Senate represents students
By Jana Pedersen
Stiff Reporter
There are at least two groups of
senators in Lincoln.
One group meets in the gold
domed stale capital at least once *
year.
The other meets in the Ne
braska Union every Wednesday. I
One is die Nebraska Legisla
ture. ", ' „
The other is the senate of the
Association of Students of the
University of Nebraska, or the
student government for the Uni
versity of Nebraska-Lincoin.
The ASUN senate functions a
lot tike the Unicameral in that they
both have a speaker and senators
that represent constituents by
population. But instead of having
districts like the Unicameral,
ASUN senators are elected by col
lege with at least one senator rep
resenting each college.
Bills also are introduced in
similar ways.
ASUN senators come up with
ideas for bills and present them to
the executive commiuec which
then assigns the bill to a subcom
mittee.
The subcommittees of ASUN
include Academics, Campus Life,
Communication, Fees Allocation
and Special Topics. Each subcom
mittee has six or seven members.
Subcommittees research bills
and vote to amend, kill or pass.
If subcommittee members pass
the bill, it is sent to be debated on
die senate floor, where it again can
be amended, killed or passed.
The bill then goes to the AS UN
president to be signed or vetoed. It
takes a two-thirds vote by the sen
ate to override a presidential veto,
i! If sending the bill through a
subcommittee would take too
much time, a senator can intro*
duce the bill to the senate by bring
ing it up on emergency status.
Two-thirds of the senate must
agree to emergency status before
senators can debate the bill.
If a senator just wants to ex
press an idea without a call for
action, the idea can be brought up
as a resolution. A resolution is
treated exactly like a bill, but it is
just a statement from the senate.
Senate Speaker Corny Trupp
said senators receive ideas for bills
from many sources.
University groups supply most
bill ideas, he said, but senators get
ideas from individual students,
too.
If students have ideas for bills,
Trupp said, they should contact a
senator from their college. The
best way to do that is at monthly
senator-constituent meetings, he
said.
Also, students can voice their
opinions by participating in vari
ous committees, he said.
Student involvement is essen
tial for a powerful AS UN senate,
Trupp said, and there are many
ways for students to get involved.
“Ask around and try to find
people who are involved,” Trupp
said. “Getting involved is the best
way to help us do our job.”
Building contains diverse offices!
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By Cindy Wostrel
Staff Reporter___
The Administration Building; lo
cated on R street just west of the
Nebraska Union, is more than just a
place to send money and pick up
grades. But knowing where to go with
other transactions can be a problem.
Here is a guide to the many rooms and
windows in the Administration
Building.
The Office of Admissions, Ad
ministration 12 South, works with
students early in their university ca
reers. Barbara Boettcher, assistant
director of admissions, said the staff
decides whether to admit new stu
dents, transfer students and interna
tional students. The staff also decides
which former students can be re
admitted.
Office of Scholarships and Fi
nancial Aid, Administration 16
South, distributes the financial aid
form (FAF). It also administers
grants, college work study and loans.
Available loans include Stafford,
formerly the Guaranteed Student
Loan, and Perkins, formerly the Na
tional Direct Student Loan.
Registration, Administration
17A, oversees everything from class
room assignments to drop/add and
grade reports, according to Sherry
Warren, clerical assistant. She said
that although the office used to
handle identification cards, the cards
are now handled in the University
Bookstore.
The Office of General Studies,
Administration 33 North (base
ment), is “home for students who
haven’t chosen a college or major,’’
Director Donald Gregory said. Gen
eral studies also incorporates stu
dents who must resolve academic
deficiencies before a college will
officially admit them. Gregory said
office staff advises studcnU and re
fers them to career counseling.
Upstairs at the Service Counter,
107C, students can make address
changes, transfer credit and find out
information about registration and
transcripts.
At 107D, students can view their
academic records.
The Office of Pre-Admissions,
Administration 108 South, recruits
high school and community college
students, according to Director Lisa
Schmidt. Although it will become the
Office of High School and College
Relations on Aug. 1, it will continue
to sponsor two college tours per day
throughout the entire year, she said.
The office also sponsors New Student
Enrollment events.
At the Service Counter, 110E,
staff members distribute guaranteed
student loans and answer questions
about tuition statements.
At Administration 112F, stu
dents pay for housing, tuition, drop/
add, credit by examination, tran
scripts. audits and fall and spring
early registration. The office also
distributes payroll checks.
Students can file a discrimination
complaint at the Affirmative Action,
Equal Opportunity and Handi
capped Services Office, Admini
stration 112.
In the Office of Student Judicial
Affairs, Administration I2S
Director Kathy Austin enforces thl
campus code of conduct. She said th*
office serves to protect all individual,
in areas ranging from assault t0 ar7
demic dishonesty. aca'
Across the hall in Administration
120 North, Jennifer Campbell ,2
dent employment coordinator heln.
students locate jobs. She port’s Jr
time job openings outside of theof
fice so that students may contact the
employers and arrange interviews
Next door in the Internship and
Cooperative Education Office, Ad
ministration 121 North, staff under
the direction of Marcia Phelps help
place students in internships. Stu
dents can find paid and volunteer
internships as well as inicrnshins
academic credit.
The directors of organizations
such as housing, greck af fairs and the
Nebraska Unions report to Vice
Chancellor for Student Affairs
James (Jriesen in Administration
124 North. According to Debbie
Hendricks, secretary, if a university
student or employer is unhappy with
one of these areas, they may file a
complaint with that office. If they are
not satisfied with the decision, they
may appeal it here.
University Information, Ad-1
ministration 208 South, represents
the university in media and public re
lations. Bob Bruce, director, said that
the office handles commencement
ceremonies, spring honors convoca
tion and produces broadcast shows. It
also publishes a university staff
newsletter, he said. Students may use
this office as a reference for univer
sity history or biographies.
Multi-Cultural Affairs. 232 Ad
ministration North, serves ethnic
minority students and disadvantaged
students. Through the Minority As
sistance Program and Student Oppor
tunities and Services, minority and
low-income students may receive
emotional and career counseling, tu
toring and academic advising.
Students can get information
about research from the office of re
search and graduate studies, in Ad
ministration 302 South. The office
is under the direction of Vice Chan
cellor for Research John Yost.
The student loan collector takes
loan repayments from students in
Administration 306.
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