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CATCH UP ON ALL ^ YOUR FAVORITES B POPCORN AND BALLOONS MOVIE RENTAL PRICE... EACH MINIMUM TWO rentals- VHS & BETA AVAILABLE - Does not Include New Relaaaas or Adult Till#* _—----' Senators discuss campaigns SENATE from Page 7. Zorinsky.” , Daub says he has more agriculture experience than both of his opponents combined. He refers to Karnes and Kerrey as his opponents, because, he said, Michaelis is not a “major con tender.” . Daub said he has written several pieces of farm legislation. He said he was fighting for the 1985 Farm Bill, when others were criticizing it. Both Karnes and Daub received at least part of their education at UNL and said their top goals include im proved education and increased fed eral financial aid for students. Karnes said he co-sponsored a bill that would allow people to buy sav ings bonds, without paying interest, to pay for tuition. That kind of legislation, Karnes said, goes back to the good old days of planning education. * “We need to recognize the fact that people need to start planning and r''*' saving for education,” Karnes said. Daub said he would like to revise the repayment schedule for coLege student loans. Students shouldn’t have to pay a given amount each month toward their student loan, the payment should be based on income, he said. Kerrey, who was unavailable tor comment last week, will be running against Michaelis in the Democratic P Michaelis said he was elected1 to Cuming County Attorney in 1978, but did not serve. . . Michaelis said the reason he is running against Kerrey is because Kerrey “did nothing” as Nebraska s governor and Democrats need some one to believe in. Michaelis said his other motiva tion for running is his concern for the plight of the poor and the disadvan tages of the oppressed. As a U.S. senator, Michaelis said he would work to improve education, not only at universities but at elemen tary and high schools. Michaelis said there hasn’t been a decent Nebraska U.S. senator since George W. Norris was in office. 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"Duarte is an amazing guitarist, and Junior s a stone-soul man up front...The band had them screaming for more way past two." —Austin Chronicle Speech team places 13th in Arizona University of Nebraska Lincoln’s forensics team earned its seventh national top-20 fin ish this decade when it placed 13th in the national individual speaking events championships at Arizona State Universitv • April 21-25. Greg Coffey, a senior from Lincoln, placed 14th among the estimated 1.000 competitors. In individual events, Coffey fin ished in the top 10 in persuasive speaking and extemporaneous speaking and in the top 20 in impromptu speaking and rhe torical criticism. The team’s coach, Jack Kay, professor of speech communi cation, said he was thrilled with the team’s 13th place finish because six of the eight UNL team members were in their first or second year with the team. Eight contend for positions on NU board REGENTS from Page 6 zations,” he said. Prokop said the Curtis school should remain because it is an educa tional program. However, he said, he doesn’t think anything needs to be cut now because the university has enough money. The Nebraska Legislature has given NU too much help in some ways, he said. Margaret Robinson of Norfolk is the only candidate running in district three. Robinson has been the chair woman of Norfolk Iron and Metal Company since 1974 and was also on the Norfolk Board of Education for 14 years. Robinson has been a member of the Board of Regents for six years. Robinson said school districts need to prepare students belter before they come to the university, but the university also has an obligation to provide students with the education they need. “We’re going to have to do more to attract to the university the outstand ing students,” she said. “We have to do a belter job of selling the univer sity.” Robinson said the university has programs of excellence now, but the university needs to do more public ’ relations to attract outstanding stu I dents not iust from Nebraska, but surrounding states. “We have to commit ourselves to the growth of the university,” she said. Robinson said that the university has come a long way in faculty sala ries, but “we are still not where we need to be.” Robinson said she wasn’t sure what the role of Curtis should be, but “that wasn’t a decision that was mine to make.” Running in district five are incum bent Robert Koefoot of Grand Island and Robert Allen of Hastings. Allen has been the owner of Allen’s of Hastings department store since 1958. He was on the school board in 1972 and was mayor in 1976. “I’ve always had my eye on the "Board of Regents," Allen said. Allen said a main issue is how to keep talented leaching staff and get new ones. NU ranks near the bottom, he said, but “they’ve done belter re cently.” NU administration is unwieldy and “needs to be looked at,” he said. Allen also stressed that NU can t be all things to all people. “Mediocrity has to be eliminated, Ailen said. “You have to or you don’t survive. It’s a constant battle. “I have the feeling in education that some of the programs should be adjusted and be really good Where we can’t do a good job, we have to admit it.” „ Allen said, however, that the Cur tis school should remain open. j Koefoot was on vacation and un available for an interview last week.