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Recruiting efforts
By Linda Hartmann
Staff Reporter
UNL needs more minority faculty
members and efforts are being made to
attract and retain more minority pro
fessors, University officials say.
But two minority faculty members
say more could be done to bring minor
ity faculty members to UNL.
Three black, eight Hispanic, three
Native American, 56 Asian and 1,062
white faculty members are employed at
UNL.
Robert Furgason, UNL vice chancel
lor of academic affairs, said he is com
mitted to increasing the number of
minority professors.
Martin Bradley Munn, UNL affirma
tive action director, agreed that minor
ities are under-represented in the
faculty. But he said few minority pro
fessors with doctoral degrees are avail
able in some fields, especially science
and mathematics. He said the avail
ability of minority professors affects
UNL hiring practices.
Furgason said competition is a prob
lem when UNL college deans want to
hire minority faculty. A recent article
in The Chronicle of Higher Education
reviewed this problem as it affects
administrators at the University of
Michigan. The problems are even worse
for smaller schools like UNL, he said.
"But that doesn't mean you give up,"
he said.
egents to wait on cuts
From Staff Reports
The NU Board of Regents prefers to
wait until Gov. Bob Kerrey calls a spe
cial Legislative session before it recom
mends cuts in this year's NU budget,
AS UN President Gerard Keating said
Wednesday.
Kerrey said at his Wednesday news
conference he is "100 percent certain"
a special session will be called to bring
the state's budget into line with de
creasing revenues. But he said the tim
ing of the session depends on how soon
he hears what state senators recom
mend for the session's agenda.
Keating said the regents will not
make specific recommendations on
Computer
By Jody Beem
and Deb Hooker
Staff Reporters
One doesn't need a computer to
total up the number of computer sys
tems sold so far this semester at the
University Bookstore's computer cen
ter. Two fingers are all that's needed.
But despite the fact that only two
have been sold, computer center tech
nology specialist Bill Martin says he's
optimistic about the sales potential of
the new location.
"A lot of students didn't know we
existed (when located in the 501 Build
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said to be effective
Jessie Myles, sociology assistant
professor, said he doesn't think some
UNL administrators are committed to
bringing in or retaining more minority
faculty members. Myles said a hiring
system based on the availability of
minority applicants is not productive.
"This shouldn't be used as a justifi
cation or excuse for the handful of
minority professors at this university,"
Myles said.
Oyekan Owomoyela, English profes
sor, said UNL-administrators' efforts to
hire minority professors are not very
credible. He said UNL does not have a
good record of retaining the minority
professors that teach here.
Myles said the administration needs
to set up a resume bank of minority
professors instead of relying on infor
mation that says there are few minority
professors available.
Munn said studies show that resume
banks are not successful in helping
schools find more minority candidates
to hire. He said many schools still com
pete for the few minority professors
available.
Myles and Owomoyela said UNL
should establish better relations with
schools graduating minority teachers.
Furgason said ads are placed at
schools with many minority graduates.
He expressed interest in bringing more
prospective minority candidates to visit
UNL but said such active recruiting
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budget cuts now because they want to
see what Kerrey has in mind. Kerrey
has asked state agencies, including
NU, and local governments, to voluntar
ily trim 1.5 percent from their budgets
to help the state save money.
"It's a general feeling (among the
regents) there will be a special session,"
Keating said. "It's premature to talk
cuts until then."
Kerrey said he would rather solve
the state's budget problems by cutting
spending than by raising state taxes.
Nebraska faces a revenue shortfall of
between $13 million and $40 million
this fiscal year, said Budget Director
Larry Bare in Tuesday's edition of The
Lincoln Star.
center sales low, but official optimistic
ing)," Martin said. "This location (in
the bookstore) heightened our visibil
ity. It's in a central part of campus
instead of being out in Colorado some
where." One major stumbling block to the
store's sales might be that students
often times can't afford to buy compu
ters, said Gary Meyer, another technol
ogy specialist at the center. The store,
however, is looking into ways to make
the cost more bearable.
Meyer said the bookstore's compu
ter section isn't meant to compete with
other Lincoln computer stores. He said
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By Linda Hartman
Staff Reporter
It's a common scene for students.
The closet is open and there's
nothing clean to wear. That's when
the laundry adventure begins.
"It's a dirty job, but somebody's
got to do it," said sophomore Maria
Jackson.
Some people may be lucky enough
to enlist the services of roommates
or friends to handle their laundry,
but most students must approach
the washing machine alone, armed
only with a box of detergent.
A laundry attendant at the Apple
Highlander Center, 3230 Apple St.,
said the average woman has more
problems washing clothes at the
beginning of the school year than
the average man.
"Maybe boys just don't care
enough to ask questions," he said.
the center is constrained by UNL policy
and can sell computers and supplies
only to full-time students, faculty and
staff members.
"The ide here is not to make a
profit," he said.
"We are not here as a retail store,"
he said. "We are here to provide a ser
vice to the students."
The goal of the center is to break
even as soon as possible, Meyer said.
However, he declined to comment on
whether he expects the center to reach
that goal.
Informing students about the com
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Yet the old scenario of a patient
college woman revealing the mys
tery of sorting laundry to the bewil
dered college man still exists.
"Some guy once asked me how to
fold T-shirts," said junior Lisa
Jacobsen.
Most washers on campus cost 60
cents and dryers cost 25 cents a
load. Local laundromats usually
charge 75 cents to wash and 50
cents to dry. Many local laundries
stay open until 10 p.m. daily.
And for those who can't endure
the adventure the quarter-gobbling
dryers that leave jeans damp,
the people who hog all the washers,
the sound of static cling there is
a last resort.
Geneva Wehrli of Indian Village
Laundromat, 3229 S. 13th St., said
that for $3.50 a load, attendants will
do the wash. Even at that price, she
said, it's an offer some students
can't refuse.
puter center also is limited by UNL
policy, Meyer said. The center only can
send flyers to students and staff mem
bers and advertise in the Daily Nebras
kan, he said.
The UNL business technology depart
ment, which is responsible for the com
puter section, has sold computers for
several years, said Bill Martin, another
office technology specialist. Its main
clientele includes university depart
ments and offices, he said.
The IBM PC is the department's
most popular computer, Meyer said.
This system, which costs about $2,500
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Most students have learned, some
times the hard way, that, red sweat
shirts cannot be washed with white
towels. Yet some, like Pete Hayes,
get the most out of their money by
stuffing everything in one load.
Others have become laundry
experts. Jim Taylor follows the "all-temperature-Cheer"
method wash
ing colors in cold, whites in hot and
blends in warm water. Patty Wit
pointed out that over-full washers
don't allow the soap to rinse out.
Some students avoid laundry duty
as long as possible. Jacobsen said
she waits two weeks between loads
if she has enough underwear. Hayes
said he waits "until every article of
clothing is dirty."
Finding the best laundry time is
important. Jacobsen said she finds
laundry facilities vacant at 9:30 a.m.
Hayes doesn't have much trouble
getting an open washer at 3:30 a.m.
either.
at the bookstore, is compatible with
the. university's computer system.
Meyer said the store now is consider
ing buying about 408 IBM portables.
These computers can do almost every
thing that the IBM PC can do, he said,
and would cost much less. Meyer said
the IBM portable would cost the uni
versity about $1,150 each. However,
feedback from students and faculty
members is sought before the univer
sity invests in the portables, he said.
The center would sell the protables
for about $1,250 each, Meyer said. The
extra $100 would be used to help with
the costs of the computer center.
