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-m v '-vrrmrr_—■■ - ■ iJ 9 ■ -,«<v»*5?*«r -• •r *1B^ "V'"' TB JL^ImL JL JL *B| WEATHER: Monday, partly cloudy INDEX jMKk I H *J M and not as cold, high in the lower to News Digest.2 S | m lalpm mid 30s, SW winds at 10-20 mph. l^al.i5 ^k IH Bf BJlif^^ tB m Jr r HI 8? *m Monday night, partly cloudy, low Arts & Entertainment 13 «^gs-wg Bp h ML ^bHKH IS b around 20. Tuesday, partly sunny Classifieds 15 ^Bla§ jj| Jr B M M Bj^Bk BTjjj % If and warmer, high in the mid 40s. December 12, 1988_ University of Nebraska-Lincoln Vol. 88 No. 73 ASUN President Jeff Petersen listens as Regent Nancy Hoch of Nebraska City speaks during the Regents meeting Saturday at Varner Hail. Student regents meet opposition By Victoria Ayotte Senior Reporter__ Student regents met tough oppo sition from some members of the NU Board of Regents Sat-t urday when they requested a non-* official vote on the board. University of Nebraska-Lincoln Student Regent Jeff Petersen pro posed the ex-officio vote. The vote would not affect the outcome of any vote of the regents, but would allow student regents to take a stand on various issues. Under the proposal, the corpora tion secretary would call upon the student regents to give their position for the record immediately after dis cussion and before roll call of the regents. "I'm sure when you heard we were going to present such a concept, many of you probably thought 'Here we go again, ' Petersen told the re gents. After all, students have been singing the no-vote blues for many years. The singers come and the sing ers go, but the song slays the same." „For students to be truly repre sented, he said, student regents need to lake a stand on the issues. "There is no measure of accounta bility" under the current structure, he said, which makes it impossible for constituents to know if they are being represented. The non-official vote, he said, would be a "quick, easy and simple systematic means of expressing our See VOTE on 7 Regents approves budget for UNL renovation project By Victoria Ayotte Senior Reporter The NU Board of Regents ap proved a S3 million increase in the renovation estimate for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Col lege of Business Administration Sat urday, along with approving nearly $75 million in other building proj ects. The CBA renovation estimates were increased from about $7 million originally to more than.$10 million. John Benson, director of institutional research and planning for UNL, said the new costs resulted from an addi tion of a 500-seat auditorium. The original $7 million was approved in the capital construction request in 1986. The auditorium in Love Library, which is currently used as a class room, could be closed and used for needed library expansion, Benson said. Additional classroom space needs also were increased in the revised proposal, Benson said. “We need more flexibility to ac commodate them (CBA) than origi nal assumptions,” Benson said. The original cost estimate was a “conservative non-growth philoso phy,” he said. “The proposed changes are the result of looking to the future.” Gary Schwendiman, dean of CBA, said the additional space is needed to give UNL space compa rable to other business colleges. Most business colleges of UNL’s size and population have about 20 square feet per student. UNL has alxrnt 7 square feet per student, he said. The renovation would make CB A come to about 15 square feet per student, which Schwendiman said probably would be adequate. “Our history in CBA is we have taken the tax dollars given to us and used them efficiently,” he said. Completion date for the proposed renovation and addition is scheduled for 1993. The regents also approved an in creased project cost of UNL’s Veteri nary Service/Training Facility at the Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center. Bids on the project exceeded proj ect estimates by about $500,(XX), and in order to restore the “high priority program capabilities,” the project cost needs to be upscaled, said Irvin Omtvedt, vice chancellor for the In stitute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Half of additional funds of $250,000 would be requested from the state, which would be matched by federal funds to get the $500,000 increase, Omtvedt said. UNL’s administration was author ized to purchase the Pontillo’s prop erty at 13th and Q streets for $215,000, which includes relocation assistance. It is the last land to be acquired by the Lied Center project Owners of the property have the right to use the property for a restau rant until Dec. 30, 1992 under the agreement. See BUILD on Page 3 Commission rejects student aid By Victoria Ayotte Senior Reporter and Ryan Steeves Staff Reporter_ The Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education rejected a proposal Friday that would have in creased student financial aid. Commissioner Carl Hansen of Fremont proposed that the commission amend its budget to increase matching funds of Student State Incentive Grants. The Nebraska Legisla ture appropriates the funds and the federal government matches them. The commission's current biennial budget provides for an increase of $250,000 a year for SSIG matching funds. The current appropria tion is $750,000. If approved by the Legislature and Gov. Kay Orr, the regular budget increase would raise the funds to $1 million in 1989-90 and $1.25 million in 1990-91. Carl Hansen, who represents independent colleges, proposed increasing overmatching funds to $3 million in 1989-90 and to $5 million in 1990-91. The commission voted 8-1 against the pro posal. A recent study on financial aid shows that Nebraska has $60 million in unmet student financial need. UNL has more than $7 million in unmet need. Commissioner Bud Cuca of Lincoln cau tioned commissioners about increasing the budget too much. "I think we have to be real careful with who we're going to alienate in requesting that amount of money," Cuca said. Commissioner Eric Seacresl of North Platte said he thinks commissioners want to increase SSIG matching funds but they disagree on the amount. Seacrest said the commission should solve disagreements over the formula officials use to distribute SSIG money before the com mission makes any increases. Commissioner David Stubbs of Kearney said the original $250,000 increase is appropri ate. Stubbs, who represents technical commu nity colleges, said the original increase moves Nebraska to 37th in the nation in meeting students' financial needs. He said that rating is sufficient for now. After rejecting the proposal, Cuca proposed a resolution which instructs Commission Chairman Paula Wells of Omaha to inform Orr about the need for increased funds in Nebraska. Cuca also proposed that Wells informally re quest that Orr increase the commission's budget and show her the unmet need study. Commissioner Kermit Hansen of Elkhom criticized the proposed informal request. Hansen, who represents the University of Nebraska, said sending Orr information about student need and then not requesting a specific budget increase is "inappropriate." Hansen said the commission should not expect the governor to increase the budget if the commission itself is unwilling to do so. "We don't want to slick out our neck politi cally," Hansen said. The commission unanimously accepted the amended resolution to send the governor the See SSIG on 3 UNL junior found dead in dorm room from StofT Reports„ A20-year-old University of Nebraska-Lin coln student was found dead at approxi mately 7:10 p.m. Thursday after appar ently having hanged himself, a UNL police officer said. Roger Dartmann, a Teachers College junior who lived on the 2nd floor of Harper Hall, had not been seen for some time. This prompted a student to contact the floor’s student assistant, said Ron Lundy, the investigating officer. The student assistant found Dartinann hang ing in his closet and immediately called 911, Lundy said. He said the Lancaster County coroner determined that Dartmann died be tween midnight and 12:30 a.m. Wednesday. A note written by Dartmann was found in the room. In it, he wrote that he was concerned about decisions regarding his future and rela tionships with his family members and friends, Lundy said. I---mwa There’s no ball like 'snow’ ball Members of the Sigma Afeihe Mu fraternity played enow football Sunday in the field behind Mabel Lee Hell.