Complaints and inconveniences galore... DN article points out problem with ASUN Lee Rood's article (Daily Nebras kan, Feb. 4) about senate appoint ments of the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska brings up some important questions. ASUN leaders don’t answer them. There is a real problem at ASUN right now, not because of a lack of interest by the people in the residence halls and off campus, bui because of the system and its leaders. Brad Katz, speaker of the senate, said he “would swear on a stack of Bibles" that the senators they chose were the “best qualified.” But just what docs “best qualified” mean? Does it mean that the applicant was president of his or her pledge class or served on the Interfraternity Council or Panhellenic? Emphasizing these types of activities in the application process excludes the residence halls and off-campus students. In the article, ASUN President Andy Pollock said Greek domination in ASUN shouldn’t bother students. He said all they need to do is “get involved in the system.” But how can run allowed in the system? Pollock’s argument is a cop-out, as many inde pendent students can tell you. ASUN, as always, has a real prob lem on its hands. Its leaders are obvi ously serious only about choosing qualified Greeks to fill vacancies. We as students deserve much.more. Our voices must be heard. Lisa Hager junior business An affectionate poem to the Husker coaches I’d like to submit this letter to the coaches of the athletes of the univer sity in the form of the following poem: Today I saw the horses run With all of their muscular splen dor Determination embedded in their glance for not speed, but victory they are bred. The horses respond to their ow ner’s call Obedient; yet without feeling — for that has long since been forgotten The gun sounds, the gates open, time to go to work! The finish line holds the balance of the future For life depends on victory; they may go on the others; some back to the track, some though simply for gotten. For faster young colts are waiting in the pasture. Mark T. Landgren sophomore public relations General student body can use practice field This is in response to the letter submitted by Michael Roeber (Daily Nebraskan, Feb. 5) about the Cook Pavilion practice field. If Roeber would have checked with the Office of Campus Recreation, he would have found that the general student body can use the new building. Cook Pavilion is available for open running from 7;3()a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. This means that students and faculty can run laps around the field or run sprints on the field at this time. All you need is a current University of Nebraska-Lin coln ID card and the appropriate running shoes. The afternoons are reserved for the football teams, and during the evenings the facility is used for club sports, such as the soc cer and rugby teams. All ctnHr»nlw ni'p/1 In /in u /'ho/'L with Campus Recreation and they will find there are many facilities open for various activities on both City and East campuses. All > ou need is a student ID. Grant Richards sophomore criminal justice UNL's support staff needs more pay, too Since the Nebraska Legislature wall vote soon upon allocation for funding to the University of Nc braska-Lincoln, I want to state that I am appalled at having seen precious little concern regarding any signifi cant increase in pay for the support staff. I question the convoluted rea soning that excludes grossly under paid “C Line” staff from serious consideration for a meaningful in creases. If there arc only “X” dollars to be distributed among all employees of the university, consider this (3 per cent seems to be the usual annual increase): — 3 percent of S10,(XX) is S3(X) (a typical “C Line” employee’s annual gross income); whereas 3 percent of S24,(XX) (likely typical of new' in structors’ pay) is S720. If both arc supporting a family of two-plus on their incomes, I ask you: Who is more in need of the larger increase? Let us not even approach the plea for “fair.” Let us, instead, approach a sense of humane reason. One of the current proposals, as I understand it, presents a large in crease for faculty, spread over a three-year period — figures such as 12 percent per year or more, a highly desirable raise. I maintain that simi lar increases for support staff arc a definite need. A university can’t function without faculty and admin istrators; neither could it function without faculty and administrators; neither could it function without the support staff who perform the day-to day maintenance that keeps the wheels running smoothly! I have great respect for the faculty and administrators with whom I work. I have no desire to see them “go w ithout.” At the same time, I want the Legislature and the un iversity hierar chy to understand that many of us among the support staff arc “sole wage-earners” for our families. Fur thermore, those who remain in the background of the education ma chine “also serve,” and w e could do it more gracefully if remuneration were more in line with our duties. The humane reason approach would call for the Legislature to allocate funds for identical percentage increases for support staff and faculty and admin istrators. Neva Carter Staff Secretary II Live your own life; don't put others down Who cares if a student is on ath letic scholarship or not? Go about your own business and they will at tend to theirs! I don’t have any argu ment to settle here, only some in sight. To begin, I was once a student athlete. 1 do not want to dispute any of the preceding opinions, I just want to express the benefits of my experi ence. • Background: As a product of a divorced family with five children, my mother did her best to work over time and nights in a mental institution to keep us prov ided for. There w as no extra to fund a college education. • Financial aid was a nice idea; however, last year’s income dis qualified us for that. • Student loans were also a means for college funding, but as wc all know, they have their limits. • Answer: I was luck) enough to be somewhat athletically inclined and received a half scholarship to a college. Without the scholarship I could not have attended. Even as I attended college, 1 worked various jobs, sometimes more than 40 hours per week. So I have enjoyed both sides of the table that my fellow students are tangling about here, but in all due respect, I was glad to be in college! While participating in sports, I really learned how to budget my time; discipline, which lapsed over into good stud) habits; and responsi bility for actions, no matter who I w as. In addition, our team traveled to several parts of the country and learned respect for the different w ays people live their lives. So, as you can see, there are many positive claims that can be made to participation in college athletics \ia scholarship or not, and as a graduate student today, I appreciate the finan cial help in getting to college in the first place. Can’t everyone at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln just go about their mission w ithout putting others dow n? Who cares how you achieve your coals as long as you get there! 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