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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Vol. 84 No. 94
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Wc-llicr: Partly cloudy and warmer today with a
high of 12 (-11 C). Friday night, very cold onco
again with a low of -11(-24C). Look for partly
cloudy skies this weekend with highs of 10 to 15
(-11C) end lows around -5 (-21 C).
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If the Nebraska Union Beard accepts
a recommendation thst wea passed by
the ASUN Senate cn Wednesday, the
Culture Center, which has Ic-g-aaited
a r.sr location, may have a new home in
the Commonplace Building, 833 N. 14
llc.vcvcr, the Culture Center would
net gst the sps.ee automatically, said
Mark Scudder, ASUN president.
. Although the recommendation urges
the Union Board and Union director to
"provide far tha location of the Culture
Center b Commonplace," Scudder said,
the center still must apply for the
space like any other student group.
Sara Boatman, associate director of
Campus Activities and Programs, said
the recently reformed Culture Center
Task Force has been looking for a new
location for the center since 1930.
The center's current building, 1012
N 16 St., is "falling down" and in too
much disrepair to renovate. The task
force decided on the Commonplace
Building, a mere central location than
the previous center, Boatman said.
In other business:
0 Ann Franking, coordinator of the
Chancellor's Ambassador Program,
informed the senate about the pro
gram's goals and purposes. The pro
gram will send groups ?t UNL student
representatives to high schools to talk
to college-bound students about the
' university.
Applications to be ambassadors will
be available to ill UNL students Feb. 8
through March 6. The program commit
tee will choose freshmen, sophomores
and juniors. The program committee
hopes to have 20 to 30 ambassadors
chosen before March 23, Frogling said.
O Debra Chapelle, executive
director of the Nebraska State Student
Association, urged the senate to find
out about President Reagan's proposed
cuts to federal financial aid so they can
better represent UNL's student body.
Chapelle said that because there is
Virtually no state financial aid" avail
able in Nebraska, students should be
even more concerned about the pro
posed cuts.
In related legislation, the senate
passed a resolution condemning Rea
gan's proposal to reduce the amount of
federal aid available to students.
Scudder said the senators will send
letters to Sens. J. James Exon and
Edward Zcrinsky voicing their concerns.
, "If students don't complain, no one
will," Scudder said.
Black student leaders sa
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Despite activities planned for
Black History Month, which begins
today, many UNL black student
leaders cite apathy and lack of uni
versity support as reasons for de
creased involvement in black stu
dent groups.
Vaughn Robertson, an adviser for
Multi-Cultural Affairs, said the uni
versity does not allocate enough
"programming money" for minority
groups for them to be .effective.
More programming money would
allow black students to develop
more programs and gain recognition
cn campus, thus promoting greater
involvement and uniting UNL's black
community, Robertson said.
"Black History Month will help us
be recognised more than just on the
football field and the basketball
court," he said. "But we need this
kind of recognition year-round."
Robertson said a major problem
is the status of the UNL Culture
Center. "The possibility of moving
the center to Commonplace looks
good," he said, "but it has locked
this way before."
ts minority cause
' Robertson referred to the Com
monplace building, 333 N. 14th St.,
recently bought by UNL He said
that when it looked as if the Culture
Center would move there, represen
tatives from the University Child
Care Proj jct, presently using Com
monplace, requested and were
granted an extension of their con
tract. This allows UCCP to use the
building until M:y 1283.
Vaughn Anthony, programming
supervisor for the Culture Center,
eaid tha Culture Center Task Force
will submit a proposal to the Nebraska
Union Board next week, requesting
the remaining space in the Common
place building for a new center.
The ASUN Senate approved a
resolution supporting the move at
its meeting Wednesday night
Sara Boatman, director of Cam
pus Activities and Programs, said
ASUN's support of a "solid prop
osal" could make a difference In the
Included in the CAP budget
' request for next year Is a ns'.7 posi
tion for a "minority programming
coordinator," she said. If passed,
tha position would start in August
The coordinator would be responsi
ble for managing the Culture Center
and coordinating advising for UFC's
Tri Culture Council.
