ASUN provides help, leadership opportunity for students
By Deborah McAoams
Staff Reporter
“Don’t be afraid to ask questions.”
That is the advice AS UN Speaker of the
Senate Andrew Loudon has for new students at
the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
And where can students go for answers?
ASUN.
The Association of Students of the Univer
sity of Nebraska is the student senate of UNL; it
functions as a representative body and a source
' of information for UNL students.
The senate is headed by President Andrew
Sigerson, First Vice President Trent Steele and
Second Vice President Elizabeth Healey.
Loudon said he strongly urged new students
to gel involved in ASUN. He said he considered
the senate an opportunity to develop contacts
and job skills as well as a chance to serve the
university.
Students can get involved with ASUN in a
variety of ways, Loudon said.
The 32 senators arc elected each spring from
various colleges on an apportionment basis, he
said. The senators serve for one year and must
.obtain 50 signatures to be eligible to run.
Each senator sits on one of ASUN’s six
standing committees.
The Communications Committee handles
ASUN’s publicity and promotion for students
and student groups, Loudon said.
The Academic Committee works with Ca
reer Planning and Placement, the Office of
Scholarships and Financial Aid, Advising and
Registration, he said.
A Special Topics Committee addresses is
sues such as recognition of student organiza
tions, Loudon said.
The Campus Life Committee is concerned
with the well being of students on campus, with
an emphasis of recognizing the needs of indi
viduals.
ASUN also has a Human Rights Committee.
But, he said, probably the most influential
committee of ASUN is the Committee for Fees
Allocation. CFA has the responsibility to re
view and make recommendations for the expen
diture of nearly S7 million in student fees, but
the committee’s recommendations are subject
to approval by James Gricsen, vice chancellor
lor student affairs and Chancellor Graham
Spanicr.
Being a senator isn’t the only option for
students wanting to serve in ASUN. Loudon
said ASUN includes several other organiza
tions students can gel involved in.
All colleges, with the exception of General
Studies, have a student advisory board, he said.
Advisory board members are elected each spring
and must obtain 25 signatures to run.
The senate is also in charge of Student Legal
Services and the Government Liaison Commit
tee. SLS offers legal aid to students enrolled at
UNL, whileGLC lobbies the Nebraska Legisla
ture and the NU Board of Regents for student
interests.
Wind surfers, sailors, fishers and sunbathers fill the water
and shoreline of Holmes Lake, 70th and Normal streets. The
lake is bustling with students and Lincolnites from late
spring to early fall.
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hour, while it costs SI3 for the first
hour of sailboats and $7 for each
additional hour.
But what makes Holmcscspccially
appealing is both its large lake and its
off-street bike path that runs all the
way from downtown Lincoln to the
park. The path begins at about 23rd
and O streets and runs up Capitol
Parkway into Normal Boulevard and
on to Holmes.
Holmes doesn’t have a sled ramp
or an amphitheater like Pioneers Park,
but it does have ice skating rinks and
the Hyde Memorial Observatory to
view the stars through professional
telescopes. Fishing is also available at
Holmes. Both indoor tennis courts and
an outdoor swimming pool can be
found at Woods Park, 33rd and J
streets. The tennis courts arc open
year-round and the court fee is $2.50
per person to play singles and $2 per
person for doubles; the pool is open
during the summer between Memo
rial Day and Labor Day and admission
is $1.50.
Other popular parks include: Oak
Lake Park, First and Charleston streets,
which features fishing and ice skat
ing; Hazel Abel Park, 18th and E
streets, a quaint, little park with En
glish iron work, a gazebo and a 175
year-old Baroque cherub fountain
from France; and Antelope Park, 23rd
and N streets to 33rd Street and
Sheridan Boulevard, which features
flowers, fountains and sculptures.
Other features to Antelope Park
include the Nebraska Vietnam Veter
ans’Memorial, the Folsom Children’s
Zoo and Sunken Gardens, which arc
all located in or alongside the park.
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