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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (June 12, 1989)
Student leaders: State allocations will benefit students U\ Jana Pedersen Si il I Reporter I w'student loadeisat tho l imor si 1 \ ol Nebraska I ineoln said tho\ think the dousions ol iho IdSdl eg is laturo wore general!) bonolieial to students at the l ni\orsit\ of No braska-l tneoln. Debbie Fiddolke, I‘>SK-Nl> siudem lobbyist 11>r tho Government l tatsoii ('oinnnitee, said tho approved uni \ orstiN, budget will bonol it students b\ alhxaiing more mone> lor tacults ! wages aiul the (>1 lice ol Scholarships and I -'inaneml \id. I uldelke. current (il.C chairper son. said lhe budget \xas good simplx beuiuse the Legislature had more monos to ssork ss ith \ kes improvement in l \l tuml mg came m the area ol OSFA. lad delke said. Alter a request lor more funding came trom the \l Board ol Regents, the 1 egislature appropriated Mob,>()() lor the office next year. Students have continually com plained about delays in receiving lmanual aid m the past. Iiddeike 'jul l.asl seat there were even more .iimplamts. 'lie said. because the ['like had load|iis| to a new lompitU'i '\ stem Hui I iddelke said the most sigmli unit reason lor delavs was that the amount ol Imaik lal aid lommg mu the oilue had inereased ten tune' more than stal I i apaiitv The new funding lor the ollm will be a big help in combatting tIk overload problem, she saul. “This year Til get organized!’ ! And this year I really mean it. So I’m buying myself an IBM" Personal System/2* computer to help me do everything from organizing notes and revising papers to creating high-quality graphics, and more. Who knows, with this IBM PS/2,1 may be so organized even my socks will match. The Computer Shop t nivcrsity Bookstore, Lower Level, - Nebraska I 'nion 472-5785 Summer I lours: M-F, 7:30-4:30 ,• 4 fiv»i '•’*}• ••••w>Mian*lig*ii«»s Vsr*>'"*‘ orao’»t-on \si \ President Bryan Hill ,i .’ree*l dial increased landing lor die (»s 1 \ was a signdicanl improve lu ill in diis \ ear s budget I lu I muling is tc ally miporlanl because dial ollice was being li naiic ed ihrough energy savings, w Iik li is a very unstable source. Hill said I nergv savings is money that I M saves when weather conditions don’t require costly use ol snow remov a I equipment, heat or air condi (toning. I he Legislature's appropriation will create a more stable income lor ()SLA. he said. An increase in lac ultv salaries was another big gam lor l \l .Hill said. I he 1 egislaiure approved an 11 percent increase m I acuity salaries lor this year, which is a "very re spectable ligure, Ilill said. Originally, the university re quested a 12 percent increase, he said Mill said he hopes the I egisla turc will nrov ide monev lor the addi lional I percent next year. I uhlelke Mini she also was happy w ith the salarv nic rease hill w ill wail losee il the Hoardol Kegentsgives its lull approval to the raise Hill said one disappointment lor the iimversiiv was (lov kax < )rr s veto o| a sl.l> million appropriation lor instructional equipment ai lhe universal} I hat was a v ital area that we need monev lor Hill said. !'m uist alraid that we re om in need iwke as mutli monev nevI \eni I i lluke up loi die Uk k ol lutld ms: Hill saui ilk mrcharv for engi neenn siudenis mav have lo be doubled lo 4t) peri cut of iiniion. I he Mire hat *e wi uld nveiage out to about SIX per c red it hour, accord inn to Hill s inrmtila Hut Hill >aid he would oppose siali an uiciease be cause il mav causi die umveisiiv to lose good engineering students. “We can I extied eimiiicermg undents to pay that money to bar , maintain accreditation, I h|| s, ,j A better option, Hill said v\. he to use some flexibility in il, cersity budget by taking money >u some programs and re distributm , lor instructional equipment \nd, i sion has been made on the mallet I, said. Another Legislative decision that could have been a disappointment I nr the university was the passage n| I B65I. Hill said. In its original form, the bill would have provided more state I manual aid for students attending private institutions, which generally Juu higher tuition rates than public mui lulions. But the bill became a "a compro mise” between supporters ol I U(A| and another bill, LB4BX. which would have favored students in pub lie institutions. Hill said. The adopted bill creates two lunds. one that takes into consulsra I mil I ht' rnsl nl I In' m m 11111 mil in, I , u, llmt considers a student's need. I lie onl\ concern Hill said he nil lias wnh I Bro I is that poor i sin denis now mav not be able to atn mt ans insiiimion. Both Hill and I iddelke has * adopted a wan and see point i view on the issue ol adding K n Stale ( ollege to the M wMem Hill said it the promise ol i * the addition a change in eov and not a i Mange in role and is k.A pi there should be no 1 leuis Bui I iddelke said i|ucstion the coiisinulionalilv ol tlu could result in the need lot .1 \ ole lv I ore the addition an ■ \llorno} 1 iener.il Kober 1 S| 'aid KM cannot become n \t s\ stem w itlioul an ameiuii the Nebraska constitution It v i coired. Nebraska voters mu prove the chance. NU sub-units got most tickets i from rage i ees \ulh the rest going lo students. f lic Sports Center began taking requests on a first-come. Iirst-served basis at X a.in. F riday and the tickets were gone at about (> a.m. that saint* day, he said. I Bush vk111 speak al ihe Boh lX-va ney Sporls C'enler al about 2::() p m I'uesday a I terms >n, alter touring lIk l.ngme technology Center on l ast Campus. I aura Smith contrihuU-d to this stun ----—I
