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ASUN president gets line-item veto power By Adeana Leftin Senior Reporter The Association of Students of the University of Nebraska passed a by law amendment Wednesday that will 1 m_ veto appropria tions bills. Teacher’s Col lege Sen. Trent Steele, who pro posed the amendment, said it will allow for the flexibility he thinks the AS UN president needs. According to Steele, AS UN Presi dent Brian Hill had to veto the entire budget of the University Programs Council two years ago because of one line. During the spring semester, the Committee for Fees Allocation hears testimony of fee users, such as the University Health Center, student unions and UPC for the following fiscal year. The committee studies the infor mation and makes recommendations to the ASUN senate. If the senate approves the budget, it is forwarded to the president. Now the president can review the budget line by line and veto only what he deems necessary without sacrific ing the entire budget. “Here at the university we’re head ing for tough waters (because of budget cuts),’’ Steele said, “and the ASUN president will have to make tough choices.” Steele said he thinks the line-item veto will help the president make these decisions. College of Business Sen. Heidi Putensen agreed. “Now people can argue over just one line,” she said. Roof Continued from Page 1 has been patching the roof and main tenance workers have been placing buckets in strategic places to catch leaking water. The university is working with the Nebraska Deferred Maintenance Task Force to obtain funding to replace the worst pans of the roof, McDermott said. Lott estimated it would cost about $250,000 to replace the portion of the roof above the indoor track. That section is in the worst condition. Lott said the money to replace the roof “isn’t in our operating budget, I can tell you that.” “There’s no good time for a bad roof,” he said. McDermott said because the roof is divided into sections, the univer sity will be able to replace the differ ent sections in phases to spread out the cost. In the first phase, which may be completed this fall, three of the six roof sections that cover the indoor track area probably will be replaced. That will costabout $175,000, McDer molt said. “But (the numbers of sections replaced) depends on what the de signers say and how good a bid we get,” McDermott said. The deferred maintenance task force, which is a state task force, will probably pay two-thirds of the cost of the first phase, McDermott said. The university will pay the remainder, he said. “We’re not looking at the rest of the roof yet,” Lott said. “We’ll just keep going and see what the weather does.” Alternating periods of freezing and thawing put more stress on a roof than a prolonged period of freezing be cause of the intermittent expanding and contracting, Lott said. Deterioration of the roof is accel erating and more and more patching is being done, he said. “It’s what you would call a 20 year roof and we’re into our 16th year,” Lott said. “We think that the most economical solution is to have it replaced. “If your car gets to the point where it’s nickcl-and-dime-ing you to death, it’s better to get a new one.” Scam Continued from Page 1 unauthorized withdrawal is made, dam aging their credit. “Some of these groups even ad vertise themselves as being part of a financial institution, to give them legitimacy,” the official said. John Beacon, director of scholar ships and financial aid at the Univer sity of Nebraska-Lincoln, said he is not aware of any UNL students being approached by such a group. But, he warned, students should not release any financial account in formation to anyone. He added that all financial aid awarded by the Department of Edu cation passes through his office. “If you come across anything not offered through our office, ignore it,” he said. “Or report it to the Better Business Bureau.” Bill Carter, an FBI spokesman in Washington, D.C., said the FBI has investigated a number of advanced fee schemes similar to the College U.S.A. scam. For a certain amount of money “to get the paperwork going,” these groups promise such things as prizes or low interest credit cards. “If it looks loo good to be true, it’s probably not good,” Carter said. “Make sure you read the fine print. If anyone is defrauded, they should report it to the FBI.” Gary Garoffolo, assistant director of financial aid at Oklahoma State University, said he hadn’t heard ol College U.S.A., but knew of one stu dent at Oklahoma State who was misled by a group of schemers. The student, whose account with the college was overdue, brought in a form that saicfhe had secured a loan. The student had been “guaranteed” the loan after buying an insurance policy. The insurance courier promised the student a loan from a legitimate and well-known educational services company — but hadn’t obtained per mission from the company to make the deal. “You have to be wary of these people, even seemingly legitimate people. You’re really rolling the dice when you give these groups money,” Garoffolo said. He suggested inquiring into the operations of any group making any financial aid offer — ask for refer ences or a street address, he said. “What I find is that they (schem ers) come and go,” he said. “There are very few that I have dealt with that have stayed in the business long.” i-POLICE REPORT-1 Beginning midnight I uesday, Sept. 17 6:21 a.m. — Stereo stolen from auto, parking lot at 19th and Vine streets, $110. 