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November 6, 1985
Legislature reduces NU cut;
Roskens to battle for more
By Todd von Kampen
Senior Reporter
The Legislature Tuesday voted to
soften the blow of Gov. Bob Kerrey's
proposed cuts in state support for
higher education by restoring almost
$2 million to the budgets of NU and the
four state colleges.
As members of UNL's Government
Liaison Committee watched from the
balcony, senators voted 28-16 to adopt
an Appropriations Committee amend
ment to the main budget bill that
would trim Kerrey's 3 percent cut in NU
support to 2 percent.
An amendment to do the same for
Kearney, Chadron, Wayne and Peru
state colleges passed 28-12. earlier in
the day.
Although NU President Ronald
Roskens welcomed the Legislature's
move, he said the issue of university
budget cuts has been only partially
resolved. The university will continue
to try to persuade the Legislature to
restore more or all of the money that
the budget bill would cut, he said.
"Obviously, it's better than 3 per
Students make best lobbyists
against NU cuts, leader says
By Kent Endacott
Staff Reporter
While sounds of state senators
debating the university's budst
echoed in the Capitol, UNO and UNL
students sat in lofts above the
Legislative chamber to protest the
cuts.
"We feel good at this point, but
it's not over," said Deb Chapelle,
executive director of the Nebraska
State Student Association, "A lot of
things have to happen. Students
have been doing a lot of good things,
but it has to continue,"
Students are the most effective
lobbyists the university has, Cha
pelle said. Student groups includ
ing the NSSA, the Association of
Students of the University of Ne
braska and Greek affiliations have
joined forces to protest proposed
NU budget cuts.
State senators voted 28-16 Tues
Stuart Building sold for $1.78 million;
By Deb Hooker ;
Staff Reporter
The NU Foundation and the National
Bank of Commerce Trust and Savings
Association announced Tuesday an
agreement to sell the Stuart Building,
13th and P streets, to developer Larry
Price.
NBC is the trustee for the Lincoln
Foundation, the second owner of the
building.
Tom Ash1, director of Annual Giving
and Publications for the Foundation,
said Price has signed a contract to buy
the building for about $1.78 million.
Price paid a $100,000 down payment
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cent," Roskens said. "But there are
other amendments to be considered,
and I don't know how it's going to turn
out."
As amended, the budget bill would
cut NU's 1985-86 stae support by $3.4
million, rather than the $5 million Ker
rey originally proposed. State colleges
would receive $523,000 less in state
money, which is $265,000 below Ker
rey's figure. .The budget bill remains at
the second stage of floor consideration.
The Appropriations Committee set
the stage for Tuesday's debate by vot
ing 7-0 for a 2 percent cut for NU and
the state colleges after it tied 4-4 on a
motion for a 1.5 percent cut; Waverly
Sen. Jerome Warner, committee chair
man, told senators the committee had
realized that its previous proposal for a
cut would damage NU and the state
colleges greatly.
"What occurred this morning was a
continued realization that, at least in
higher education because of the long
term impact, that maybe 2 (percent)
was as far as we could, in good con
science, go," he said.
Senators on each side of the 2 per-
day to adopt an amendment that
would cut NU's budget by 2 percent
instead of 3 percent. The amend
meat would restore $1,6 million to
the university budget.
The bill can be vetoed any tine
before passage, or can be line-item
vetoed by Gov. Bob Kerrey.
Chapelle said she thinks sena
tors must be made aware of student
efforts to maintain the quality of
higher education in the state.
"We would like to see a 0 percent
decrease, but the 2 percent is a
good compromise," she said. "But
it's not over until it's over, although
I think we should feel good about
the direction the cuts are going.1
Chris Gunderson, an ASUN sena
tor, said most of ASUN's lobbying is
directed at senators from western
Nebraska.
"They're the ones that oppose
us," she said.
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and has until Nov. 30 to pay the rest,
Ash said. Price will gain ownership
then.
