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IJ— . V .**Iffel-f*•!£*§uj:’1. • * «i I Inside: SS’£SS Hk. 1^*1 J^~y 1 ^ I EdTor^e*,;:;;;;;::p^4 cloudiness, breezy and warmer. High I I ■ Sports.Page 13 in the 60s | tyfJE If ■ ■ I Diversions.Page 5 ____im_ 1 1VL/1 d.^JVClJL I. I C^itied...:.......Page 15 November 5,1987 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Vol. 87 No. 51 ASUN votes for salary, tuition increase By Lee Rood Senior Reporter After much debate by senators and input from the largcstcrowdan ASUN meeting has attracted this year, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln stu dent government voted 23-1 for a possible tuition increase to raise fac ulty salaries. The tuition increase, according to the revised bill, would be limited to $4 per credit hour, and would only be used toward instructional costs, pri marily faculty salaries. The bill also stipulates that the Legislature match the students’ in creased donation three to one. Andy Pollock, ASUN president, said he was happy to sec the bil I passed because it will give the students a very powerful voice with the Board of Regents and the Legislature. Now that the bill is passed, Pollock will take it to the Board of Regents in hopes of integrating it with the Faculty i Senate’s salary increase proposal. That proposal asks the Legislature for a 15 percent faculty salary increase this year, 15 percent the following year, and a 13.5 percent increase the year after that. 'When you look at what we're getting overall, it's worth it' - Castellano Sen. Pete Castellano, sponsor of the AS UN bill, said he believes the sacrifice students would make for faculty salaries would pay off in the long run. “When you look at what we’re getting overall, it’s worth it,’’ he said. Castellano said it was also impor tant to act on the bill, that some sena tors attempted to table, before Nov. 20, when the Regents are expected to discuss faculty salaries. While many considered the ueci sion a landslide vote, the legislation was not acted upon without consider able controversy. Several students in the crowd of about 50 and senators said they had no doubt the salary increase is needed, but questioned whether students should be the ones to foot the bill. The only AS UN member to vote against the bill, Bob Gestring, said the vote did not represent the majority of UNL students. Gestring said because ASUN members are “not your average stu dent as far as income is concerned,” they had assumed that the majority of UNL students could afford such an increase. There are several students that might turn away from UNLbecauseof the tuition increase, Gestring said. Patrick Niemcyer, a senior from Lindsey, said he didn’t believe stu dents should pay the bill for faculty salaries after so much money had been found for buildings like the indoor practice field and the Lied Center. -1 “It seems funny that the resources exist to gain private donations to sup port two very expensive projects, but enough money can not be donated or raised for something as faculty salary pay increases. “... If the capabilities exist to raise the amount for these projects, the capabilities exist to increase faculty salaries without a tuition hike,” he said. Tre Brashcar, speaker of the Sen ate, said students needed to realize some “sad facts of life” and realize why they needed to vote in favor of the bill. “You have to realize that the money that is given to the football program is not there for faculty sala ries,” he said. Students come to UNL because their friends are here or because its close, but not because “it is the best dam education around,” and that has to change, Brashcar said. Pollock said the bill will be the first powerful lobbying device students have had with the Legislature in a long time. Seven arrested in gambling raid The Associated Press A gambling ring that was raided by police would have i done an estimated $800,000 in business for the entire fcxnball season, Lincoln authorities said. Seven people were arrested in the Saturday raid and Lincoln authorities say more arrests ma> be made in the case. The gambling ring, which was operating out of Denton, was patronized primarily by University of Nebraska-Lin coln and Nebraska Wesleyan University students, authorities said. Roskens wants clarification of Orr's bid to save Curtis By Mary Nell Westbrook Senior Kditor University of Nebraska President Ronald Roskens said Wednesday that it is “certainly plausible” for the Nebraska College of Technical Agri culture in Curtis to stay open. Gov. Kay Orr said Tuesday that the Curtis school should remain open. Orr proposed a budget amendment that would appropriate $350,000 for the school*s current fiscal year and $1.4 million for the following year. Roskens said he will speak with Orr and ask her to clarify some of the requests made in a letter directed to him. In the letter to Roskens, Orr said development of a new role and mis sion for the school and rccvaluation and redirection of its curriculum arc important to support the rapidly changing needs of Nebraska. “I am requesting that the Board of Regents agree to a long-term commit ment to administer and manage the