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Morrill Hall makeover worthwhile, senator says in Hall is of vc years of hard work and funding by the Legislature. But, as one state senator id,itstill isn’t Sen. Lincoln testified to the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee of the importance of LB788, which asks for $6 million to finish the job of renovating Morrill Hall. “It’s not often you sec some thing so evident that we get done here at the Legislature,” Wcsely said. “It’s been an issue for so long, it’s nice to see it get done “But we’re not finished yet” The renovation to Elephant Hall includes the addition of four gal leries depicting what life on the planet was like during different time periods. Betty Anderson, a member of Friends of the State Museum, said the additional $6 million would be used for upkeep of exhibits and costs of research staff and facili ties. She said the improvements were important for the re-accreditation process, which the State Museum must undergo five years earlier than expected. Also, she said, if the Stale Mu seum was not re-accredited, “it wou Id be a catastrophe for the state and a huge embarrassment for the museum.” If the museum is not accredited, Anderson said, some staff mem bers may leave to work for accred ited institutions. No one spoke in opposition of the bill. Students on East Campus say apathy over election abounds By Virginia Newton Staff Reporter East Campus representation is one of the issues in this year's ASUN election, but students there say they want more than campaign promises aimed at soliciting their voles. N Michael Cheng, a senior hotel and restaurant manage ■■ ment major, said that because half of Hsrcrj his classes were on rTffffin East Campus and uJ the other half on City Campus, he was not very in volved on either campus. “I’m not very interested in campus activities,” he said. “I just glance at that election stuff in the paper.” This “I don’t care” attitude was apparent in a lot of students who take most or all of their classes on East Campus. “We don’t really care,” said Laura Silk raw, also a senior restaurant man agement major. East Campus students are more involved with things that directly con cern agriculture, she said. Some East Campus students said they thought the campaigning parties largely ignored them. Derrick Gallant, a junior physical therapy major, said that “It seems like (candidates) targctCity Campus more than East Campus.” “It may have something to do with the lack of involvement among stu dents here,” Gallant said. Jeff Kildow, a sophomore pre-med major and East Campus resident, said he usually voted and was excited to find out election results. But, he said, the promises made by parlies last year to include East Cam pus in activities hadn’t been kept. “Last year duri ng the election, they said they would include East Cam pus," he said. “I guess this year I would like to see it done.” POLICE REPORT ....t Beginning midnight Sunday 7:39 a.m. — Screwdriver stolen, parking lot at 19th Street between U and T streets, $20 loss, $40 damage. 8:53 a.m. — Amplifier/speakers stolen, parking lot at 19th Street between U and T streets, $370 loss, $30 damage. 1:51 p.m. — Tires slashed, park ing lot at 20th and Vine streets, $100. 5:36 p.m. — Car keyed, parking tot at Burr Hall, $100. 9:28 p.m. — Hub caps stolen, parking lot at 19th Street between 0 and R streets, $120. 11:10 p.m.—Bike stolen, Harper Hall, $260. Beginning midnight Monday 10:01 a.m.—Car keyed.parking lot at 17th and R streets, $500. 11:22 a.m.—Book stolen, Bumeu Hall, $45. 1:08 p.m.—Person fainted, trans ported to Bryan Memorial Hospi lal, Law College Spending Continued from Page 1 send by spending enormous amounts wasn *t the message what he wanted to convey. VOICE’S First Vice-Presidential candidate Trent Steele said his party also was try ing to cut campaign spend ing. He said supporters had bought more supplies and made more home made signs, instead of having them professionally done. But, he said, VOICE was willing to spend the amount necessary to show students what the party stood for. “It's important to pul in the re sources to let students see what we stand for and to let college senators gel the word out for where we stand on issues,”he said. “But we're trying not to spend as much.” ^ Welz said PARTY spent one-third of its money in the last few days of their campaign. He said $1S0 was spent on the distribution of condoms reading “Let PARTY protect you," with educational packets attached. The packets included the PARTY logo and promoted the campaign pledge to promote safe sex at UNL. Senate Continued from Page 1 cess that’s moving toward closure, finally,” he said. Also, Gerald Parsons, agriculture community senator, asked Joan Leittel, senior vice chancellor for academic affairs, to lode into the is sue of providing more core classes on Bast Campus. “It’s not surprising that students on East Campus would Tike their classes come to them,” he said. Leitzel said task forces had been students what the party stood tor. “It’s important to put in the re sources to let students see what we stand for and to let college senators get the word out for where we stand on issues," he said. "But we're trying not to spend as much." Dietz said PARTY spent one-third of its money in the last few days of their campaign. He said $150 was spent on the distribution of condoms reading "Let PARTY protect you,” with educational packets attached. The packets included the PARTY logo and promoted the campaign pledge to promote safe sex at UNL. Sigerson vetos increased student fees for Campus Recreation’s repair fund By Andrea Kaser Staff Reporter After student senators thought bud get legislation was out of the way, ASUN President Andrew Sigerson made a veto Tuesday that will hurt _ _students in the long A w I I K| run, the director of AvVIl I Campus Recreation said. Sigerson vetoed $1 of the $2.22 in crease in Fund B student fees. The veto keeps the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Campus Recreation's repair and improvement allocation at $4 per student. Repair and improvement costs go to the up keep of Campus Recreation facilities, which rely solely on student fees. Stan Campbell, director of Cam pus Recreation, said tennis courts and equipment like stairclimbers, rowing machines and exercise bikes were ram. ■■"■■mil.1 ■■ ■■■ 1 scheduled to be upgraded. If Campus Recreation doesn’t receive the in crease, he said, those improvements and others may not happen. Campbell said if there was no money to pay for necessary and unpredicted repairs, some areas of the center might have to be closed and some equipment removed. - Sigerson’s veto came as a surprise to Campbell, who said he was disap pointed because he thought students supported the increase. Campbell said he heard only one senator dissent in the voice vote at last week’s meeting of the Association of the Students of the University of Ne braska. Some senators said Sigcrson had made it clear he wanted to keep his promise to keep student fee increases low, but they were confident the veto would be overridden. “This is not the area to cut,” said Sen. Kim Heyne.“I don’t think there’s one student on this campus who doesn’t use the Campus Recreation facilities in some way.” Sen. Matthew Maser said because the increase passed almost unani mously, it should have sent a strong message to Sigerson. “We need to keep the rec center in quality shape,” Maser said. “Student fees are spent wisely in this category.” Last week, Campbell urged sena tors to approve the increase, saying the repair and improvement fee was far below the rate of inflation since the fee was first installed in 1967. If it had increased with the rate of infla tion, he said, the fee would be $8.51. Moreover, Campbell said experts recommended that 1 percent of a facility’s worth be set aside for up keep. Given its total value^of $37.5 million, Campus Recreation should have $375,000designated for upkeep, he said. The request would only re serve $200,000 for upkeep, he said. I I WOMEN’S CLINIC OF LINCOLN PC S.G. Swanson, MD J. 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