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Weather: Mostly cloudy today with rain in the morning, ending by the afternoon. High of 38. Winds northerly at 5-10 mph. Tonight, mostly cloudy and cool with a low near 33. Friday's forecast calls for warmer temperatures and cloudy skies with a high of 44. March 13, 1986 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Vol. 85 No. 121 - , "tv ::--:::r.;r , - " ...1 r "I t;,?,"T -' " - f : .. -M A; .fsVVwi David CreamerDaily Nebraskan r Rod Penner, right, announces to his supporters that the unofficial vote tabula tions shows that the Excel party won the ASUN election as Lynn DiDonato, who first answered the call, grieves at left. By Diana Johnson, James M. Lillis, Gene Gentrup and Deb Hooker Staff Reporters ; Excel Party's Chris Scudder and Dan Hofmeister were named the new ASUN Faculty favor extra parking fee By Lise Olsen Senior Reporter Although the results are not yet final, about 90 percent of UNL faculty members surveyed said they would pay $40 to $60 more for a reserved parking space near their office, based on about 1 00 responses collected by the campus parking administrator. Final results of the parking survey, which includes 150 faculty members, will be available next week. The addition of reserved faculty lots is one of a series of options UNL offi cials are exploring to alleviate the campus parking problem. The faculty reserve lots would cost from $80 to $1 20 per year, said Lt. John Burke, campus parking administrator. Currently, acuity ' members' j and : stii-' dents pay $40 per year for unreserved stalls. Aiy'v..; r . Presently, about w6 facultyroembers college deans and administrators already have nearby reserved stalls, Burke said. Under the current proposal, such officials would also have to pay extra for their parking privilege. Actual fees for reserved places would vary depending on the number of re served hours. A 10-hour five day week reservation and a 24-hour seven day week reservations are currently being examined, Burke said. The preliminary reserved parking plan class for meters to be removed from the red parking lot between Andrews and Selleck Quadrangle, First NCAA here we come! Sports, page 15 LT ,0c M f 11 1 1 I T 'Mb president and first vice president in an unofficial tally, said Greg Smith, ASUN electoral commission director. Scudder and Hofmeister received 1,260 votes of a total 2,944 votes cast, Smith said about 1 am. Thursday morning. Burke said. That lot would eventually be combined with a faculty lot just north of the student union. The combined lots would provide Proposal would add more spaces The hassles of overcrowded and overflowing commuter lots on Mon days, Wednesdays and Fridays and "hunt and park" R Street drives could disappear under a proposal currently being considered by the parking advisory committee. University officials are currently negotiating the purchase of a tract of land between Vine and R streets along 19th Street, said Lt. John Burke, 'cam pus parking adrainistra tfrr. 'tf rtegotiitions "arer$ohjpJee(J, the jn'cbuldybe jiayea for a 400- to 500-siaif commuter student lot as soon as next year, Burke said. The commuter lot eventually would be expanded to wrap around Johnson Cashway lumberyard and combine with an existing student lot across from the Cather-Pound residence halls, Burke said. After the lot is completed, cur rent commuter lots at 17th and R streets. and at 14th and W streets could be converted into faculty lots. Students will probably be charged the same parking fees next year, Burke said. I CO VtS). 1 J mi Excel Chris Scudder's eyes lit up after hearing the news the Excel party had won. "We won?" Scudder said. And then finally as if relieved. . . "WE WON!" Before the results of the ASUN elec about 350 reserved stalls, which would be closed off with a gate and open only to those with cards. Metered parking stalls would be rel ocated in an undesignated area, he said. Charging an extra fee for a guaran teed space is "an idea whose time has come," Burke said. He and others on the Parking Advisory Committee have been heavily researching alternatives since the Lied Center for Performing Arts and other campus construction projects will consume about 150 park ing stalls at 11th, 12th and 13th and Q streets. Six of the other Big Eight schools already have reserved faculty space for yearly fees ranging from $150 to $200, Burke said. Only the Uruveity of Oklahoma has ' a Jofvefe ($35j&eryearJ thaniNebras- Ka'sV ' .'V, ;:.;.:; ; , A final parking proposal is expected to be drafted within the next two weeks after various student and faculty groups have contributed their ideas, Burke said. Parking Committee officials pres ented their proposal to the faculty senate Tuesday. Next week. officials will meet with the University Associa tion for Administrative Development and ASUN. The following week, the committee plans to hold a series of open forums during the noon hour at the Nebraska Union for both faculty and student input. Punk rock '. mm .M mm. attar in tnQT upar.q rj V4,w" BW ,VW Diversions, Page 7 77 rC f 6, j "W 1 Chris Scudder celebrates with Dan Hofmeister was the unofficial winner of the ASUN election. tion were known, several Excel suppor ters waiting for election results at Scudder's home seemed confident the party would win. "No matter who wins this election, Excel will make an impact on cam pus," said Katherine Pike, a freshman By Diana Johnson Senior Reporter Campaign posters carrying con troversial statements that call resi dence hall students "apathetic and uninformed" were denied by Lynn DiDonato, chairman of the ASUN scholastic commission, Wednesday. The posters, which call for resi dence hall students to "Piss Off A Greek" by voting en masse, began appearing on residence hall floors Monday, DiDonato said. DiDonato was incorrectly listed as the Impact party campaign man ager and quoted as saying, "Resi- DiDc'ncito said she is "ndt, never has been and never will be" the campaign manager for the Impact party along with disclaiming the statement. "I never said those words, in that order, with that connotation on that poster," DiDonato said. DiDonato said someone miscon strued her words and she believes the statements were made from comments she made Jan. 30 con cerning polling places in residence halls. DiDonato said she would like to f qence ,ha!hsuqents, are apathetic &nd rmihformfcdiV.'e dcn't want that dead a . Mark DavisDaily Nebraskan after receiving news that she in the College of Arts and Sciences. Scudder said that although Excel won the election, it was close and all party supporters will have to vote for Coe in Wednesday's run-off election for second vice president. See ASUN on 6 know who her accuser is, but has no ' solid evidence as to who is respon sible for the posters. "I simply have ray own ideas and what others have told me," DiDo nato said, "but I am not pointing a finger at anyone." , But DiDonato said ASUN party candidates were present at the meeting. DiDonato said she was "disturb ed" by the sight of the posters and hopes that they have not affected the outcome of the ASUN elections. "The ASUN administration has been working hard to bring resi dence hall, Greek and off-campus students together. I hope it hasn't lkpedLtheir efforts," DiDonato Tie statements on the poster do not clearly reflect personal opinions of residence hall students, she said. The commission meetings, usu-f ally taped, were not so at this par ticular meeting, she said. "What's important to me now is clearing my name with the resi dence halls," DiDonato said. DiDonato said she hoped those responsible- for the campaign pos ters are found and disciplined by the Electoral Commission and the student court.