The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, January 25, 1988, Image 1
Weather: Monday, partly sunny, colder, high in the mid teens. Monday night, mostly clear, low near 0. Tuesday, partly sunny and warmer. A&E: Peering into the Puppet heads—Page 6. Sports: The Comhusker men ’sand women ’ s track teams open their seasons with wins. —Page 8. Senators to decide on faculty pay proposals By Anne Mohri Senior Reporter University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty members could get a raise by this summer if the Nebraska Legisla ture accepts one of two salary increase proposals, said Jim Lewis, faculty senate president. The proposals should be voted on during this legislative session, said Earl H. Scudder Jr., president of UNL Parents Association. One proposal, made by University of Nebraska President Ronald Roskens in December 1987, would raise faculty salaries 39.1 percent over the next three years in an attempt to bring UNL salaries up to parity with other American Association of Uni versifies land-grant institutions, Scudder said. The increase for 1987 88 was 4 percent Gov. Kay Orr’s proposal, Scudder said, modified Roskens’ proposal to W&M f ' ' v ‘It is a significant problem; we want the remedy to be as significant as possible.' —Lewis ' ^ iSPSi suggest that if a 8.5 percent tuition increase voted for by the Association of Students of the University of Ne braska is enacted, a 12.23 percent faculty salary increase would be pos sible. He said Orr made no mention of faculty salary increases for the follow ing years. Scudder listed three concerns aboutOrr’s proposal in a letter he sent to her: • that the peer institutions receiv ing 6.5 percent increases yearly will rise 28.64 percent above 1986-87 levels. • that Nebraska, having received only a 4 percent increase in 1987-88, will need more than 12.23 percent per year for three years to obtain parity. • that Orr’s budget (coupled with a presumed 8.5 percent increase in tui tion) should be only the first step in a three-year commitment to achieve parity. He said the letter was also sent to get Orr to make more than a one-year proposal. Scudder said he will support Orr’s proposal if it is accepted by the Legis lature and the NU Board of Regents. “Half a loaf of bread is better than no loaf,” he said. Lewis said Orr is trying very hard to provide the money to build a better university. “It is a significant problem; we want the remedy to be as significant as possible,” Lewis said. In a 1987 UNL Faculty Salary Study, professors’, associate profes sors’ and assistant professors’ salaries fell last or second to last compared to 10 other AAU Land-Grant salaries. In the Nebraska Alumnus maga zine, Lewis said, UNL ranked 153rd in professor salaries, 164th in associ ate professor salaries and 153rd in assistant professor salaries, out of 168 peer group institutions. Non-faculty employees of UNL would need a 32.6 percent increase to be equal to average salaries in Lin coln. Scuddei said UNL “is so far off the Lincoln market, they can’t get people when they advertise for them.” Faculty on the 12-month calendar could receive the increase in July, and faculty members on the nine-month academic calendar could receive the increase in August or September, Lewis said. Work-at-home promotions cause grief, cost money By Shawn Hubbell Staff Reporter_ People looking to earn easy money through work-at-home promotions, beware! That’s the advice of U.S. postal inspectors and the Better Business Bureau. _ Work-at-home schemes advertise huge profits, require no experience and are sure to cause people grief and cost them money, said Phyllis Cham bers, president of the Comhusker Better Business Bureau. Steve Schneringer, public infor mation officer for the U.S. Postal Service, said there are numerous vari ations of work-at-home schemes. He v ' < s< m % A ~ ‘The only person who prospers is the originator of the scheme... until we get wind of it.’ —Schneringer said advertisements promising hun dreds of dollars for handing out fliers or stuffing envelopes arc some lures advertisers use to sell information to people on how to set up their own schemes. “I’m not aware of any work-at home proposal that’s legitimate,’’ Schneringer said. “Nobody is going tr' pay someone to stuff envelopes; they have machines to do that.’’ Chambers said people answering advertisements that promise work need to know that legitimate employ ers do not ask applicants for money before they can start working. Many schemes require people to invest hundreds of dollars for materi als to produce items that the company promises to buy back for resale, she said. But when the people send the finished products back to the com pany, they are never paid, with the explanation that their work did not meet company standards. “The only person who prospers is the originator of the scheme... until we get wind of it,” Schneringer said. One company that U.S. postal in spectors are investigating for misrep resentation is Global Communica tions Inc. of Monterey Park, Calif. The company recently placed an ad vertisement in the Daily Nebraskan say ing people could cam $ 100 a day or more by hand-deli vering fliers door to door. One University of Nebraska-Lin coln student sent $20 to the company to learn more about the offer. For his $20, the student, who asked not to be identified, received instructions and one flier that he was to copy (at his own expense) and deliver. For every 100 fliers delivered, he was to cam $10. But before he could receive his money he had to supply the company with the name, address. Social Security number and phone number of every person who received a flier. When he became suspicious, he contacted Global Communications’ home office but was unable to talk with anyone other than a secretary who hung up on him. “I had some time and thought I could earn some extra money,” he See WORK on 3 L. J;, 111 | KkJBK' _ Nebraskan James Jones of Auburn protests against abortion on the west side of the Capitol. Bill may curb UNL’s out-of-session spending By Mary Nell Westbrook Senior Reporter The University of Nebraska-Lin coln could no longer use money for campus buildings while the Nebraska Legislature is out of session if legis lation introduced last week passes. The bill, introduced on the last day of legislation, could require the Legislature’s Executive Board to get approval from the Legislature before spending any money during the in came dangerously close to being unconstitutional because of the way money from bonds was being spent, he said. Although state money was not di rectly used for the field house, state law requires the Legislature’s ap proval because $3.5 million was bor rowed from student revenue bond surplus funds. Money for residence halls and other buildings is controlled by an appropriations bill. If that money is needed during the interim, the Execu tive Board justpulls itout. Lynch said. The bill, sponsored by Sens. Jer ome Warner and Bernice Labedz, would prevent any money being spent when the legislature is not in session. “We didn’t want the committee using up money we didn’t budget for,’’ Lynch said. Approval should be sought before spending money instead of after, he said. Lynch said important money from bonds and interest was being spent This concerned many senators, he said. “We are not suspecting or accusing anyone,” Lynch said. “Approval for the funds would be more appropriate this way.” Before, the Legislature wouldn’t find out about the spending until it came back into session at the begin ning of the year, he said. The bill would establish a “right to know that didn’t exist before,” Lynch said. Officials protest at abortion rally By Stephen Davis SuffRepoiter__ Gov. Kay Orr proclaimed last week Nebraska’s annual Right to j. Life week Saturday at a rally and march in Lincoln. . 1 The 15lh Annual Walk for Life rally began at the Capitol as Shirley Lang, master of ceremonies an nounced, "Twenty-two million abortions later since Roc vs. Wade — we are here today because we don’t accept the killings of inno cent children.” A crowd of more than 250 people applauded her statement Other speakers at the rally included Barb McPhilips, president of the Nebraska Coalition For Life; state Sen. Jim McFarland of Lincoln; and Rep. Hal Daub. Daub, a pro-life supporter, said he and his wife, Cindy, were in volved in pro-life demonstrations before he became a member of Congress. He is a member of Lawyers For Life — a group of lawyers who support the pro-life movement He also supports Presi dent Reagan’s amendment against providing federal money for abor tions. Julia Lostroh, spokesperson for the Nebraska Coalition For Life, said the rally’s goal was to “edu cate the public that the issue of abortion is still alive.’’ She said the coalition hopes the courts will reverse the Roe vs. Wade decision. Roe vs. Wade is the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abor tion on demand. -s After the march to the Federal Building, See LIFE on 5 terim. Currently, the Executive Board of the Legislature has the power to spend money on a major crisis or project when the Legislature is not in session, said Sen. Daniel Lynch, who drafted LB1218. The new Cook Pavilion at UNL was an example of use of “emer gency” financing, Lynch said. The Legislature didnvt formally approve the financing for the field house until last March. The way the board was proceeding