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.tit. IS.: WeJnei-. y, partly to ty News Digest p- 2 Editorial Pa-a 4 Sports Pacie 6 Entertainment Page 5 Classified Pt ;e 7 of iiyru bnyw. low 'u 10 ., i nursaay, mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light snow. High 35 to 40. February 4, 1987 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Vol. 86. No. 95 WoA-stadly bill l&raied in bearing By Michael Hooper Senior Reporter A bill to start a state-funded work study program providing financial assis tance and educational experience to college students received strong sup port and no opposition at a Nebraska legislative committee hearing Monday. Five proponents argued for LB371, sponsored by Wayne Sen. Jerry Conway, that since federal aid to college stu dents is declining, Nebraska needs to pick up the tab. Pell Grants, and funds for federal and the state would pay 70 percent of their salaries. Conway said between $1 million and $2 million is needed to get the program started. Since students would work mostly in the public sector, the students' work would benefit "all of us." Conway said. Steve Linenberger, executive direc tor of the Nebraska State Student Association, said that while LB371 would not make up for the federal cuts in financial aid, it is one way that Ne braska could implement a cost effi cient program to help college students. "Work-study is not a handout," Linen berger said. "It is a program that work-study programs have been reduced recently, said Jon Oberg, president of embodies the philosophy of the work the Association of Independent Col- ethic." Students will have to work for leges and Universities of Nebraska. And many states are supplying finan cial aid to students through state funded work-study programs, he said. The need for more financial aid is no joke, said Tim Kremer, president of Wayne State College Student Senate. "There are students who took last semester off just to make enough money to go back to school this semester," Kremer said. In addition, proponents said the bill would create job opportunities for col lege students that would not only help them out financially, but would give them educational experiences in their career choices. LB371 would provide career-oriented jobs for both public and private col leges and universities in the state. Currently, there are only federally supported work-study programs in Ne braska. Under Conway's bill, state agen cies and private non-profit charitable or service agencies would hire students their pay, he said. Oberg said that in terms of providing need-based undergraduate state aid, Nebraska ranks low in comparison to other states. Most states have state funded work study programs, he said, and some, like Minnesota, provide an average of more than $300 to a full-time student in grant and work-study. Linenberger said the measure also would encourage college students to stay in the state after graduation, since they would be working in their fields through the work-study program. The many states who have state funded work-study programs have found that many of the students enrolled in the program stay in the state after they graduate, he said. The Education Committee Monday or Tuesday will vote on whether or not to forward LB371 to the floor of the Legislature, said Omaha Sen. Vard Johnson, temporary Education Com mittee chairman. Over our heads Richard WrightDaily Nebraskan Construction workers work high above the site of the Lied Center for the Performing Arts Tuesday. UNL gets superco By Kip Fry Staff Reporter Computing at UNL is definitely com ing of age. A new supercomputer network, now being installed, will allow UNL re- New tow policy eliminates final shot at paying tickets By Libby York Staff Reporter Jay Mulligan, a senior journalism major, got to his car Monday just in time to see it being towed. Despite his offer to pay his outstanding tickets, his car was impounded. Mulligan is just one of many stu dents at UNL who may be unaware of the new policy regarding campus towing. Until Nov. 13, students could pay their overdue tickets just in time to prevent their cars from being towed. Because it was "time consuming," V ... CREDIT CARDS? WW 'BWT i i I l ME A BREAK j j I v. f -v I 'VIP 1.3f- vm Tom LauderDaily Nebraskan however, the unofficial policy was discontinued, said Lt. John Burke, UNL parking administrator. Under this former "rule of thumb," students whose cars were being impounded were allowed 15 min utes to get cash to pay their parking fines, thus preventing the tow. The rule was later changed to allow mercy only to those students who had the cash with them. But UNL police finally decided to discon--tinue this practice because it placed a burden on police to collect the money, wasted time, and caused Whitney's Towing Company to re spond to too many false alarms. Burke said that by the time cars are towed, owners had "ample time to clear their tickets." He said the policy of paying to prevent towing will not be re-adopted. "During the period of time we used it, it was OK," he said. "It helped the students out. But now it isn't worth it. They know they have an obligation to pay those tickets." Police figures show that an aver age of 2, 000 cars ayear are impounded on campus. Since the policy change, the number of towings and the volume of outstanding tickets have increased. Burke said that in early December, before the holiday break, 244 cars were impounded at UNL. Since the beginning of the spring semester, 160 cars have been towed on campus. searchers to conduct joint research with counterparts at other universities, said Doug Gale, director of UNL com puting. "This is like going from telegraph to long-distance telephone," Gale said. Gale said the current system has some problems. People must use tele- to other regional networks across the country in. a national system set up by the National Science Foundation. "No one has ever built a network of this size," Gale said. The only compar able system is one maintained by the Department of Defense called ARPAnet, he said. Gale contends, however, that phone lines for a computer link with the system UNL will be connected to is another location, which is not always more sophisticated. practical, Gale said. The system also is error-prone, slow and expensive, he said. The new system, with its direct computer links to other Midwestern and Southern universities should alle viate those problems. MIDnet may obtain a connection with ARPAnet, which would enhance the chances for local contractors to compete for military contracts, Gale said. "The new system makes UNL a cen ter of expertise and enchances the UNL's new system, called HUSKERnet, economic viability of the area," Gale will be linked with MIDnet, a regional said. system that will be located at the Uni versity of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. Other universities in the system are Iowa State University, the University of Iowa, Kansas State University, the Uni versity of Kansas, Oklahoma State Uni- UNL received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation for the system. Gale said the grant will cover the costs for the hardware, but will not compensate UNL faculty mem bers and researchers for the time they versity, the University of Oklahoma, the are putting in to develop the system. University of Arkansas, the University Installing MIDnet is a time-consuming of Tulsa, the University of Missouri at "piece meal" process, Gale said. He Columbia and Washington University said he expects it to be completely in St. Louis. MIDnet will be connected assembled by next summer. UMHE seeks nominees for Sue Tidball Award By Lynne Bomberger Staff Reporter Nominations are now being taken for the Sue Tidball Award for Creative Humanity. The program, sponsored by the United Ministries in Higher Educations, honors UNL students, faculty and staff members who have made significant impact on the people around them, said the Rev. Larry Doerr of UMHE. The award is offered in memory of the late Sue Tidball, who served as a counselor and resource consultant with UMHE from 1966-76, often helping other people and organizations through vol unteer work. She died of lupus erythe matosus in 1976. A committee of 1 5 will look for three qualities in all nominees: creatively improving the quality of life on campus, promoting a sense of unity and having a caring attitude that leaves a lasting effect on individual lives. "We look for someone who has gone beyond the call of duty," Doerr said. Anyone who recognizes these attri butes in someone should return a nomination sheet by Feb. 27. Nomination sheets are available at most department offices, residence hall desks, the student-affairs office and UMHE, 640 N. 16th St. All nominees will be given public recognition and a framed certificate at an award ceremony April 5. Award recipients will receive a bonus of up to $200, Doerr said. . J