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November 13, 1990 University of Nebraska-Lincoln _Vol. 90 No. 55
Massengale interviewed for NU president
By Jennifer O’Cilka
Senior Reporter__ _
Despite his exclusion from a list of final
candidates, Marlin Masscngalc, Univer
sity of Nebraska interim president, was
among those interviewed for the position of
NU president Sunday and Monday, according
to NU Board of Regents members.
Regents Chairman Don Blank of McCook
and University of Ncbraska-Lincoln Student
Regent Phil Gosch said the regents interviewed
Masscngalc and the four external finalists in
Kansas City, Mo.
Blank said the board was “very impressed”
with Masscngalc and the four candidates. Even
though Masscngalc was not on a search com
mittee list, board members wanted to talk with
him, Blank said.
Masscngalc, also chancellor of the Univer
sity of Nebraska-Lincoln, has been NU interim
president lor 15 months.
A full slalcmcntcovcring the interviews and
future plans will be issued today from Varner
Hall.
The search committee Friday had announced
its four finalists for the presidential position:
Gene Budig, chancellor of the University of
Kansas; Robert Dickeson, president of the
University of Northern Colorado; Robert
Hemenway, chancellor of the University of
Kentucky’s Lexington campus; and Marlin
Jischkc, chancellor of the University of Mis
souri at Rolla.
In its nominations, the committee also said
the board could consider any “internal candi
dates.”
In an interview Sunday, Massengalc said
the search committee acted fairly in not nam
ing him to the list. He said the committee
served the search process and the university
best by leaving the consideration of internal
candidates to the NU Board of Regents.
But state Sen. LaVon Crosby of Lincoln
said Monday that she was concerned greatly
that the search committee did not include
Masscngale on its “wish list.”
She supported Masscngale as an NU presi
dential candidate in letters to The Omaha World
Herald and the Lincoln Journal-Star.
In an interview, Crosby said Masscngale
had “kept the university on an even keel with
out actually having the authority to go ahead
and make plans for the future.” Masscngale
should have been chosen as president six months
ago, she said.
Crosby said the other candidates didn’t have
Massengale’s experience. He has been with the
university during the transition process of
Kearney Slate College into the NU system and
the passage of a constitutional amendment to
give more power lo ihe Nebraska Coordinating
Commission for Postsecondary Education, she
said.
“What person from the outside could come
in and understand that?” Crosby asked. All the
candidates arc “fine people,” but wouldn’t
have Masscngalc’s insight on these issues, she
said.
She said her main reason for supporting
Massengale is that “he wants good students and
faculty and that’s where it’s at. Students and
faculty are the core” of the university, she said.
In her letter, Crosby said that Massengale
has done an “admirable and superlative” job as
NU’s interim president.
And, she said she thought Massengale’s
background in agriculture was good for the
university. Before becoming chancellor, Mas
sengale was vice chancellor of the Institute of
Agriculture and Natural Resources at UNL.
Classroom abduction
Sophomores Brian Quandt and Marty Sems pose as terrorists to abduct junior Stu Burns from
a lecture in Richards Hall on Monday. The staged kidnapping was sponsored by Amnesty
International to make the unsuspecting students aware of common disappearances tnat
happen in other countries for political reasons.
UJNL, Big 8 will see
increase in TV revenue
»y t odd Neeley
Staff Reporter
The college basketball prcsca
son started only last week, but
the University of Ncbraska
Lincoln and the Big Eight already arc
ensured a profitable season.
A projected increase in NCAA
television revenue and anew revenue
division plan could more than double
profits for UNL and the Big Eight,
said Gary Fourakcr, assistant athletic
director for business affairs at UNL.
The projected increase in revenue
is ihc rcsu It of a seven - year, $ 1 bi I lion
contract between CBS and the NCAA.
UNL could receive from $5(X),000
to $600,000 from the 1990-91 NCAA
basketball tournament, Fouraker said.
UNL received about $275,(XX) from
last year’s tournament, he said.
Jim Marchiony, director of com
munications for the NCAA, said the
Big Eight could increase its tourna
ment revenue from $1.7 million in
1989-90 to $4.2 million in 1990-91.
Marchiony said UNL and ihc Big
See NCAA on 3
Need for awareness
spurs harassment letter
By Adeana Leftin
Staff Reporter
A need to promote awareness
prompted administration of
ficials to mail a letter to all
students recently about the sexual
harassment policy at UNL, an official
said.
Sexual harassment is a form of
J sexual discnminaUon and students need
to learn how to handle it, said Brad
Munn, UNL’s Affirmative Action
officer.
“The university has an obligation
to inform its constituents of its sexual
harassment policies,” he said.
Colleen Daniels, Affirmative Ac
lion/Equal Opportunity senior spe
cialist, said this is the first time a
See LETTER on 3
Budget Questions exist tor unions, recreation center
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By Jennifer O’Cilka
Senior Reporter
The Committee for Fees Allo
cation this year will face budget
issues involving the Nebraska
Unions, the Campus Recreation Cen
ter and the
Commit
tee Offer
ing Les
bian and
Gay
Events.
