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November 14, 1985
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Vol. 85 No. 58
Union Board discusses
proposed commuiter center
By Milli King
Staff Reporter
The Nebraska Union Board discussed a pro
posed commuter center which would provide
informational services to off-campus students.
ASUN President Gerard Keating and Sen.
Todd Duffack presented the proposal to board
members.
, We are the only university in the Big Eight that
doesn't have one of these commuter centers,"
said Duffack, who recently visited the University
of Oklahoma in Norman.
"My mission was to look at what their (Okla
homa's) commuter center had to offer," he said.
Duffack said services at the Norman commuter
center included apartment and roommate list
ings, legal referrals, intramurals, parking and
transportation information, student organiza
tions and activities information as well as aca
demic programs.
'We want to serve the
students that silent
majority of 15,000 stu
dents who are commu
ters.' ASUN Sen. Todd Duffack
The UNL commuter center would be patterned
after the center in Norman, he said.
"We want to serve the students that silent
majority of 15,000 students who are commu
ters," Duffack said.
Keating said the first floor of the Nebraska
Union would be excellent fur the center.
"We want to centralize the location for the
students," Keating said.
While the center is targeted for off-campus
students, he said, the information would be use
ful for all students.
"We want a general information booth for all
students," he said.
Keating said $20,000 of the ASUN budget
would be designated for the center if the prop
osal is acted upon. This would mean a 40-cent
increase in student fees each semester, he said.
Duffack said Oklahoma students pay $900 a
month in student fees for the information space
in their union, which is owned by a corporation.
Daryl Swanson, Nebraska Union director, said
Legislators cut NU
budget by $3, 4 million
From Staff Reports
The Nebraska Legislature passed a bill
Wednesday that would cut about $17 million
from Nebraska's 1985-88 budget and $3,4 mil
lion in state support for Nil.
Senators approved a motion by Neligh Sea
John DeCamp to suspend legislative rules
and vote on the bill by a 37-6 vote seven
more than the 30 votes needed to pass the
motion. The bill passed 43-4. Senators Chris
Abboud of Ralston, ErnieChambers of Omaha,,
Jira Pap pas of North Platte and Loran Scfcmit
of Bellwood voted against the bill.
Brian Rockey, Gov. Bob Kerrey's staff
assistant, said he didn't know when the gov
ernor would make a decision on the bill
The Legislature also advanced LBS5, one ot
two bills that would raise the state's
income tax rate from 19 percent o 20 percent
of federal liability.
he is concerned about the continuity of informa
tion ASUN could achieve.
"When you hang out your shingle (as an
information center) you've got to have all the
answers," he said.
Board members agreed that a commuter ser
vice center is needed.
Keating suggested the pinball area of the
main floor as a good location for the commuter
center.
Swanson said the pinball machines now gen
erate $121 a day in income for the union.
Board member Jeff Fishback said he thinks it
is hard to justify the (pinball) area financially.
"But, I feel an area that provides informa
tional services to students is very important,"
Fishback said. "If it's going to have a lot of
student use, it has to be visually accessible."
Board member Jeff Hansen said the center
"would take a year or so to get going."
"Let's put it somewhere else, while it's col
lecting information," he said.
After it has been operating, the Union Board
can evaluate the center's importance and put it
in a high-traffic spot, Hansen said.
. Keating said he hoped the commuter center
could be open by spring.
The board decided to delegate the project to
the Operations Committee for further examina
tion. In other business, Swanson reported that the
computer center in the union is "not getting
much traffic."
Swanson talked with Doug Gale, UNL director
of the Computing Resource Center, about the
reason for little traffic. There are more rooms
and terminals available, and faculty members
"aren't cranking out lots of computer home
work," Gale told Swanson.
"Right now, computer accessibility outweighs
the demands," Swanson said.
