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rH ee Moneyed Proposals $P alter the governing bodies of
I state universities and colleges wait in the Cor.stitutior.il
JL Revision and Recreation Committee of the Nebraska Legisla
ture. None of the resolutions would guarantee any improvement in
education all three should be rejected.
If passed, the resolutions would become constitutional amend
ments on the November 1SSS ballot. LRC2 would change the NU
Board cf Regents to a body appointed by the governor. LESS would
put state col'egss under the regents' control. The board would
initially consist of 13 members, five appointed by the governor. In
1803, the board would shrirJc to nine members with five appointed
by the governor. LR33 ?ou!d create a "super board" (a greater
misnomer could not have been thought of) to govern NU, the state
colleges and technical schools. The specifics have not been made
fcrLr.38,
LL32 is the most ridiculous cf the resolutions. Proponents,
including Gov. Bob Kerrey, say the regents, 3 elected officials,
face political pressure that makes it difficult to make "tough"
decisions concerning education. Among those decisions is mak
ing the budget request. One imagines the governor is interested in
a board more willing to swallow "tough" decisions, like his budget
which includes only a 4 percent increase. If our regents were
appointed by Governor Kerrey, they probably wouldn't be nearly as
hostile or weal about such a constricting proposal. The NU Board
of Regents requested a 12 percent increase for 1888.
At Saturday's Regents' meeting, Regent Robert Koefoot of
Grand Island said, "I don't think the people of the state of
Nebraska are stupid enough" to accept such a resolution. We hope
they aren't. The regents should be champions of the needs of the
university and representatives of what the people in this state
want in higher education. That is less likely under LR32.
LR36 received 4-3 vote approval by the regents Saturday. As a
body, they'd like to have control over the state's other colleges
Wayne State, Peru State, Kearney State and Chadron State.
Those who support LR36 say the resolution would eliminate the
State College Board of Trustees. Regent Don Fricke has said
putting the colleges under one board would help eliminate dupli
cation in programs, and save money.
Such a move would overload the regents and reduce already
insuSlcient student input. Currently the regents and the college
board have a total of seven non-voting student members. Under this
plan there would be only three student representatives for the
entire state. The smaller colleges would be under-represented.
And the most important people involved, the state's consumers,
would have even less say in how they are educated.
Perhaps the bill would eliminate some bureaucracy, but we
think it would just overtax regents who have their hands full with
NlTs three campuses.
The third resolution, LR38 is too vague to be considered, but we
imagine such a "super board" would have the same drawbacks as
the two other proposals. It would reduce student input, overtax
the governing board, and give the governor unnecessary leverage.
- The state is in trouble economically. All agencies face shrink
ing sections of the state's tax revenue. The regents must be
advocates of quality in higher education and must fight those who
would cut funding to NU. In the long run, the benefits of accessi
ble, quality higher education far outweigh the temporary budget
relief that cuts offer.
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o here I am, sittin' in a bar talking
to this beautiful woman next to me
whose name I don't even know.
"Have you heard the latest? Some senator
wants to legalise sports betting in this
state. Can you believe that? He says he
wants to remove the stigma of being called
a criminal from those upstanding citizens
of our community who play the betting
game. Sure, he points cut that betting at
the track is legal and no one's been hurt.
Instead of the crooks, the state's rakin'
in big bucks."
Van
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"You know what he calls a bookie? A
sports entrepreneur. Ain't that a good
one? Oh, this guy's figured ail the angles,
all right. He says people are doin' it
anyway so the state might as well get its
cut. For a small fee of $500 any self
respecting individual who owns a couple
of ugly suits and evil smelling ciprs can
get Mmsdf a genuine state approved
license that he can put up en his wall
proving that he is an entrepreneur. It's
just f&rtstic. Think cf all the money
that'U ba saved that's beta' spent to try
od bust these guya now. And it'll all be
nicely rejktd tea If a csekSa tries to
itiffya, 1 you hive to do is p to tk cops
,od they'll reveka Ids license.
TM3- state's finest hsvi gotta ba
scared to d rsih. What if this psy succeed?