Andy
Sigcrson,
chairman
of CFA
and an Association of Students of the
University of Nebraska general stud
ies senator, said students serving on
the committee will have to look at
how Fast Break, formerly the Harvest
Room, and cuts in last years’ recrea
tion center staff have affected the
union and recreation center budgets.
CFA, an ASUN committee, is re
sponsible for the review and recom
mendation of student Ices. The com
mittee decides fees for the Daily
Nebraskan, ASUN, the University
Program Council, the University
Health Center, the Office of Campus
Recreation and the Nebraska Unions.
The group reviews these Ices and
sends its recommendations to ASUN
for approval.
Doug Oxley, a student member ol
CFA and an economics and political
science senior, said many of the is
sues before CFA this year have come
up before, such as funding for CO
LAGEand the Kimball/Lied Perform
ing Arts Committee.
Oxley said thegroupalso will look
at changes in the union budget, such
as those caused by renovation of the
Harvest Room, now called Fast Break.
While looking at these budgets,
Sigerson said, CFA members should
realize “they’re working for students
and remember in their opinions and
discussions that they arc affecting
students.”
He said he encourages students to
attend CFA meetings and voice their
opinions on the issues.
Sigerson added that members
should keep in mind that CFA proba
bly is one of the most powerful groups
concerning students. This is because
CFA’s decisions usually stand through
the approval process.
CFA recommendations first are
approved by ASUN. UNL Chancel
lor Martin Massengale gives final
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approval to Fund A student fees allo
cations and the NU Board of Regents
gives final approval to Fund B alloca
tions.
Fund A student fees arc those that
arc refundable. These include money
for ASUN, the Daily Nebraskan and
the University Programs Council.
Fund B allocations arc noii-relund -
ablc and include money for the Uni
versity Health Center, the Oflicc of
Campus Recreation and the Nebraska
Unions.
“It is our job to scrutinize the budgets
we receive from the fee users, on a
line-by-line basis, keeping the stu
dents in mind and making sound
decisions ... ’’Sigerson said.
Oxley said the committee needs to
balance affordable fees for students
with an adequate level of on-campus
services.
Oxley said his goal as a CFA
member is to gel student groups like
the Nebraska Union Advisory Board
and the Campus Recreation Advisory
Council to have more input. This is so
CFA members “can led mop com
»v
We want to assure that students have a part in
running the fee services.
Oxley
CFA student member
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fortablc that the budgets have been
reviewed by students and students arc
interested,” he said.
Oxley said the student groups ex
ist to provide student input.
“We want to assure that students
have a part in running the Ice serv
ices,” he said.
“Also, we want to try and assure
that students are being served and not
necessarily other members of the
community because student fees come
directly from students,” Oxley said.
“It’s important to protect the f act that
the student fee-funded services should
be providing services to the students
and not other members of the com
munity unless they are willing to pay
for them.”
Elizabeth A. Hansen, a member of
CFA and a senior English major, said
CFA has to make its decisions in the
interest of both the students and the
fee users.
“I think we just need to examine
all the different issues,” she said.
Hansen said she thinks students
don’t realize what kinds of things
student Ices are used for. Some stu
dents seem to think fee users have no
other support except from fees, she
said, but they do get outside income
as well.
“If the concerns arc out there, they
need to voice them to us and not out
there in the union,” she said.
CFA will meet at 5:30 p.m. today
in the Health Center.
CFA Timeline-Spring 1990
1/15 Fund A-Submit fiscal year-end
reports/budget requests
1/17 CFA Members-Student input
meeting East campus 5 30 p m./City
campus 7:00 p.m.
1/22 & 24 University Program
Council/Presentation of fiscal year-end
and 1991.-92 budget requests
1/29 Daily Nebraskan-ASUN-Student
Government/Presentation of fiscal
year end and 1991-92 budget request
1/31 Fund B Submit fiscal year-end
reports/budget requests
1/31 CFA Members-Fund A Big Picture
2/5 Campus Recreation/Presentation of
fiscal year-end and 1991-92 budget
request
2/7 Fund A-Appeals
2/8 CFA Members-Fund A Subcommittee
reports due to ASUN.
2/12 University HealthCenter/
Presentation of Fiscal year end and
1991-92 budget request.
2/13 Deadline to ASUN for Fund A
2/14 Nebraska Unions/Presentation of
fiscal year-end and 1391-92 budget
request
2/19 Fund B Appeals.
2/20 ASUN to consider Fund A
2/21 Fund B Appeals, CFA
Members-Vote on Fund B , Fund B
Subcommittee reports due
2/27 Deadline to ASUN for Fund B
3/6 ASUN to consider Fund B
John Bruce/Daily Nebraskan