Edward J. Hirsch, executive vice
president and corporate secretary for
the NU foundation, said the Stuart fam
ily donated the five floors of the 13
story building to the foundation in
1977. The other eight floors are owned
by the Lincoln Foundation.
Because NU owns five floors, it will
receive five-thirteenths of the $1.78
million. The Stuart family stipulated
that any profit made by the foundation
through the Stuart Building should go
to the UNL College of Business Admin
istration, Hirsch said.
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cent cut concentrated on the NU budget
during debate on both amendments.
Lincoln Sen. Don Wesely told senators
a 2 percent cut makes sense because it
would better enable the university to
help Nebraska recover economically
than would a 3 percent cut.
"If we want to develop this state, if
'we want to move past the hard times
now, we have to recognize the role of
higher education," Wesely said.
Rural senators shouldn't use the
weak agricultural economy as an
excuse to oppose smaller cuts in higher
education, said Chadron Sen. Sandra
Scofield. A 2 percent cut is "damage
control" that should be followed in
January's regular session by a com
mitment to strengthen NU, she said.
.. "I don't like 2 percent7sh saiC'If
' I had. my. druthers, I'd give the univer-";
sity an increase this year." - ,
' But opponents of the lower cut said
its approval inevitably would lead to
smaller cuts in other state agencies
without tax money to make up for
them. Also, said Bellwood Sen. Loran
Schmit, NU targeted its "most vulnera
ble" programs for cuts to scare sena
tors into avoiding budget cuts entirely.
"I understand how the system
works," he said. "I understand how you
play the game. . . But it never occurs to
anyone that you might cut a sliver off
here and there."
Deb Chapelle, executive director of
the Nebraska State Student Associa
tion, said pressure from the media and
public in favor of lower cuts made the
difference in Tuesday's votes. However,
students and faculty members, should
not expect that senators will not vote
for higher cuts later in the special ses
sion, she said.
"I ihink the votes were there for this
amendment on this day," she said, "but
I don't think there's any signal that the
game's over."
Wesely agreed that public opposi
tion to higher education cuts played a
role in senators' thinking. But the
Legislature is unlikely to lower the 2
percent cut further, he said. Wesely
withdrew a proposal for a 1.5 percent
cut after the 2 percent cut was passed.
"We're lucky that the mood swung
and we were able to get it from 3 per
cent to 2 percent," he said. "At the
start of the session, I didn't think that
was possible."
CBA will receive all of the founda
tion's share of the money from the sale,
except for money subtracted to reim
burse the-foundation for the building's
expenses.
Price said he plans to convert the
building into 80 condominiums for
middle- to upper-rr.iddle-class people
49 and older. Lincoln has a good
market for this type of living arrang
ment, Price said. And the Stuart Build
ing's downtown location is convenient
for older people, he said.
The building's name will be changed
to University Towers after Price ac
quires the building.
The renovations will cost about $5
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Sen. Tom Vickers of Farnam proposes to reduce the university's
proposed 3 percent budget cut to 2 percent as UNL students
watch.
condominiums planned
million, Price said.
The building now is u.sed primarily
for office space. Price said present
tenant" iil have 90 days after Dec. 1 to
move. re s?v! tenants haven't been
happy with ih: situation, so lie gave a
lui'dus. n. to explain the cbmiges.
The Stu'.rt Thecire, -vhich 'occupies
nuUl rln first floor oi the building, is
leased ur.sii I9S7 to Dubinky Broi.
T.V:-5tn;s. The future of the theater will
bo decided ujon when the lease
expires, Price said. He said he will
change as little le un the first
floor.
Price said he also wants to retain the
University Club, which has occupied
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the top three floors of the building
since 1929.
"What we would prefer to do is have
them purchase the space," he said.
Jim Gordon, president of the Univer
stiy Club board of directors, said no
decision has been made regarding the
club's future.
Gordon said he expects the club to
stay at its present location even after
the building is converted into con
dominiums. "Call it the Stuart Building or the
University Towers, people identify the
top of the Stuart of that building
as the University Club," he said.
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