Eis ty;i thst if eveiybods doin' it, it
ain't a crir.:s m mm, m make it legal
and voila, no more criminals. It's a great
way to reduce the crime rate in the state,
but the boys down at the station, they're
not fooled. They know just where this is
goin' to lead."
"Next it'll be prostitution. Oh, there'll
be laws ail right, everything'll be run legal
so the state can get its cut. No more
slinkin' down dark alleys or slummy apart
ments, no way. You just let your fingers do
the walkin' and they'll come to your
place!" Of course the federal health people
will probably insist on some sort of in
spection ya know, like the supermarket
where the meat is stamped USDA choice.
A lot of the boys from Vice are figurin' on
pullin' this duty after the squad is shut
down. But the thing I can't figure is, where
are they going to hang their license?"
"Extortion will be next, of course. The
government will charge a percentage of
the take and probably allow the rest to be
put in an Individual Retirement Account,
just to encourage business. Then they'll
set up state-run schools to teach the best
way to snare a victim, after all, if the
government's involved you kumy it has to
be first class dl the way. No mora msilbox
payoS s either. There'll bs fsdsrel collec
tion centers in every major town and city
whers the well to-do extortionist cm go to
collect his money and pay the government
at the same time. Evening will be so
imch etsler thea"
"kurder will probably fee the last ta go,
zt In the cni I thisk the estm!nent will
knuckls under. Besides, this h where thg '
rstl bucks cet. bs made. They cua chugs a
percental for each contrast pat out en
somecna (not including volume discounts
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'"s, USA.
Pressure by peers
just for the birds
There is a mind-set you can easily
remember it that is nost to the fors in
junior high, a sst cf raiad that enforces
cosfcnsHy, that equates the fmllisx
accustcmstion with correctness, and is
aatomsticslly brutal to anyona exhibiting
a varfstion. Beaaty and latrisic worth
outsiie the qinskribsl let m incon
ceivable, and are simply not recognized. I
tMnk, tor instcs, of my daughter cfrccy
cheeks and waist-length tresses, suTcrir.
the abysses cf junior hih "peer prcssurB,"
that is, group mdeness and abuse, because
she has long, not short, hair, and mm no
ntaks-cp.
"i wet? .isake-up, we wear make-up,
t-Ciore, you must wear make-up." The
difference is apparently perceived as a
tltreai, and thus even a trivial ciiff?rg?ee
will, lajanlor higls, lead to physical abuse.
To say that eaSmsb beiave tab way is
no'-eiassraticn.- Ncthing bat actual
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"Thz write ctn is pecsu
get the 2353 trsstxacnt as the proverbial
white crew.
or two-for-one sales), as well as taxing the
inheritance pJter the contract is fulfilled. I
bet it won't be long before the government
will train its own gunmen. There's more
money in that. I can see it now, they'll
drive blue and white trucks with an eagle
on the side and underneath it will say
'Express gunmen next day service.' "
"WMcti reminds me, beautiful
lady, I have to call a friend of mine in Las
Vegas. He runs the syndicate out there and
since we're both going to be out of work
pretty soon, we thought we might go to
Australia and join the Church. But before I
do, I was wondering if you and I could find
some place private. You know, after they
legalize this sort of thing it won't be as
much fun, so what do you say?"
She hadn't said a word the whole
evening and I wasn't too surprised when
she reached into her purse and brought
out her badge. "You're under arrest," was
all she said as she cuffed me.
Yup, that tzT.-J.zx has redly got it
figured. If you want fewer criminals simply
get rid of the Ism makisg them criminals.
Hey, whst's the big ded trty? If "every
one's" doing it, thsa it crast ba right Bey, I
gotta talk to this giy about speeding
tickets, ih tMsis a !:t cf people are
betting, wait till ha fisds est how many
tittii Ok ih2cL ih sts2 wsn'l make any
money if they get rii ct speed limits.
Maybe Instead wt shosld lower the limit
to S5 on the feteis&a, then we'd bs rollia
in doughl Dst, I fr-:t tsst I ra uncor
arrest, i 3tta gzt this s:ctcr to make
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