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.j'Wr-jA-tf-jW- c;. WettncsdduDecember 15, 193: " - 'I I ! M V "A? I li t U . I University of Nebraska-Lincoln .Vol. no. 75 S . , 3 I I - ' if: new sess asa By Ct2.de Ttiomrs The next round of state lawmaking will begin when the Nebraska State Legislature convenes Jan. 4. Bills held over from the spring session will com mand immediate attention but new bills will be introduced during the 60-day session. LB58, the bill to raise the 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. William Nichol, of Scottsbluff, 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 doesn't 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 didn't think the bill, if proposed, will be successful. "It didn't fly last year, and I don't think itll fly this year," he said. Nichol said he also is 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, arc 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 j "1 J 1 . "I I . may cause students aouoie misery By Sura Thoxnassen 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. ... "We 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 Millie Osten, administration services manager for UNL Registration and Records division. Kathy Leeper, a UNL senior, said dropadd did hot affect her preparation for finals. "I can see where it might be an inconvenience, but personally it didn't bother me," she said. Leeper said she went through the entire process in 45 minutes. Not everyone shared Leeper's positive attitude. Freshman DeeLynn Buss waited more than an hour for her printed schedule to come out of the computer. "I have a lot of finals this weelc It would be nice not to have to worry about this and think about them," she said. Osten said on the average it takes les3 than 15 minutes to get a drop or add processed through the computer. When a longer delay occurs, Octen 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." Mrs. 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-tration. "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 effi ciency are being added continually. This semester, a self-service terminal was installed. This terminal performs the basic tasks previously done by regis tration consultants. The student punches in the call number of the course, and the computer indicates if there is an opening. "The registration consultants are still around to help with more difficult problems," Ostens said. "The self-service terminal has only made things more accessible to students." ; I I 1 I - f t ! I 7 V ' Gry r: z&r-zldzr, a?zlsT telrca cdr:tn:il-n rzz2T ctztla t!:s clased cczrzs checta 3 i assault, especially of children, is a growing problem in this country. This bill was also introduced during the last legislative session and is in the general file. Sen. Peter Hoagland, of Omaha, announced last week that he is considering proposal of a bill that would allow voters to decide if the office of Univer sity Regent would change from an elected to an appointed office. Hoagland said that since the office of University Regent is a low-visibility office, voters really don't 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 his bill was approved, regents would be appointed for their administrative ability, resulting in higher quality regents. If the Legislature approves the bill, voters would decide the issue 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. -Court rules against holding second office. ASUN's Student Court has declared that because of the obligation to serve on the Electoral Commission, ASUN's second vice president cannot run. for any elected office during the second semester of his or her term. The decision was made in response to con cern over whether Kay Hinn, current second vice president, could run for re-election or another executive position and remain in office. ASUN's constitution dictates that the second vice president shall be a member of the Electoral Commission. Ilinn anticipated that she might be able to resign from the electoral commission yet remain in AS UN. Discussion of the case hinged on the inter pretation of "shall." In presenting the matter to the court, Student life Commission Chairman Hark Ccut ter said "shall" should be interpreted as "merely permissive and not. mandatory." The court found that " 'shall' ... is generally a word of obligation." Rules of the Electoral Commission quire that ". . . members shall sin a notarized o h of office stating that they themselves .ere not candidates , . . " The court also ruled that if a second vice president desires to run for an elected posi tion, he or she may resign and do so. Hinn said Wednesday afternoon that she has decided to remain a member of ASUN and the Electoral Commission. She said she looks for some changes in the constitution next sem ester, since it has not been revised since 1SSS. lllilill Inside Following the Cornhuskers to Miami? The Daily Nebraskan offers tips on things to do and places to go in its special Orange Bowl preview section Pzzzi 11-15 The envelope please ... the votes are in and the winners of the first Clyde Bruckman awards are ready to be announced . . , . Pe-a 13 Miami football coach Howard Schellen berger attributes his coaching success to his Alabama background Pc-3 3 Indc 0 Arts and Entertainment. Classified .... ..... 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