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Survey to voice student issues By Bryan Thomas Staff Reporter Students at the University of Ne braska-Lincoln soon may have a way of letting student government know what issues concern them, according to Bill Munn, College of Journalism senator in the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska. ASUN is considering a Student Concern Survey, Munn said. The survey would be taken to the resi dence halls, fraternities, sororities and booths in the Nebraska unions. The purpose of the survey, he said, would be. to give students a way of letting ASUN know what issues on campus concern them and what they want ASUN to do about them. Munn said he is not sure how the surveys would be presented to stu dents in the residence hails, fraterni ties and sororities. ASUN could set up booths in the residence halls or the surveys might be given at floor meet ings. In fraternities and sororities, he said, ASUN could make announce ments at Monday night dinners or house presidents could make an nouncements at chapter meetings. Munn, the chairman of ASUN’s communication committee, said he and ASUN President Jeff Petersen will work out the details of the survey. The results of the survey will be compiled by the communication committee and presented to the ASUN senate, Munn said. Then, is sues concerning senators ’ constituen cies can be delegated to the right people. Based upon the reception of the first survey, Munn said, the survey will be conducted once a month or once every other month. “Our time frame is to have it planned out by the end of the semester so that we can have it fully imple mented by the spring,” Munn said. Geisert and Petersen defend, support letter of apology sent to Gov. Orr APOLOGY from Page 1 nor were just voicing their opinion. “They’re upset for whatever rea son — for things that Kay Orr has done, for things the chancellor has done — and that was their way of saying, ‘Hey, wake up. We’re un happy here.’” The action ASUN has taken, York said, was an attempt to “smooth things over,” with Orr and Massen gale. Instead, she said, it has “riled students up.” York said she talked to some stu dents who said if Orr comes back to campus, they will boo her again. York said she received messages from her roommate, on her answering machine and was approached by sev eral students who were upset about • the apology. She also said she questions the lack of consideration of several ASUN senators who supported the bill with out talking to the student body. “We weren ’ t doing our job,” York said. “We over-extended our bounda ries. When you stop representing the students, then I think you’ve got a big problem with your government.” “If things like this continue . . . where we’re not representing the stu dents, then I don’t know how much longer 1 can continue my participa tion (in ASUN),” York said. “I was elected to do what I thought was a job of representing other people’s views, not just my own.” ASUN President Jeff Petersen said the apology was necessary as a matter of respect. “Even if you don’t personally like Gov. Orr," Petersen said, “I think you need to respect the office of governor of the state of Nebraska.’ Petersen said AS UN was apolo gizing on behalf of the majority of students who are respectful. With the upcoming legislative session, Petersen said, it’s foolish to do anything to get on the governor’s “bad side.” “I see no reason to try and start ill will between the students of the uni versity and the governor,” Petersen said. “It was simply a gesture to let her know that we don’t feel the majority of students arc that disrespectful.” Katz gives rare individual attention KATZ from Page 1 one full-time secretary and six part time student aides work hard, doesn't mean all internships are successful, she said. Her office has communica tion problems at limes, because stu dents don't always notify the office that they’ve been accepted for intern ships. At other times, agencies aren’t happy with students, but don ’ t tell her staff, she said. Her job is “rarely dull, usually challenging and sometimes frustrat ing,” she said. Katz said students find their own placements. Her staff advises stu dents on internships, monitors place ments once they are made and assists with the evaluation process, she said. Larry Routh said Katz was one reason he accepted his position as CPP director last December. “I knew I was talking to someone first-rate,” he said. “She shows indi vidual attention that is rare in this world.” Nate Gcisert, AS UN first vice president, said he was embarrassed by the booing. Gcisert ^aid he didn’t think it was out of line for AS UN to apologize, especially after considering every thing Gov. Orr has done for UNL. “The governor has set education as aptccedentand we wanted to indicate that there were students that did ap preciate her,’’ Gcisert said. Although Geisert said some stu denis may have fell the apology wasn’t necessary , those students may not know all the facts behind the situation. 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