting
family planning.
The UNFPA does not dictate family
planning procedures to nations, Ando
said. Instead, recommendations are made
for programs. The individual countries,
acting on these recommendations,
implement the birth control programs as
they see fit. Countries are required by the
UNFPA, he said, to make their programs
voluntary, and not mandatory.
He said that one innovative aspect of
the UNFPA program is that "we have
started working with non-government
in addition to government organizations."
Following Ando's speech, a panel
discussion and question and answer session
were held.
Panel member Lynn White, associate
professor of sociology at UNL, said that
population control is a crucial "first step"
in combating poverty in underdeveloped
nations. However, she said, the main
reason for so much poverty is the
"inequality" between the standards of
living in developed and underdeveloped
countries. Wlu'te said she thought the
United Slates could do more to help
the problems faced by poorer nations.
Werner Foros, president of the
Population Institute in Washington, agreed.
He S3id that the United Slates spends 90
cents per capita on the population problem
each year. When all donations are totaled,
Americans spend about $5 per person on
the problem.
"The fact is, most Americans could
easily afford to spend $25, and we'd have
a better world for it," Foros said.
Foros also spoke about a new program
in the Republic of Cluna which he said
could be a sign of things to come in other
countries.
Fornos said the Cliinese government
is offering a 50 percent salary increase to
families who pledge to have no more than
one child. Participants can also have a say
in where they work, Fornos said, but
if they break their pledge, they lose
everything. They must pay buck the
salary increases, and the family is often
split up.
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Editor's note: This is the first article in
a three-part series about handicapped
students at UNL.
By Kris Mullen
UNL complies with all accessibility
regulations for its handicapped students,
and does more than is required, UNL's
affirmative action officer said.
Brad Munn, who also is UNL's disabled
students coordinator, said that, in
compliance with Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, all university
programs and services are made available
to handicapped students.
The wording of Section 504 is almost
identical to the wording of Title VI of
the 1964 Civil Rights Act and Title IX
of the Education Amendments of 1972,
which banned discrimination on the
basis of race and sex in educational
institutions.
Section 504 states: "No otherwise
qualified handicapped individual in the
United States . . . shall, solely by reason
of his handicap, be excluded from
participation in, be denied the benefit
of, or be subject to discrimination under
any program or activity receiving federal
financial assistance."
Munn said the Affirmative Action
office's role is to see that the university's
programs and classes are available to
every student. This, he said, does not
necessarily mean that every classroom
in every building is accessible to a
handicapped student.
It is common for Munn's office to
transfer a class that is in a room
inaccessible to a student to a building that
is accessible, he said.
Each semester, Munn said, he gets a
confidential list of all handicapped
students enrolled at UNL. The list includes
paraplegics, asthmatics and students with
hearing and visual problems and learning
disabilities.
Usually about 50 handicapped students
are on campus, he said. The largest group
are those who are dyslexic (those with
a form of reading disability).
The officials write to the students and
tell them to contact the office if they
have any problems, he said. If a student
makes arrangements, legally every class
can be made accessible.
The campus maps that were published
in 1978 list buildings that are fully
accessible to people with disabilities and
those that have first floor accessibility
only.
The map is generally correct, but is a
"superficial guide," Munn said.
Eli Cardona, affirmative action equal
opportunity specialist, pointed out that
Woods art building is denoted as fully
accessible.
"It's the worst," Cardona said.
Cardona said it is difficult for a student
in a wheelchair to maneuver his way
through the sculpture room, beyond which
there is a door that must be pulled open.
"And the ramp on the east end is
inclined too steep," he added.
He emphasized, however, that the
office makes all programs accessible by
transferring the class to a building that
is truly accessible.
"There has to be reasonableness,"
Munn said. "Should the university spend
$7 million to make every class accessible?
We could do so much more (with the
money) to improve the programs we have."
Munn also said the university provides
note takers and interpreters for the five
deaf students on campus. The interpreters
are paid $7.50 an hour.
"We don't feel it's a requirement,"
he said. "But we won't deny them (the
students) that opportunity."
Munn said his office also administers
tests if the student cannot write, or if he
cannot write fast enough to take a test
during his class period.
"The greatest thing is what the faculty
does," he said.
Professors always are willing to move a
class or take extra time to help a
handicapped student, Munn said.
Munn said his office receives the
support of the administration.
Thursday's article will present the
opinions of some students who disagree
with Munn's comments and will focus
on the lifestyles of some handicapped
students at UNL.
