Students, legislators can meet, eat, talk
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By Dan Dwinell
Staff Reporter
State Sens. Chris Abboud of Ralston and
Bernice Labedz of Omaha will “brown-bag it”
with University of Nebraska-Lincoln students
today.
The lunches arc part of Senators on Campus,
a program sponsored by the Government Liai
son Committee that gives students a chance to
meet their state senators over a sack lunch.
The lunches will take place each Wednes
day after the Legislature adjourns. After eating
with students, the senators will tour UNL.
Today’s lunch begins at 12:15 p.m. in the
Nebraska Union’s Regency Suite.
A different group of senators will visit the
campus each week until the end of February.
Senators will tour the Animal Science
Building, Architectural Hall and Love
Library’s computer system, and will observe a
chemistry laboratory experiment.
The senators will be on campus about an
hour and will have a chance to talk with stu
dents and faculty members after the tour.
Jackie Bjorn, coordinator of the Govern
ment Liaison Committee, said it’s important
for students to know who their senators are.
“It’s a very important year with the faculty
salaries,” Bjorn said. “The potential (for stu
dents) to make something happen is there.”
Abboud said he is looking forward to
today’s event.
“It’s important for me to find out what the
concerns of the students are since some of them
arc from my district,” he said.
Bjorn urges students to speak to the senators
from their district.
“Any elected official needs to listen to their
constituents,” she said.
Bjorn said a third of the senators have
agreed to participate in the program, and more
arc expected to agree soon.
Tara Twedt and Doug Rugy, organizers of
the new' program and “Adopt a Senator,” said
they wanted an original way for students to
voice their ideas to senators.
“We needed a different approach instead of
lobbying,” Twedt said. “We want them en
thused with what we’re doing here. Show them
the rewards of their investment.”
A schedule listing the times senators will
visit the campus will be posted in the glass case
in front of the ASUN office, or students may
call GLC for more information.
Money to come from appropriations fund
Bill would give loans to UNMC nursing students
By Mary Nell Westbrook
Senior Reporter
Nursing students could receive
loans if they agreed topractice nursing
in an area where a shortage exists if
LB 1185 is approved.
The bill would apply to students at
the University of Nebraska Medical
Center and any other state nursing
programs that offer a registered nurse
degree.
The bill would be equivalent to the
Medical Student Assistance Act that
%
gives loans to medical students with
the same stipulations after graduation.
It would give a maximum of
$3,000 each to 50 students each year,
said Sen. Arlene Nelson of Grand
Island, a sponsor of the bill.
Ken Winston, aide to Sen. Stan
Schellpcper of Stanton, said major
hurdles need to be overcome. The
legislative session is very short and
the bill may not make it through in
time, he said.
Also, the money would come from
the general appropriations fund,
which will be tight, he said. The bill
would pull about $600,000 from the
appropriations fund, Winston said.
The bill is partly intended to relieve
the shortage of nurses in western
Nebraska, he said.
Winston said fewer students are
going into nursing. This bill would
help some students financially, he
said.
The idea for the bill came from a
rural health-care task force study that
showed a shortage of medical workers
in rural Nebraska, Winston said.
The bill is supported by nursing
homes, hospital associations and
nurses, Winston said.
Other sponsors of the bill include
Schcllpepcr and Sens. Roger
Wehrbcin of Plattsmoulh, Jacklyn "
Smith of Hastings and Brad Ashford
of Omaha.
UNL student
faces trial for
attempted robbery
From Staff Reports
Glenn J. Evans, a University of
Nebraska-Lincoln student, was ar
raigned Monday on a charge of at
tempted robbery,
Evans was arrested Sunday after
noon in connection with an incident
at a party earlier that morning.
Evans’ trial will be at 9 a.m. Feb.
SinCpurtroom 11 oftheCounty-City
Building.
Lt. Lee Wagner of the Lincoln
Police Department said an 18-ycar
old woman, also a UNL student, ar
ranged for a ride home from the party
in the 6(X) block of North 24th Street.
When she got into the back seat of the
car, a man put a gun to her side and
asked for money.
The victim ran from the car and
escaped after a brief chase.
After a police investigation it was
discovered that the weapon, found in
Harper Hall, was a pellet gun.
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