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Rape, raises and restaurants discussed by regents University employees receive pay increases By Mindy Wilson Staff Reporter Despite tight budget concerns, University of Nebraska employees received a raise Saturday. The NU Board of Regents unani mously approved a 4.2 percent in crease in salaries for faculty and staff of the university system. Regent Robert Allen of Hastings suggested that in these times of bud get cuts, the top administrative posi tions should be excluded from the increase. But NU President Martin Massengale said it would be unfair to penalize university administrators who were performing satisfactorily by not offering them the raises given to other employees. Massengale received a pay raise of $6,655, bringing his salary up to $165,115. In other business, the board ap proved a $959.5 million budget for next year, the largest ever for the university. Included in the budget was $131 million worth of long-range construc tion projects. The number one priority on the list is a $6 million renovation to Burnett Hall at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. The second priority is venti lation work on Bruner Hall at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, which will cost $639,800. Regent Rosemary Skrupa of Omaha said she was concerned that the University of Nebraska at Omaha had only two projects in the top ten. For the number of lax dollars that Omaha provides, she said, it’s not receiving enough construction fund ing. However, Regent Chairman John Payne of Kearney said that UNO had been treated fairly in the past 10 years in terms of construction projects. Student Regent Andrew Sigerson said he was worried thatRichards Hall at UNL was only 18th on the list of priorities; a complete renovation of Richards Hall is estimated to cost $7 million. Sigerson suggested that the costs be reevaluated for basic renovations to the building, so it could be moved up on the priorities list. The regents will clarify these pri orities in July before they act on the construction proposals. Also discussed Saturday was the expansion of rape education and pre vention on university campuses. Barbara Synder, vice chancellor for student affairs at UNK, said that increasing campus security would not solve the problem. Synder, who pre sented a report to the board on behalf of student affairs officials from all four university campuses, said that better education activities and coun seling were needed. Sigerson said that starting next semester, the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska would sponsor a rape education week. 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Barbara Synder, the Vice Chan cellor for Student Affairs at the Uni versity of Nebraska at Kearney, told the NU Board of Regents at its June meeting that the problem of rape at Nebraska universities was increas ing. She said that increased rape educa tion and counseling activities are needed on campuses. And, Snyder said, rapid but fair court proceedings are necessary. “It takes deliberate education to help stop rape,” Snyder said. Increased safety measures do help, she said, but they alone won’t stop rape. What can hinder rape, she said, is to make students aware of the prob lem and teach them preventative mea sures. Synder, who gave a report to the board representing student affair offi cials from all four university cam puses, said that in the last decade, incidents of rape on campus have increased by 15 percent. The increase has occurred since the removal of curfews in residence halls, she said. According lo Snyder’s numbers, approximately one in seven women are raped on campus and one in four are victims of attempted rape. But only 5 to 10 percent of rapes are actually reported, she said. The majority of rapes on campus are acquaintance or date rape, Synder said, and they involve alcohol. Sev enty-five percent of men and 50 per cent of women involved in rape had been drinking beforehand. Andrew Sigerson, student regent and president of the Association of Students of the University of Ne braska, said that the student govern ment has decided to take a more ac tive role in rape education. Starting next semester, he said, a Rape Education Week will be imple mented. But Sigerson said that caution was needed in telling students of the prob lem on campus. Propaganda about the problem is often circulated, he said, and it makes the problem on campus seem worse than it really is. Leslie Strong, an ASUN senator for journalism, said she saw the goal of rape education as including fac ulty, staff and administrators as well as students. Strong said that students needed to get involved so the educa tion would not be a one-time thing, but be continuing. Nelfralskan < Editor A deans Leftln, 472-1766 Features Editor Cindy Kimbrough Copy Desk Editor Jaff Singer Photo Chief Steel McKee Art Director James Mehsllng General Manager Daniel Shatlll Production Manager Katherine Pollcky Advertising Manager Todd Sears Senior Account E xecutwe J*Y Cruse Publications Board Chairman Bill Vobefda Professional Adviser Don Walton, 473-7301 The Dally Nebraskan (USPS 144-080) Is published by the UNL Publications Board. Nebraska Union 34.1400 R St., Lincoln. Neb. 68588-0448, weekdays during the academic year (except holidays); weekly during the summer session. 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