new program,” Orr said in the letter. This could be interpreted as some thing different than just reattaching or rcinstiluling Curtis, Roskens said. This is what needs to be clarified, he said. If Orr’s statement could be read literally, Curus might operate on a contractual basis, Roskens said. This would make Curtis independent of the . University of Nebraska’s budget, Roskens said. Orr’s letter staled the need for a “new role and mission” at Curtis and curriculum changes. “That’s a balloon that’s just float ing and we can't catch it.” Rosk *n> said. The Cmlis school’s f ad been in quo sit since i ' i ■ rd of Regent'' vo: 1 h i -<v k ? u i school froi th vet - u. ei because of bu touts. Roskens emphasized that Curtis was not eliminated because it was lacking quality, but the Legislature mandated that reductions be made. Al Hummel, co-owner of Duffy’s, checks customer Mike Sheahan’s drivers license to see if he is of legal drinking age. Sneaking into bars Minors take risks when flashing fake IDs Editor’s Note: The students in this story agreed to talk only if their names were changed. By Jane Hirt Staff Reporter Cathy, a 19-year-old sopho more at the University of Ne braska-Lincoln, has been going to the bars with a false identification card since she was 18. ‘‘I knew a guy who knew a guy who made them, and I bought it for $40," she said. She said she thought it was a good investment. “I’m nervous every time 1 use it,” she said. Cathy said bartenders and boun ers usually ask for her idcntifica lon at bars, but she goes to the anic liquor store all the lime and lOesn’t get carded. Bob, 20, a UNL junior, has had two false IDs in the last year and has been going to Lincoln bars since he was 19. He turns 21 in three months. Bob said he knows that the penalty for using someone else’s identification is a misdemeanor and that altering an identification is a felony. He got his ID from someone who turned 21 and didn’t need a false one anymore. Hesaid it works mostof the time in Lincoln bars even though it re ally doesn’t look like him. “Occasionally I get a second look,’’ he said, “but I’m not nervous about using it in Lincoln bars.” He said he has never tried to use it at a liquor store. These stories arc common among under-age UNL students who want to be part of Lincoln’s night life — and arc willing to lake the risk. Greg Rocke, investigator for the liquor and vice squad of the Lin coln Police Department, said the department has gotten together with the licensing bureau and employees of liqi-oi establish ments to alert them - the probk nt of minors using tal IDs to buy alcohol. He said now in Nebraska it is tougher to gel and use false iden tification. Rocke said that since the legal drinking age was raised to 21, he has seen an increase in the use of false identification. He said the Lincoln Police Department has tried to combat this by conducting seminars for the employees of liquor establish ments, showing them ways to iden tify false IDs. Rocke said the two most com mon ways of obtaining false IDs are using someone clsc’s birth certificate to obtain a valid drivers See FAKE on 3 Master's Week draws UNL alumni back to campus for lecture series By Kip Fry Staff Reporter Although he has performed at some ot :he finest opera houses in the world. John Brandstetter says he is still most nervous when performing in his native Nebraska. Brandstetter said at a Wednesday afternoon press conference he attrib utes his nerves to the tact that he is a loc al boy coming home. A native of Wayne, Brandstetter will participate in the University of Ncbraska-Lincoln’s Master’s Week, a program that brings UNL alumni back tocampus fora series of lectures. Other participants in Masters’ Week are: Sheri L. Andrews, vice president and treasurer of Lozier Corporation in Omaha and a native of Hartington; Frederick A. Bliss, pro fessor of horticulture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Donald Cox, manager of the Radio and Satellite Systems Research Division of Bell Communications Research in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, and a native of Lincoln; and Joyce Monson Mater niak, senior chemist in the Carpel Fibers Division of Du Pont dc Ne mours, Wilmington, Delaware, and a native of Hastings. Brandstetter said he used to intro duce himself as a native of Nebraska, where they play football. But he said he later decided there was no reason why he had to always mention the football team. Bliss agreed. “I think the University of Nebraska should be known for its academics, as well as for its football,” said Bliss, a native of Red Cloud who is world reknown for his work in the field of genetics and breeding. Brandstetter said he saw the new Lied Center for the Performing Arts earlier in the day. Although it is still under construction, he said, he could tell the Center was going to be very intimate and comfortable. Brandstetter received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music from UNL. He is now a regular member of the Minnesota Opera. The five 1987 masters will speak to various classes at UNL Thursday and Friday to share their career experi ences with students and faculty. _
