Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1988)
^>l ■■.!.. r ^ i -■ j.i.jj x,w ■.■... >y >*r mx ■». ■<m-1 111 '»■ 'IWW*1 ■ ■ •L-'! ^ +W* TT^ ^ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■i / *y* LA1IJL WEATHER: Wednesday, partly sunny, ffwWl If fli M breezy and colder, high in the mid to upper News Digest.Z i | ^iiHTjJL W .^p ^aam*~ -^aai*^ gB ^pp» 30s with N winds at 15-20 mph Wednesday editorial. § Wi JT 3 3 cloudy, tow in th.eupp^ teens &teEntertainment „ 1 L/JLci&JxcLl. l ~_ 1 December 7,1988 University of Nebraska-Lincoln __Vol.88 No.70 UNL students debate GLPC financing By Victoria Ayotte Senior Reporter and Curt Wagner — nivcrsily of Ncbraska-Lincoln stu dents debated funding Tuesday for the Gay/Lcsbian Programming Com mittee during the second Committee for Fees Allocation student input night. About 20 students attended the event to voice opinions on GLPC funding. GLPC is seeking $1,600 in student fees, or 6.06 cents per student for (he 1989-90 academic year. GLPC was a recognized committee within the University Program Council this year, but received no funding from CFA, which allo cates student fees. GLPC co-chairman Nanci Hamilton said funding would enable the committee to spon sor more gay/lcsbian programming. “The more we can program, the more people we can reach, the more we can educate and dispel homophobia,” Hamilton said. Jeff Porter, a senior construction manage ment major, said he is opposed to funding because it will make GLPC loo visible, which may stop some students from attending other UPC events because they will associate UPC with GLPC. Porter said UPC may experience some “backlash” from the funding of GLPC. Hamilton said that currently, many people arc afraid to attend GLPC programs because it is too “frightening.” Funding would enable GLPC to do a re cruiting campaign “so people know we ex ist. Rod Carlson, a graduate student, told CFA members that the information GLPC uses for See CFA on 3 Doug Carroll/Daily Nebraskan Morrill lessons \ Visitors and art students take time Tuesday afternoon to look at and draw some of the exhibits that haven’t been 1 affected by the construction currently taking place at Morrill Hail. 1-----“-TXMTF. nJPJyH.bn5Kii Judy Pavlik looks on as three-year-olds Rachel Crabtree and Stacy Robbins draw with crayons at the University Child Care Center at 1201 Benton St. UNL Day Care reduces debts By Victoria Ayotte Senior Reporter The University of Nebraska Lincoln Day Care Project, which had accumulated an estimated $100,000 in debt, is now probably operating in the black or making a small profit, the project’s director said. Barbara Vugil, who was named director of the project this fall, said that the projeers monthly financial reports since coming under univer sity control July 1 are unavailable due to delays associated with the installation of the university’s new accounting system. However. Vigil said, she believes the center is now doing welt financially. An increase in rates from $62 to $70 per week has “made a bit of a difference” in keeping the project solvent, Vigil said. Vigil said she also has been “more aggressive” about collecting federal and state funds, such as U.S. Department of Agriculture food re imbursements and slate paybacks under Title XX, which helps low income families pay for child care. Daryl Swanson, director of the Nebraska Unions, has had adminis trative control over the program since it came under university con trol,$wpn$9n said the bid tor parents has been tightened trom a grace period of 45 days for delin quent bills to one week. Bookkeeping for the project, pre viously accomplished by work-study students, has been pul under the un ion accounting system, Swanson said. Swanson said he is hoping the current debt of the child care project is closer to $70,000 than the previ ously estimated $100,000. Original checking accounts for the project were interest-bearing accounts re quiring a minimum balance. Now that the project is under uni III See CHILD on 3 Spring to bring project downtown, mayor says By Jana Pedersen Staff Reporter Downtown redevelopment is scheduled to begin next spring with the start of the University Square redevelopment project, according to Lincoln mayor Bill Harris. Harris said the University Square project will be the first in a number of projects designed to enhance the business environment downtown. The area involved is the cast half of the block bounded by O and P streets and 13th and 14th streets. Buildings included in the redevelop ment will be the Stuart Building and the former Penney’s Building, Harris said. He said the project will include a combination of both private and city developments. The ground level of the redevel opment area will be reserved for re tail space, while the upper four levels will be a city parking garage, he said. Also, there is a possibility of add ing additional space for office areas or condominiums above the garage, he said, but this project will not be pursued until a later date. Harris said he is hopeful for the redevelopment’s chances of helping the surrounding downtown business area. “The redevelopment will simply create a lot more activity with park ing for the downtown area,’’ he said. “It will also help the businesses around it.” The University Square project is not the only area that will be under going redevelopment in the near fu ture, Harris said. Other private rede velopments including the National Bank of Commerce’s plan to rede velop the Hovland/Swanson build ing just west of the NBC building will soon be underway as well, he said. New class to be offered at UNL for emerging student leaders By Kari Mott Staff Reporter Students who want to learn leadership skills and gel involved on campus will be able to take a class next semester called the Emerging Leader Pro gram, according to Lisa MeGetti gan, activities graduate assistant for Campus Activities and Programs. The course will cover topics from leadership qualities to financial management to ethics and tolerance to personal action planning. The Emerging Leader Program is being offered through the cduca tional and psychology department as a two-, throe- or no-crcdit-hour class. If taken asa no credit class, no tuition is paid, said Kathy Shellogg, coordi nator of student organisation and leadership development. It is a two-ert lil-hour class, MeGettigan said, but if the student needs another credit, another hour can be added by including extra papers and more assignments, she said. All grade options, such as letter grades and pass/no pass arc offered, Shcllogg said. The course lasts 10 weeks and will be from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays. MeGettigan said the class is ex perimental. How well it is received will determine if it will be offered again, she said. One goal of the program, MeGet liean said, is to develop a program which offers three other courses See LEADER on 3