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Tjp* /Bfe I momma, partly cloudy ^^k I B^^^k ^B^^ »^B B^^ r ^B the afternoon. Tonight, ^^kl B B B ^^^B B^k B B mostly cbudy. Wednesday, JL UL X IL _mostly sunny. High around Changes and challenges UNL architecture dean combines work, advising with worldwide travel By Sarah Scalet Staff Reporter A high school teacher first sparked Cecil Steward’s interest in archi tecture by explaining to him the field and its possibilities, thinking it might interest him. His teacher was right. Since that introduction, Steward, the dean ot the University of Ncbraska-Lincoln College of Architec ture, said he has never had a moment’s doubt about architecture. And next month, Steward’s achieve ments will be recognized when he becomes the first full-time educator to preside over the American Institute of Architects, an organization based in Washington, D.C., with 57,000 members nationwide and a $30 million budget. Steward’s official inauguration in Janu ary is among the activities at the AIA’s “Accent on Architecture” annual public celebration. Steward said President Bush will attend the event, held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Being the first president who is a full time educator extends beyond the personal honor for Steward, 57. “It reflects ... the change of altitude that education and practice must work together more closely for the benefit of the entire profession,” he said. A Texas native who earned his profes sional degree from Texas A&M Univer sity and his graduate degree from Colum bia University in New York, Steward said he enjoys the constant challenges and Cecil Steward, dean of the College of Architecture, has been chosen the first full-time educator to preside over the American Institute of Archi tects. changes of the architecture field. No other discipline is as broad and as changeable as architecture, Steward said. “An architect must constantly be aware of the changes of society and culture,” he said. The field is marked by constant changes in design and technology, he said. In the past decide, computer-aided design and computer-generated images increas ingly have been used. Steward, who said he was always inter ested in administration, has been dean of the College of Architecture since it separated from the College of Engineering and Technology in 1973. Prior to that, he was a member of the architecture faculty at Texas A&M University. Steward has worked for several archi tectural firms, including Matthews and See STEWARD on 6 Closed meeting permissible, officials say By Alan Phelps Senior Editor A closed University of Nebraska Board of Regents subcommittee meeting last week was not subject to the open meetings law, university officials said. Richard Wood, NU general counsel, said the open meetings law, which bars closed meetings of public bodies such as the regents except when they arc discussing personnel matters, docs not apply to subcommittees as long as they arc not holding hearings, making policy or taking formal action on behalf of the full body. “The distinction here is the fact that this was a subcommittee,” he said. “There have been occasions on which subcommittees have been given authority to lake action; in that ease, they would have to comply.” The subcommittee met Thursday at the Nebraska Center for Continuing Education on the University of Ncbraska-Lincoln’s East Campus. J.B. Milliken, NU corporation secretary, said the meeting was closed to facilitate discus sion on coordinating lobbying efforts among representatives from NU campuses. “The purpose of the meeting was to have an uninhibited, no-holds-barrcd meeting on how well we communicate among ourselves and between different campuses on lobbying is sues,” he said. “We did not want to inhibit discussion of possible problems.” Milliken said the meeting included discus sion on how well the campuses respond to pressure from specific interest groups and how See MEETING on 6 Spanier says victims of harassment need options , By Wendy Navratil Senior Reporter niil sexual harassment at UNL is eradi cated, victims must have a clear-cut system they can turn to with their complaints, UNL Chancellor Graham Spanier said. Spanier said he’s not sure the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has such a system now. “Obviously, something isn’t working now,” Spanier said. “I haven’t looked at specific cases, but I do know there arc a number of women on campus who feel the climate for women needs to be improved.” Jane Close Conolcy, chairman of the Fac ulty Senate ad hoc committee on sexual harass ment and a UNL educational psychology pro fessor, said the university needs to make a coordinated effort to provide universilywidc education about sexual harassment. She also said step-by-step grievance proce dures need to be established and known by both alleged victims and alleged offenders, and informal mediation opportunities should be available for those who do not wish to file formal grievances with the Affirmative Action Office. People nave incir own sets ot judiciary . boards and steps” to deal with sexual harass - I meni currently, Conolcy said. “I’m not sure anybody really handles it.” At a meeting of the UNL Academic Senate last week, Conolcy presented a report on sex ual harassment that the committee prepared last spring. She asked the senate to take a leadership role in investigating sexual harass ment because leadership in dealing with sexual harassment problems had been inadequate. Herb Howe, associate to the chancellor, asked the senate at that meeting to delay action until Spanicr could meet with the group to discuss the issue. Spanicr has since planned a meeting for early next week w ith various groups on campus that deal with or arc concerned about sexual harassment, Howe said. Spanicr indicated that UNL must devise a system that would simplify the courses of ac tion victims of sexual harassment can lake. “We can’t give them five or six options — people need to know, ‘here’s what you do,”’ Spanicr said. “And people need to know that their complaints will be handled confidentially and sensitively.” He said he plans to review the Affirmative Action office as part of his study of how UNL handles sexual harassment complaints. Conolcy said that faculty have felt that Affirmative Action procedures do not preserve their rights when they arc named as offenders in a sexual harassment complaint. The alleged offenders may not know they arc being inves See HARASSMENT on 6 Post-Cold War military facing cuts Editor's note: This is the first in a series of stories that will address the future of the U.S. military on campus. By Sean Green Staff Reporter Since the end of the Cold War, Congress has taken a serious look at defense budget cuts that could hit all levels of the mili tary, including ROTC programs at the University of Ncbraska-Lincoln. How much of a crunch there will be is still being debated. But after the political dust clears, all people involved are going to have to tighten their belts, said Lt. Col. Joe Johnson, a spokesman for the Lin coln-based Nebraska National Guard. Reductions could limit opportunities for young recruits, ROTC students “And once the method (for decid ing what to cut) is determined, we’ll go through a pe riod of turmoil,” he said. “It won’t last very long, but it will not be pain less.” For young men and women con sidering joining the military, he said this budget-lightening could translate into less incentive because there would be less opportunity for advancement and higher pay. At UNL, 75 students are in Army ROTC, 66 arc in Air Force ROTC and about 110 arc in Navy ROTC. “We’re going to need some major incentive to gel people to wear a uniform for the prime years of their lives,” he said. “Especially when they face having to retire and start a new career.” However, Johnson said there also is good news for those considering joining the military. “The 0.1. Bill, the State of Ne braska tuition-assistance program, and other programs that help students pay for college by serving will not be cut,” he said. And while competition will be tougher for both scholarships and officer commissions, Johnson said the need to recruit young people is as strong as ever. “Colin Powell (chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) explained the need for young men and women best in a recent speech,” Johnson said. “He said that he needs to recruit today the platoon sergeant who will suc ceed on the battlefield in six years.” The same changes that may deter potential recruits will have a more profound impact on those closest to the chopping block. “The proposed cuts arc already having a destabilizing effect,” Johnson said. “The rules about retirement arc See MILITARY on 2 Correction: In an article on the Univer sity ot Nebraska Board ot Regents in Friday's issue of the Daily Nebraskan, the titles of Kim Phelps ana Paul Carlson were incorrect Phelps is the director of the budget, and Carlson is the director ot operations analysis The Daily Nebras kan regrets the error " Shiite Muslim kidnappers free British and American hostages. 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