11:41 a.m. — Vehicle spray painted, parking lot at 19th and T streets, $25. 2:00 p.m.—Bicycle stolen, Pound Residence Hall, $266. 2:01 pjn. — Vehicle spray-painted and roof cut, parking lot at 19th and T streets, $600. 3:16 p.m. — Vehicle tire slashed, metered parking lot at 10th and T J streets, $1 tv. 6:20 p.m. — Vehicle spray-painted, parking lot at 18th and R streets, $200. 6:21 p.m. — Vehicle spray-painted, parking lot at 18th and R streets, $300. 6:45 p.m. — Vehicle spray-painted, parking lot at 18th and R streets, $350. 7:09 p.m. — Vehicle keyed, Abel Sandoz complex park ing lot, $ 150. 7:38 p.m. — Vehicle spray-painted, parking lot at 18th and R streets, $350. Proposed center of ergonomics could cut work-related accidents By Dionne Searcey Senior Editor A proposed University of Ne braska-Lincoln center to study safer work environments could reduce on-the-job accidents, an official said. Mike Riley, UNL professor and chairman of the industrial engi neering department, said a proposed Center for Ergonomics and Safety Research would allow both stu dents and faculty to research er gonomics, which is the study of how people interact with their working environment. “We find ways to make the job less physically stressful_We try to make it more cost-effective and safer,” he said. Riley said many experts in both ergonomics and safety do research at UNL. “We could put those (two de partments) together in a coopera tive fashion so we can make prog ress,” he said. At a recent meeting of the NU Board of Regents, Stan Liberty, in terim vice chancellor for academic affairs, said the center would have “a direct role of research and serv ice while contributing to teaching by providing learning experiences for students and faculty.” In 1990, there were 4,700 dis abling injuries each day in U.S. factories. That year, more than 10,000 people died as a result of on-the-job accidents in factories, he said. Scientists at the center could re duce these numbers by focusing on research that would benefit com panies, Riley said. Researchers could hold meet ings and make presentations about on-the-job safety and could bring students and faculty together cam puswide to do laboratory research, he said. Liberty’s report suited that UNL’s proposed center could become “a regional leader” in ergonomics stud ies. Riley said other safety-research centers already exist in the Mid west, but the proposed UNL center would complement the centers and “take on some areas that the others have not.” Centers at Ute University of Michigan and Ohio State Univer sity make computer models of body movements in hopes of finding ways to reduce stress, Riley said. How ever, the UNL center would try to design tools to reduce physical tension, he said. Riley said researchers will de cide the overall goals and objec tives of the center in specific detail if the center is approved by the regents. The regents will consider plans to create the ergonomics center at their October meeting. Funding for the center, which would be located at 1640 Y St., would come from research con tracts, private industries and fed eral aid, Riley said. Veak Continued from Page 1 ing Band.”’ As voice of the band, a voluntary position, Veak must thoroughly pre pare before each football game. He said that he usually goes to the practice field on Friday mornings to get his script for Saturday’s show. “After I look it over, I run through it with the band a couple of times,” he said. “Then at home on Friday night I go through it just like I’m going to do it the next day.” Being the voice of the band has its benefits, Veak said. “I don’t have to buy a ticket to the games, but of course I have to stand during the whole game, too,” he said. “I also get to go on the bowl trips and get all of my expenses paid just like the band students. It’s fun to lake part in the college atmosphere once again.” Although two musical decades have passed for Veak, he said that he hopes to continue announcing for the march ing band for years to come. Finally, going to college can save you some money. Bet you never thought you'd hear that. But just hy being a student, you can get special prices on IBM PS/2 s—computers that will help you through school, and long alter you get out. 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