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Wednesday, September 3, 1986
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By Mike Reilley
Staff Reporter
Nebraska Attorney General Robert
Spire has begun an investigation into
possible illegalities when two UNL
women gymnasts lost their scholar
ships because they were injured.
In a letter to NU President Ronald
Roskens, Omaha Sen. Ernest Chambers
demanded that gymnasts Janet Holling
and Renee Gould have their scholar
ships restored. He charged that the
university violated state law.
Spire said Tuesday that restoring
the scholarships "was a possibility,"
but that further investigation was nec
essary. He said he has contacted
Chambers and Richard Wood, NU gen
eral counsel, about the matter.
"My interest is to be sure that the
law is followed," Spire said.
Chambers said the law wasn't. He
said the university violated a state law
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NU President Ronald Roskens
said he will recommend that Wil
liam R. "Rudy" Lewis fill the newly
created job of vice president for
university relations.
Lewis is vice chancellor for stu
dent affairs at UNL.
Lewis would be responsible for
communications between the uni
versity and its constituences, Ros
kens said, including government
relations and liaison with the
Legislature.
"Rudy Lewis is a highly compe
tent administrator with a distin
guished track record and he is very
familiar with the operation of the
Nebraska Unicameral," Roskens
said. "We anticipate that he'll be
able to hit the ground running."
UNL club busy at fair
Members have food stand, music group
By Jen Deselms
Staff Reporter
A cardboard sign hangs on the front
wall of the concession stand in the
State Fair's Youth Complex.
"Forgive us if the service seems a bit
slow, but we are students first and food
stand workers secondly. We are sorry
that academic commitments have left
us short-handed but please bear with
us. Thank you and have a wonderful day
at the Nebraska State Fair."
The sign was made by University 4-H
Club members.
The state fair is a busy time for the
University 4-H Club members. Their
sign shows some of the difficulties the
50 members have in fitting UNL classes,
4-H activities and jobs into their
schedules during the fair.
The University 4-H Club differs from
high school 4-H clubs because its
members no longer exhibit projects at
Nebraska fairs. The UNL club is mainly
a service organization, said Loren
Swanson, member and co-chairman of
the 4-H concession stand.
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Mves'tigate gymnasts9 complaint
that he supported in the 1984 legisla
tive session.
The law states:
"No public post-secondary educa
tional institution in the State of Neb
raska shall, prior to graduation, reduce,
cancel or refuse to renew an athletic
grant-in-aid to a student during his or
her period of eligibility to compete in
intercollegiate athletics solely because
of an injury which prevents the student
from participating in athletics."
Chambers referred to a story in last
Wednesday's Daily Nebraskan, in which
Walton said he revoked the gymnasts'
scholarships because they were injured.
"In both cases it was cut and dry,"
Walton said. "They couldn't compete
with the injury problems they had. We
had to open up the scholarships and
bring in new people.
"As far as we're concerned, the
whole situation was handled exactly as
it should be."
The new position will replace the
post of vice president for govern
mental relations, formerly held by
Bill Swanson. Swanson will con
tinue as corporation secretary for
the NU Board of Regents.
Creation of the new position was
recommended by Peat, Marwick and
Mitchell and Co. after it conducted
a four-month study of administra
tive functions at the university ear
lier this year.
Lewis has been vice chancellor
for student affairs at UNL since Aug.
1985. Before then, he directed uni
versity relations and was an assist
ant to the UNL chancellor for three
years.
The Board of Regents is expected
to act on Lewis' appointment when
it meets Saturday.
Club members help out by working
at the concession stand, which funds
the club's activities and projects for
the whole year.
The state fair demands much dedi
cation from club members, especially
over Labor Day weekend, Swanson said.
With the long weekend, club members
can go home, he said, but many stay to
work at the concession stand.
"We rely 100 percent on volunteer
help," Swanson said. "Everyone works
around their class schedule."
Some University 4-H Club members
help other 4-H projects at the fair, Pam
Ruwe, chairman of leadership work
shops said. Some were escorts for a 4-H
fashion show and others helped move
animals for 4-H judging team contests.
The University 4-H club's singing
group, the Outreachers, performed at
' the fair.
Many members of the Outreachers
were unable to either practice or per
form because of conflicts with other
activities, said Cindy Wortmann, chair
man of the group.
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When the scholarships were revoked
last April, Holling said, she questioned
Walton and Assistant Women's Athletic
Director Barbara Hibner about the law.
"They acted like they weren't aware
of it," Holling said. "If it's a law, then
we shouldn't have to appeal anything.
That's stupid."
Hibner said Holling never asked
about the law. She said the injury
wasn't the only reason for not renewing
the scholarship, but refused to disclose
what they were.
Wood, NU general counsel, said the
university knew about the law.
"I have no further comment until
they've completed the investigation
and have responded to Senator Cham
bers," Wood said.
Chambers said the university should
have told Holling about the law. Because
of that, Chambers will seek additional
legislation in January that would assure
that the athletes are told of their rights
and benefits.
Video classes in accounting
By Lisa Rood
Staff Reporter
Because of a faculty shortage, some
500 accounting students will be taught
completely by video this semester.
Students in two out of the six
Accounting 201 classes offered this fall
will be taught with tapes made last
year by George Holdren, a UNL ac
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"I made the mistake of trusting the
university to deal ethically with its
students," he said.
Chambers also wants documenta
tion from the university about other
situations where athletes have lost
their scholarships.
A recurring back injury ended Hoi
ling's gymnastics career. She said the
pain grew worse last season, but con
tinued to compete because the team
was short on personnel.
"I've injured my back a lot worse,"
she said. "I was pushed harder than I
should have."
Holling said Walton considered of
fering her a disability scholarship, but
funds from the program's budget
wouldn't allow it.
"I thought if I got my scholarship
back, I was going to have to go back in
the gym," Holling said. "I didn't want
to do that.
"The way I understood it, there was
nothing that could be done."
counting professor who is in charge of
the program.
Thomas Hubbard, director of the
School of Accountancy, said the change
to video lessons came from necessity.
"If we had not done it this way,
approximately 250 to 300 students
would not be able to take the class,"
Hubbard said. "I would much rather
have live sections with 30 students.
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Even if the budget couldn't cover the
cost, Chambers said, Holling still should
have retained her schoalrship.
"The point is that the money she
(Holling) was entitled to rely on wasn't
there," Chambers said. "That's why I
have to come down on them (athletic
department officials) the way I do."
Gould, the team's captain last year,
missed most of the last two seasons
because of wrist injuries. She said
Monday that she doesn't want her
scholarship back.
"It was sort of a mutual agreement,"
Gould said. "I just want this whole
thing dropped."
Gould said that personal problems
between her and Walton were the main
factor in losing her scholarship.
"Maybe my injury had something to
do with it," she said, "but it was mainly
personal."
Gould said she didn't understand
why Walton said that the injuries were
cause for losing the scholarships.
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That is the ideal situation, but we can't
do that."
Hubbard said he wants students in
the video classes to know, however,
that they won't be shortchanged.
"The professor teaching in the tapes
is our best lecturer. ... He is fully
qualified," Hubbard said.
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