Thursday, January 30, 1986
Daily Nebraskan
Page 3
By Kelly Harre
and
Jonathan Taylor
Staff Reporters
fis peril students' moeinn
Students who drink coffee may have
to find a substitute for their caffeine
fix.
Coffee prices have nearly doubled
since December, and in recent weeks
prices have increased at an even greater
rate, local merchants report.
The increases have been created by
a drought in Brazil, merchants say. It is
estimated that nearly one-third of
America's coffee comes from Brazil.
Dwain Hutson, manager of Save Mart,
11th and Belmont streets, said prices
for a three-pound can of Folgers coffee
have increased steadily from $5.99 to
$11.49. Additional increases are ex
pected, he said.
Committee trims choices
for 1986 senior class gift
By Andy Pollock
Staff Reporter
The senior gift selection committee
for the NU Student Foundation recently
trimmed its list of 1986 class gifts to
four proposals.
Committee members now are consid
ering: O a $5,000 salary increase for an
outstanding instructor
O money for library resources
O kiosks, outdoor student informa
tion centers that would include cam
pus maps, space for announcements
and possibly telephones.
O money for a lecture series.
Steve Henning, co-chairman of the
committee, said selections were based
on educational value, visibility and
practicality. The choices were based on
survey results conducted by the Daily
Nebraskan.
If the committee approves money for
an outstanding instructor, the chosen
UNL faculty member would receive a
$5,000 salary increase for an undeter
mined number of years.
Library resources would be bought
each year with the '86 class' pledges.
The resources would include new books
Moody: University
should change its
priorities, goals
By Jonathan Taylor
Senior Reporter
NU's budget can be increased if it
changes its priorities, said Randy Moody,
candidate for lieutenant governor.
State government and university of
ficials should work together to redefine
the goals of the university to help the
state recover from its economic woes,
Moody said. With the right priorities,
he said, "the university can be the
number one economic resource in the
state."
"Programs need to be examined as
to their usefulness in this goal," Moody
told UNL's Young Republicans Wed
nesday night. "Some programs not
essential to getting the state back on
track may have to go."
Budget problems between the state
and the university could be eliminated,
Moody said, if NU administrators would
present the legislature with "more
realistic" proposals. A budget plan
that proposes entire programs and
departments to be cut "creates con
frontations and doesn't acomplish any
thing," he said.
Programs need not be eliminated
completely, but the university should
not try to be everything to everybody,
Moody said.
Moody also said he supports student
regents' right to vote.
"You ought to have a voice in how
the (university) money is spent and
how program decisions are made," he
said.
Students from all three campuses,
UNO, UNL and the University Medical
Center, should have a say in university
decisions, Moody said.
Moody will officially announce his
candidacy for lieutenant governor Fri
day at 9 a.m. on the Sheldon Memorial
Art Gallery steps.
Setting it Straight
An article entitled, "Debate waged
over Niehardt voting site" (Daily Ne
braskan, Jan. 29), incorrectly identified
David Edwards.
Edwards is the current president of
the Nebraska Association of Residence
Halls. In addition, Doug Weems, chair
man of the UNL Greek Residence Hall
Commission, submitted a petition with
150 signatures supporting a Niehardt
and computer-assisted resources that
students could use to help find books
or other materials in the library system,
Mike Sophir, researcher for the prop
osal, said.
The kiosks would cost between $3,000
and $5,000. But Anne Preston, the pro
ject's researcher, said the committee
has not decided how many the class
would donate.
Interest drawn from a lecture series
fund would be used to hire lecturers to
speak at UNL, said Gerard Keating, pro
ject researcher. Many lecturers charge
between $5,000 and $15,000, he said.
"Nebraska is years behind in the
number and diversity of lecturer ser
ies," Keating said.
''Henning said the committee will
mail to all seniors brochures during the'
next three weeks asking students to
choose from the four proposals and
pledge money for the senior gift.
The grocery industry expected some
increases, Hutson said, but not doubled
prices.
These recent increases have perked
students' concerns. Some report that
they may give up coffee if prices con
tinue to rise. Others say they may
change their coffee drinking habits.
Traci Tesar, a sophomore education
major, is among those who will give up
coffee. Tesar, who drinks three to four
cups of coffee each day, said she will
probably switch to pop.
"I mostly drink it for the caffeine,"
she said.
Unlike Tesar, Mahmoud Shams
Ahmadi, a graduate engineering stu
dent, is a coffee loyalist. Shams-Ahmadi
said that despite the higher cost, he
probably will continue to buy his daily
cup of imported coffee in the Nebraska
Union. But to avoid putting too much of
a dent in his budget, he said, he may
"buy all I need now" for his home use.
Bob Gearhart, a graduate student in
the Teachers College, said he already
has taken precautions against soaring
coffee prices.
"When I heard that prices were
going up, I went out and bought a can,"
he said, "but even then the price had
more than doubled."
Gearhart, who drinks anywhere from
"a cup to a gallon (of coffee) a day,"
said that regardless of the price, he will
continue to drink coffee.
However, he said, if prices get too
outrageous, he may switch to less
expensive brands.
Abdolmajid Aghamiri, a graduate
economics student, also may convert to
a cheaper brand. Rather than buy the
union's gourmet coffee, he said, he may
start buying Union Square coffee.
Union Square sells coffee for 35 and
45 cents. The Bakery's gourmet coffee's
range from 48 to 75 cents. Employees in
both restaurants said their coffee pri
ces have not yet increased.
Duane Krepel, owner of The Mill, a
gourmet coffee shop at 1 19 N. 14th St.,
expects his sales to increase because
of the cost of retail coffee.
"Since they (customers) have to pay
so much for it, why not get something
really good for your money," he said.
"I'll actually get new customers."
Krepel said gourmet prices haven't
increased at the same rate as regular
retail prices. He has increased prices
twice, he said, and plans another 50
cent across-the-board hike this week.
Coffee that cost him $6 a pound a few
weeks ago now costs more than $7, he
said.
Krepel warns consumers to be ready
for more increases.
Terry Schneider of Host of Nebraska,
Inc., a coffee service, said coffee con
sumption may go down even further if
prices continue to rise.
But, he said, "people love their cof
fee. They need their coffee. They'll go
through withdrawals, so they won't
quit drinking it.
"It's like cigarettes," he said, "it's
hard to quit."
Digest
Beutler speaking
Chris Beutler, democratic guberna
torial candidate will be speaking to
night at 7:30 p.m. in the Nebraska
Union (room will be posted). His speech
is sponsored by the Young Democrats.
Volunteers
The Family Service Association
Counseling Center is looking for volun
teers to assist with programs at the
RapeSpouse Abuse Crisis Center, 1 133
HSt.
Services include a 24-hour confiden
tial crisis line, personal counseling and
a resource library. For more informa
tion call 476-3327 or 475-7273.
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