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Tuesday. July 3. 1984
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Vol. 83 No. 168
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By Geoff Goodwin
The accent was on unity and win
ning Saturday at the Nebraska Repub
lican Party's state convention at the
Cornhusker
. Senate candidate and NU Regent
Nancy Hoch was the keynote speaker
and promised a vigorous campaign
against Sen. J. J. Exon in the fall.
Hoch was followed to the speaker's
stand by Reps. Virginia Smith of the
3rd District and Doug Bereuter from
the 1st District. They echoed Hoch's
call for a hard campaign and took
some jabs at Democratic presidential
hopeful Walter Mondale.
Referring to Mondale's ties to special
interest groups, Smith said, "He's got
more strings attached to him than
anybody since Howdy Doody."
The convention approved a moder
ate platform, defeating a plank that
called for a constitutional amendment
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to prohibit abortion and another that
opposed the Equal Rights Amendment.
The convention also elected Duane
Acklie of Lincoln as national commit
teeman. Acklie defeated Richard N.
Thompson, also of Lincoln, 238-D8.
Thompson, party finance chairman
and a defeated candidate for the GOP
senate nomination, gave Acklie his
support after the results were an
nounced. Sallie Folsom of Grand Island was
re-elected to a second term as national
committeewoman. She had no op
position. Acklie campaigned hard for the pos
ition, making over 500 phone calls to
gather support.
The delegates also adopted a change
in the party constitution which would
increase the size of the State Central
Committee from 1 00 to 1 50. The change
is aimed at getting more participation
in the party's affairs.
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By Marc Simon '
. The Nebraska Union's South Crib, a
lounge and eating area, will get a face
lift this summer.
New carpeting, lighting, furniture
and a tiered ceiling will transform the
room according to several union offic
ials. The Crib will have a "unified but
diversified atmosphere," Mary Marcy,
Union Board president, said. She said
this meant that different parts of the
Crib will have different decor, she said,
but all will fit into a central design
concept.
For studiers, new booths will pro
vide more comfort than much of the
present seating, Marcy said. Also, a
brown carpet will improve decor and
be coordinated with still-pending wall
decoration improvements, she said.
Frank Kuhn, assistant director of
operations at the union, said about
three-fourths of the present ceiling
will be lowered by- making tiers. This
will improve both lighting and acous
tics, the latter important when the
Crib is used as a performance room.
A unique addition to the room will
be a 6-by-6 stained glass window with
the words "The Crib" emblazoned on it,
he said, it is being designed by Robert
Stowers, aUNL architecture professor
and Union Board member. It will stand
at the union's south end, where the
free literature rack is now.
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By Jtidi Nygren '
Although he entered Western Kentucky Univer
sity hoping to serve the agricultural community
someday, he never dreamed that some 30 years
later he would be serving as a university chancellor
in an agricultural state.
"Whe"n I started to college" UNL Chancellor Mar
tin Massengale said, "I think I was perhaps inter
ested in having a basic background in agriculture; to
be able to serve people and to be more like a county
agent or voc-ag teacher."
But between his junior and senior years, Massen
gale said, his aspirations changed. He decided to
pursue a career as a college agriculture professor or
researcher. I-
He attained both positions after completing his
doctorate at the University of Wisconsin, and land
ing a job at the University of Arizona as an assistant
agronomist and professor. Soon he was climbing the
academic ranks there. , ..
But even as he begsn moving into administrative
' "positions teaching, .doing research, writing and
traveling the world fS an agricultural consultant
Massengale said he never expected to find himself
heading a university.
Msssengale came to UNL in 1976 as vice chancel
lor of agriculture and natural resources. Hebecame
chancellor in 1031.' .
"I had spent a number of years at the University of
'Arizona and had ' used many of my ideas and
thoughts," Massengale said. "And the combination
of the university, the industry and people made
Nebraska look like a very exciting place and ; a
chance to look at ideas, challenges and opportuni
ties." '
Massengale said his son and daughter also shared
his enthusiasm for Nebraska.
"The snow was a kind of novelty (to them)," he
said.
Snow has not been the only adjustment the family
has had to make. Once he became chancellor, Mas
sengale said, added job responsibilities "competed"
with his family time and leisure activities. Massen
gale said he enjoys golfing, fishing, bowling and read
ing. Massengale said long office hours and many func
tions also prevent him from enjoying one of his
favorite aspects of university life - the students.
"I think one of the things I miss most being in
administration is the day-to-day contact with stu-
dents." -
Although he no longer visits with students daily,
Massengale said, he has seen the UNL student body
go through many changes since he arrived on cam
pus. For one thinghe said, UNL has attracted more
academically talented students. ,
"I feel very good about the quality of cur students
and faculty," he said. "And I think the university is
Continually striving to improve its quality."
Massengale said through increased interaction
between the community and UNL faculty, the uni
versity has improved its quality and effectiveness.
UNL's standing also has improved among its peer
institutions, he said.
To continue improving, Massengale said, UNL will
put more emphasis on areas like the fine arts, com
puter science, business and engineering. Adminis
trators also will continue striving for higher faculty
salaries, herald.
Chancellor Martin M&ssex&zle '