The position was created through
some "shuffling of positions" and
would not increase CAP'S budget
request, which will be reviewed by
the Committee for Fees Allocation
later this month, Boatman said.
Robertson said improving UNL's
minority programs is important
because UNL is "a step behind
other campuses."
At the University of Nebraska
Omaha, one leader said black invol
vement is "moving ahead."
Dave Johnson, travel chairman
for Student Activities and Program
ming at UNO, said a "feeling of
Union Board's decision. Represen- unity" waa treated IVi years ago
tatives from four minority groups
including olack, Hispanic, Native
American and Asian students
have been working as a task force to
present the "best possible props--sal,"
Boatman said.
when blaok student, groups, such as
Black Liberties Action on Campus
and United Minority Students, form
ed a network of black students
- designed to promote black involve
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By Lisa Nstticg
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goad auctioneer, said Robin Spence, president
wd fiftha Nebraska Auction School
PtsrHw ha bsSiI. is nmbahSv th ffiOSt
important part of the auction chant .
The first two-week session of the auction
school met Jan. 7 through 18 at the Nebraska
Center for Continuing Education, 33rd and
Eoidrege streets. Thirteen students attended
and graduated from the new private vocational
school.
gpsnce, an auctioneer and realtor from
Beatrice, began planning for the auction
school abut 114 years p.
"I couldn't fifire cut why Nebraska didn't
have ail auction school," he said, "so I thought
I'd get cne off the ground."
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last 25 or gy y
first auctions began soon after the Civil War.
Since then, auctioneering has become . .
specialized in areas like real estate, livestock,
antiques and furniture, farm sales, car and
heavy equipment auctioneering. The auction
school instructs on all of these and other
auctioneering skills,
Spence went to an Iowa auction school in
1081. He had been to many auctions and
thought he might give auctioneering a try, he
"I thought, Those guys are up there having
fan ard making money,' " hs said.
Four years later, Spence began Ms own
auctioneering school. And, he says, the class "
"was just a banf up success. We got along
super good."
The students watched, video tapes of
themselves to see their auctioneering
. strengths and weaknesses.
"We plaj?ed back the tapes the last dsy of
class," Spence said. "They (the students) were
all rolling on the floor."
The students practiced bid calling every dsy
of class. A home-study course, which allows
the students to practice auction chanting, let
the students get an early start on the auction
lingo, Spence said.
"I think anyone can do it if they put their
mind to it," he said. .
Professional auctioneers instructors
help Spence teach the classes. The instructors
are experienced auctioneers and businessmen
In various specialties of the auction business,
wrote Spence in a press release. These
instructors help to provide a comprehensive
"I knew that in order to have a successful
school, I'd have to get the best people in the
business," he said. "They're the top in the
. profession."
Spence said the course gives the students
sslf-conSdence and the ability to bo in control
in front of people.
Auction school graduate Richard Maroif
auctioneered a fsrra sale his first day out of
school.
"I feel I'm very able to run a sale," Maroif
said.
Marclf has been farming near Greenwood for
about 20 years. Ke dedded to get into
auctioneering for a second income, and so he
could stay as close to agriculture as possible.
"The class was very well-run," Maroif said.
'There was never a dull moment. The
administration was down to business."
Maroif said he agreed with Spence that the
instructors were "tops "
"They shared their inside experiences with
us," he said. "We learned a broad scope of
materiel and the technical aspect of
auctioneering."
The admission requirements do not include
a high school, diploma, but a student must be
able to speak and understand English, and
must be at least 18. The school is licensed by
the Nebraska State Board of Education. The
price is $400, and $50 more for the home-study
course. For more information, you can write
the Nebraska Auction School at 2707 Scott St,
Beatrice, NE 63310, or phone (402) 288000
for a free brocure.
"I think there's a tremendous Mure the
auction business is growing every day," Spence
; said.
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