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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Vol. 82 No. 75
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The next round of state lawmaking will begin
when the Nebraska State Legislature conver.t3 Jan.
4. DUl3 held over from the spring session will com
mand immediate attention but new bills will be
introduced during the CO-day session.
LD33, the bill to rabe he legal drinking age to 21,
was introduced in the last spring s legislative session '
and made it to the general file before that session
ended. Sen. Villiam Nichol, cfSccttsblulf, and Sen.
Howard Peterson, of Grand Island, sponsored the
bill
Nichol said the bill has gained a lot of support
since the last legislative session but said he isn't sure
the bill will win enough votes to pass. He said the bill
will be acted on early in the session since it has
already made it to general file.
Other legislation may include a bill prompted by
the Faith Christian School controversy, Nichol said.
He said he doesnt know who will sponsor it or what it
will say, but he said he thinks it will include legis-
laton on unaccredited teachers. Nichol said he
didnt think the bill, if proposed, will be successful.
"It didnt Gy last year, and I dont think ifll fly this
year," he said
Nichol said he also ts expecting the proposal of
bills concerning the Commonwealth situation and
how to prevent a similar event from occurring in the
future.
Sen. Carol McBride Pirsch, of Omaha, said the
chances for her bill, LB 79, are good in light of the
recent Omaha-area sexual assaults and murders of
Danny Joe Eberly and Christopher Paul Walden.
The bill would make the sexual assault of a child a
felony, and would make possible the prosecution of
any person who sexually arouses a child to gain
sexual gratification. Another part of the bill would
encompass the sexual assaults of both children and
adults by barring evidence of the victim's past sex
ual behavior from the courtroom unless the victim is
given prior notice that the evidence will be used in
court.
Pirsch said she sponsored the bill because sexual
Drop add coinciding with dead week
may cause students double misery
. By Gsra Tfeozaessen
In the past, drop and add has been a trying expe
rience for many UNL students but this year students .
have another black spot on their calendar to con-'
tend with because drop and add coincides with
dead week.
"Ve have dropadd this close to the end of the
semester because a lot of times students dont know
what classes they need to take until close to finals
week," said Ilillie Oeien, administration services
manager for UNL Ee! :tratbn and Records division. '
Kathy Lceper, a U2JL senior, said dropadd did
not afreet her preparation for finals.
' "I can see where it miht be an inconvenience, but
personally it didnt bother me," she said. Leeper said
she went through the entire process in 45 minutes.
. Net everyone chared Leeper's positive 'attitude. ;
FrcrhrAaa BeeLynn L zzi waited more than an hour
for her printed schedule to cc;r.e out of the computer. ; .
"I have & 1st of Cn&Is thij week. It would be nice '
net to have to worry about this end think about .
Oetcn raid ca the average it takes lees than 15 .
minutes to fat a drop cr add proceeded through the
computer. hen a longer d;Iey occurs, Oeten said, it
is because a form has been incorrectly filled out and
submitted.
"It's all a matter of timing," said Lisa DeRoin, a
, junior, "If you're here at the right time you get done
faster; If not, you're out of luck."
Crs. Wayne Hertzler, a part-time administrative
employee, said there are only two frequent com
plaints. First, classes students wanted were closed,
and second, a student's registration was incorrrect
because of computing mistakes made during pre-regis-
"I think the students' attitudes have always been .
. good toward dropadd," said Hertzler. .
The present dropadd process is a system started
only a few years ago. New elements to increase eQ-
performs the taeia tasks previously done by regis-:
trciioa consultants. The student punches in the call
number of the cource, ar.d tl;e computer indicates if
there bcn opening. ;. ' " 4 ; . -:
The respiration consultants are still around to :
he!p with more diIZeu.lt prc'clems ," Ostens czil "The
eeif-scrviee terminal has only made things more
. zccczzl& to students," '.
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assault, especially of children, is a growing problem
in this country. Thh bill was also introduced during
the last legislative session and is in the general file.
Sen. Peter Hosand, of Omaha, announced last
week that he is considering proposal of a bill that
would allow voters to decide if the ofUce of Univer
sity Regent wpuld change from an elected to an
appointed office. Hoagland said that since the oClce
of University Regent b a low-visibility oOce, voters
really dont know who they are voting for. He said
the election becomes a name-recognition contest
with voters choosing ethnic names or names that
are similar to other well-known names. Hoagland
said if hb bill was approved, regents would be
appointed for their administrative ability, resulting
in higher quality regents.
If the Legislature approves the bill, vctcra would
decide the bsue in the next general election. If the
voters approve it, the governor will be in charge of
appointing the regents whenever one of the six-year
terms expires.
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Daily Nsbrasksn offers tips on things to do
and places to go in its epscial Orange CovI
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