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Royce Ballinger, director of the school of
biological sciences, said UNL has no policy
covering students who refuse to dissect. Lab
instructors decide whether a student has a le
gitimate excuse for the refusal and then will
offer options to dissection, he said.
Some instructors in entry-level courses al
low squeamish students to watch someone else
dissect, Ballinger said. Diagrams and models
also can be used in lieu of dissection, he said.
Lynch said students who do not plan to take
advanced courses could learn from watching a
dissection, but plastic models and pictures are
poor substitutes for direct observation.
Observing the behavior of live animals in
lower-level classes is a viable option to dissec
tion in some cases, he said.
However, Lynch said, dissection is an im
portant learning experience for students who
plan to take more advanced science courses.
Students learn from their mistakes and di
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radioactive waste site near his swine farm
would have adverse affects on his business. He
said many of his customers told him they would
have “serious reservations” about buying
swine raised near a radioactive waste site.
Diane Burton, a legal assistant for Nemaha
County, said Nebraska will face liability under
the compact’s current agreement. Burton said a
provision needs to be added that will address
joint liability between the five states.
Burton said Nebraska’s law states that any
future costs during the period of custodial care
shall come first from the facility operator and
second from the generators of the waste.
Without a joint-liability provision, Ne
braska could go bankrupt covering expenses
prior to a court decision stating liability under
the current law, she said.
Another issue of concern was the common
law of strict liability. John Heil, counsel of the
Nemaha County Monitoring Committee, satd
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equipment is a very important part of the
accreditation process. If you can’t pro
vide the proper equipment, your educa
tion is lacking.”
Schneider said the college purchased
the needed equipment before adding the
surcharge to students’ tuition. The sur
charge funds paid off the outstanding
balance, he said.
“It is a continuing problem, not only
for us but for engineering colleges across
the country.”
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rect experience is the only way to learn about
anatomy, he said.
William Glider, director of UNL’s general
biology labs, said dissection in lower-level
classes is not a waste of animals. He said lab
instructors guide students during the dissection
and every part of the animal is used.
Rats are the only animals dissected in Biol
ogy 101, a class with about 1,900 students
enrolled annually, Glider said. The rats cost
about $4 each, he said.
Glider said dissection in lower-level
courses teaches appreciation for the body as
well as the skills required in advanced classes.
He said only one or two students each year
refuse to dissect. He said the most common
reason these students refuse to dissect is be
cause of their fear of rodents.
Hands-on dissection makes a greater impact
than diagrams and is the most popular lab
exercise, Glider said.
‘‘The general conclusion is ‘Why can’t we
do more dissection?”’
that under the law, liability lies with the owner
of private facilities. This law does not cover
government-owned facilities, he said.
Heil said the Nebraska Low-Level Radioac
tive Waste Disposal Act says Nebraska shall
acquire the title to the disposal site and materi
als accepted at the site shall become property
of the state. This should mean the slate is liable,
he said.
But he said Nebraska’s State Tort Claims
Act excludes liability claims said to be caused
by wrongful acts of any state employee.
Because of these provisions, Heil said, it
would be difficult to determine who is liable in
case of an accident.
Heil said amendments to the State Tort
Claims Act and the Low-Level Radioactive
Waste Disposal Act need to be made.
McFarland said all the testimonies will be
considered and could be part of bills proposed
in the future.
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