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November 21, 1985
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Vol. 85 No. 63
B
udset cuts will be
discussed at forum
today in union
From Staff Reports
NU's budget cut is the topic of a
forum today at 1:30 p.m. in Nebraska
Union's main lounge.
"The Importance of the Budget Cuts,"
sponsored by UPC, will include panelists
UNL Chancellor Martin Massengale,
Dean Stan Liberty of UNL's College of
Engineering and Technology, and Deb
Chapelle, executive director of the
Nebraska State Student Association.
"We are giving the speakers the
opportunity to address the ways the
university should deal with the cuts,"
said John Coffey, UPC's Talks and Top
ics Committee chairman.
"We'll get the chancellor's input on
the cuts, Mr. Liberty's view on the pos
sible filter-down effects on his college,
and Deb's opinion on what the budget's
going to mean for students and the
quality of education," he said.
Coffey said the forum is a logical
thing to do.
"It seemed like a lot of people were
concerned but didn't know what would
be cut," he said. "There were a lot of
myths" about what would be cut, he
said.
He said Talks and Topics committee
members wanted to let people know
what will happen with the budget cuts.
The forum is the students' "chance
to talk to the chancellor on as close a
level as they're ever going to get," Cof
fey said. The speakers will be able to
give students concrete information
about the budget cuts.
"It'll give people an idea of what
direction the university will take," he
said.
Coffey said he wishes the forum
could have been scheduled before the
budget cut took place. But he said con
flicting schedules made that impossible.
Kelly Kuchta, president of the
Government Liaison Committee, said
he thinks the forum is important
because it gives students a starting
point in learning about the university's
budget. He said students shouldn't
stop thinking about the budget because
it is a problem that will return.
ASUN President Gerard Keating said
the forum will bring leaders together to
explain to students what budget cuts
will do to different programs, and what
students can do to prevent cuts in the
future.
A question-and-answer period will
follow the panelists' speeches.
"Hopefully, students will gain a bet
ter understanding of the real and poten
tial effects of the budget cuts, and give
them an opportunity to speak to the
chancellor," Coffey said.
Recommends 'flat tax'
Kerrey gay separate
state tax can work
By Todd von Kampen
Senior Reporter
A state income tax system that
doesn't ride "piggyback" on the federal
system can be fair and progressive
without being complex, Gov. Bob Ker
rey said Wednesday.
At his weekly press conference, Ker
rey said Nebraska inevitably will move
away from figuring its income tax as a
percentage of federal income tax lia
bility a method also used by Ver
mont and Rhode Island and move
"up the line" to a different federal fig
ure. Omaha Sen. Vard Johnson, chair
man of the Legislature's Revenue
Committee, said his committee will
begin looking at figures such as taxable
income as possible bases for figuring
Nebraska's income tax.
Kerrey said Nebraska could simplify
its tax system and bring in more money
by eliminating some of the state de
ductions that copy those of the federal
government. Contrary to statements by
some Washington economists, he said,
a system with fewer deductions would
treat people more equally than they are
treated now.
"Bring them on with their pencil
pushers and I'll argue that a flat tax is
more progressive than the system we
have now," he said.
Kerrey said he anticipates some
people will oppose eliminating deduc
tions on the grounds that various
minorities would be hurt. However,
studies show that only 35 percent of
Nebraskans itemize deductions and
most Nebraskans don't like the loop
holes in the present system, he said.
A state lottery would set a bad
precedent for Nebraska, despite its
potential for extra revenue, Kerrey
said. Instead of sponsoring something
that brings little money into the state
and encourages its winners to become
unemployed, he said, state government
should encourage businesses to come
into the state and improve the economy.
Kerrey said sales tax on services
would not only bring in more money but
would help lower- and middle-class
people more than some experts believe.
He said he will allow the Revenue
Committee to develop a sales tax on
services and not introduce a bill himself.
The overall shape of the fiscal 1986
87 budget depends on how much the
Revenue Committee can accomplish in
its search for more revenue, Kerrey
said. The Revenue Forecasting Council
should give him its revenue projection
for the next fiscal year by Dec. 20, he
said.
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Students show 'cautious optimism'
over model on exhibit in unions
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By Lise Olsen
Senior Reporter
Incased in a plastic cube, a table
sized plastic model of the Lied
Center for Performing Arts is sur
rounded by a cluster of coated,
curious students.
They touch the case and point to
the model's open roof, which reveals
a tiny auditorium, complete with
seats and a glass elevator.
"If they're going to spend $20
million they should at least get a
rocf," one jokes.
"They could play basketball in
there," sorr.ecr.3 else says.
Some linger, ethers leave. One
draTas his finders on the plastic top
cf the CS23.
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Cer.ter fcr Perfcnr.ir.3 Arts dis-
attcr.ticn to the Lied Center pro-
A ccr.sts.nt throng cf about 10
pscpla 2thcred around the model
at nocn Thursday. A fsw gave the
center's pyramid-like exterior a leer"
and hustled a;vay with their back
packs. Others asked questions of
two UNL Student Foundation mem
bers stationed nesr the model.
Although the passerby's senti
ments varied, several expressed ap
preciation for the display. They said
it helped them get a clearer picture
of a clouded, distant plan.
"It (the display) makes things a
little more concrete," said Randy
Lambrecht, a graduate student in
math. "But maybe the money could
be spent better in other .ways."
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little more con
crete. But maybe
the money could be
spent better in other
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Jccl Ita, araeir.bercftha parkir.
advisory committee, voiced another
concern.
"I'm just a little worried about
parkins facilities," said Ita, a sealer
geclcy and anthropolcy mrjor.
Others praised the Lied Center
plan.
"It think it's something that will
really benefit our campus," said
Kevin Orth, a senior speech com
munications major.
Ninh Phan, a senior math major,
said the plan is 'Very great." Eat
Phan and several others admitted
that they don't know very much
about the Lied Center proposal.
"Right now, I think it's a waste of
money," said Sandy Hotovy, a senior
animal science major. Hotovy said
she wanted to find out more about
the center before she would support
or oppose it.
Overall, the students seemed
cautiously optimistic.
"1 like it," said Tim Rose, a
sophomore economics major. "I've
always been one to support various
cultural events."
Lynn Didonato, an ASUN member
and a senior pre-msd mor, said she
thinks the Lied Center would be
great for the university ar.d wuid
help the art ar.d nzilz deportments
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Joel Ita, senior geo-
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The Lied Cer.ttr sr.t to be
completed in 1823. Demolition of
buildings to clear the area is
scheduled to ben in January.