Food service committee Chairman David Cox
asked for feedback on the union bakery expan
sion. He showed the board a list of considera
tions including a high tech appearance, more
bakery items, pizza by the slice and a flower
stand, as possible additions to the bakery.
The food service committee also proposed a
Sunday evening meal service for students in the
union. Cox said the service would operate from 5
to 7 p.m. He said fraternities, sororities and
residence hall floor members could serve food
and clean up. Food service topics will be dis
cussed more at the board's next meeting Tues
day in the East Union.
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Modem-day nannies
Students discover new job experiences
By Jane Campbell
Staff Reporter
Working as a nanny on the East Coast isn't
all it's cracked up to be, according to two
UNL students.
Mary Livingston and Peggy Keller said the
experience was not what they had expected.
"People don't realize the adjustment it is
to move in with another family," said Living
ston, a UNL junior who worked as a nanny last
summer in Allentown, Pa.
Livingston and Keller are among more than
250 Midwestern women who have become
nannies and mothers' helpers in the Nor
theast through Helping Hands, Inc., and
other helper referral services.
According to Helping Hands, Inc., nannies
ar3 hired to provide live-in childcare services
five days a week in exchange for room, board
and weekly salaries. Helping Hands requires
applicants to be at least 18, have a high
ichool diploma and driver's license and be
willing to make a nine- to 12-month commit
ment. Helping Hands asks for seven references,
including character and employment reference.'-.
;,he said. The agency tries to match the
employee's lifestyle with the family's lifestyle.
Livingston said no formal contract was
drawn up when she accepted the job. She said
she later regretted that. Livingston said the
husband and wife didn't get along and her job
included more duties than she expected.
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Papik considering accepting assistant athletic post
By Jody Beem
Staff Reporter
Al Papik and Alan Cerveny are filling tempor
ary administrative positions while the UNL
athletic office looks for a permanent assistant
athletic director to replace Ursula Walsh.
Papik took leave from his position as UNL
director of admissions and advising to be interim
assistant athletic director.
Walsh, former assistant athletic director,
resigned her position to be a NCAA research
director in Kansas City.
"It was a step up for Walsh," said Bob Deva
ney, UNL athletic director.
Cerveny will take Papik's position as director
of admissions and advising while Papik is on
leave.
Cerveny said he does not expect a wage
increase during his interim term. He said UNL
will advertise for a permanent replacement if
Papik decides to become the permanent assist
ant athletic director.
UNL is required to keep the position open for
30 days to allow people nationwide to apply. The
athletic department and a search team will the
select someone to fill the position.
Devaney said Papik could be a strong candi
date for the position. Although, Papik said he
has not applied for the job, he said he is consid
ering it. Papik said the athletic department is
encouraging him to apply.
Papik was selected as a temporary replace
ment because of his knowledge of admissions
and his experience with academics, Devaney
said. Papik also was athletic director at Doane
College in Crete in the 1960s.
Papik said his new job includes unifying the
administration areas of athletic academic coun
seling into one unit.
NCAA and Big Eight regulations state that all
athletes must be certified when entering the
university in order to participate in athletics.
Athletes' high school grades and test scores
must meet certain standards, Papik said. Ath
letes also must meet academic criteria to remain
certified. Previously, coaches handled athlete
certification, Papik said.
Now certification will be centralized through
the assistant athletic director's office.
Papik also will work on the continuous rule
changes in recruitment and certification, he
said. The athletic department needs one person
who is informed about the rules, can interpret
.em for the coaches and can work with the Big
Eight and NCAA on rule clarifications.
Devaney said Papik will be paid about the
same during his interim position as he was paid
as director of admissions and advising. Papik
said he earns about $41,600 a year.
"After so many years I decided that coaching
vas a young man's job and I wanted to go into
udministration and admissions," Papik said. "I
had no intention of going into athletic admini
stration." Papik said both jobs offer unique opport uni
ces and after 12 years in the admissions depart
ment it would be a tough decision about apply
ing for the athletic department position.
