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Reunion to boast upper-level apartments if plan passes By David G. Young Staff Reporter The Reunion will have 19 apart ments installed on its top floor by next fall if everything goes according to plan, said David Hunter, president of the Hardy Building Corp. Renovation on the top level of the 65-year-old structure is expected to begin in May, he said. The 20,000 square-foot floor has been used as a storage area since Dec. 1987. The current plan, laid out by Clark-Enerson Partners, a Lincoln architectural firm, would install 18 one-bedroom apartments and one two-bedroom apartment, Hunter said. Each of these apartments would come with a full kitchen and bath, he said. “They’re geared more toward the upper level in the quality of the units, and the price,” Hunter said. “The price alone is going to eliminate a lot of people.” Hunter said the rental would be about $450 per month for the one bedroom units and $550 for the two bedroom apartments. “If a student can’t afford that type of rent, that’s fine,” he said. “But we’re not going to allow four or five students to pile into that apartment. The occupancy of the apartments would be limited to two persons be cause additional residents would cause excessive wear and tear on the facilities, he said. Hunter said he expects to find the i--—:——“ most interest among high-income students, as well as married couples. Currently, there is a void in on-cam pus married student housing, he said. The apartments in the Reunion would be attractive to couples where one person has a large income. The problem of noise from com mercial activity on the first floor would not exist, due to a 14-inch thick concrete floor separating the upper and lower levels of the struc ture, he said. Similarly, Hunter does not expect trouble with noisy tenants. “We’ll kick them out,” he said. “We won’t tolerate it. The people that are going to live there are going to want to live on campus. They’re going to want to live in a quiet envi ronment.” Hunter expects tne remoaeung process to cost between $400,000 and $500,000. The project would involve installing more windows, a new roof, and a secure elevator. Two elevators are currently in place in the building, which reach from the parking garage below the structure to the top floor. Residents will be able to enter the top floor from either the parking garage, or the retail area with the use of a security key, he said. Residents also will have the option of renting a parking space on the first floor for $40 per month, he said. There are 52 stalls in place below the building, only 20 of which are now being used, he said. Any extra stalls may be rented out to the general puisne, I1UIIIU »<MU. Hunter said°W ^ intcrest's ^erc,” Hardy Building Corp. purchas„. the Reunion building in Decemt 1986 frombutboard Marme Sr which had used the facility as a warp house for a number of years, he said Before construction work on thP apartments can begin, zoning proT lems will have to be solved HuntPr said. The Reunion is zoned as 11 Industrial, which allows up to 20 000 square feet of commercial space’Z not residential dwellings. ’ 1 Hunter is currently working with the Lincoln Planning Department to change the zoning ordinance to allow apartments in 1-1 Industrial zones bv special permit. 1 — , New RHA officer wants less conflict By Brandon Loomis Senior Reporter The newly-elected Residence Hall Association speaker said Wednesday he wants to make RHA run smoother and its senators more vocal. Tom Searson was elected RHA speaker last week when Matt Wick less resigned because of time con flicts. Searson is the third RHA speaker this year. “I’d like to facilitate a smooth transition into next year,” he said. To do that, he said, he’ll try to arrange for a training session for newly-elected senators and execu tives. RHA elections are March 15. Searson said he will suggest hav ing a training session sometime within the first three weeks of the new senate. Besides teaching the new senate parliamentary procedure, Searson said, a training session would allow time for everyone to get to know each other. i m a nrm oeuever mai me more you get to know people, the better you can interact,” he said. A training session would help alle viate much of the tension the current senate is feeling, he said. If the sena tors start off as friends, he said, they will be able to work productively even if they disagree on the issues. Senators with training will be capable of introducing bills immedi ately, so a training session would help RHA achieve more next year, Sear son said. ‘‘I’d like to see the senate get off and rolling immediately.” Searson, who was chairman of the Food Service Task Force last year and a Harper Hall senator this year, has run for speaker in each of the last three senate votes. He said he will run for RHA again March 15, but might not run for speaker because he gradu ates in December. ‘‘I just want to conclude this sen ate on a happy note,” he said. { . .■ —1,11,11.1111" WOLFF SYSTEM r " CHARTROOSE 1 CABOOSE Eat in or II famous STEAK SAHOWICHES Lincoln’s Own Carry Out or | V___/ Famous NEW ~ . (<J_M _A “HOTPHILADELPHIA DELIVERY Corner of 15th & “O St. steak sandwich A7R oni t; We Proudly Support the Big Red Card Look for our 4 5 30 5 The Qn|y Qhartroose In Town Nebraska Bookator* * rocaipt tap*. ---1 i ■■■■■■nvrnviTnHHHBi Ooh, la la! Prf?r?^?!?J.finii!.Il^l2jr^A<5.,lon?Lre,i>onc,erf,h® l«?rlcate carvings oi a handmade leather puppet from Indonesia at the International Bazaar Wednesday. The Bazaar, located In the main lounge of the Nebraska Union, will be open from 11 a.m. to z p.m. today. Regents’ agenda includes budget increases REGENTS From Page 5 different areas of the college. Money for the program would come from redistribution of re sources within the college, she said. Neither Perlman nor Craig said they expect opposition to the propos als. Also on the agenda for the meeting is a request to authorize a budget increase for a School of Biological Sciences greenhouse from $960,000 to $2.58 million. The board also will consider the appointment of Dana-Larson-Roubal Associates as architects for a $7.1 million Eppley Science ’iall addition at the NU Medical Center in Omaha. The addition will be built with private and federal money. Other items on the agenda arc: • Reports on NU efforts to moni tor and improve water quality. • Policies on faculty development fellowships. • Appointment of Donald Ed wards as dean of the UNL College0 Agriculture at a salary of $98,000. candidates spar on official vote; involvement DEBATE From Page 1 tial candidate for IMPACT, said her party also wants more students to get involved in AS UN. Bohling, president of the Harper Schramm-Smith residence hall com plex, said IMPACT would establish a student complaints hotline, publicize AS UN appointments in the Daily Nebraskan and survey students annu ally. Experts would give a scientific survey to ensure unbiased results, she said. Rock criticized IMPACT’S survey proposal. ASUN members can carry out their own surveys, he said, instead of wasting money to pay for others to do them. Paul Reynolds, 2nd vice presiden tial candidate for BEER, said his party would increase involvement by setting aside a number students could call to vote in ASUN elections. Reynolds said the number could have a 976 prefix so ASUN could make money. ASUN could make call voting into a lottery, he said. Senators also were asked what they would do to curb senator apathy on ASUN. Cindy Kirstine, one of the mediators, said this year’s senators have adjourned many meetings early. Jegcris said she would develop a strict point system for s nators, which would help stop apathy. Sena tors that skip:> meetings* would lose points, she said. If senators lose too many points, Jegeris said she wou dismiss them. ^ Bohling said she would pro^e ASUN with the strong leadership needed to motivate senators. Bohn g said that while she was presiden Harper-Schramm-Smith, the at dance rate for residence nice i g averaged about 90 percent. Reynolds said ASUN senator start to realize the body and “it becomes a big joke. that while he was on the senate, •■ tors would debate pointless eg lion for hours. Reynolds said th* after a while, he was the lirs lion f<Adiournment every W