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Bill addresses lab fee increases i.'"- - ;-■» By Becky Becher Staff Reporter _ Wednesday night the Associa tion of Students of the University of Nebraska will vote on a bill opposing changes in lab oratory fees charged to stu dents. Students pay laboratory fees to cover the cost of materi als used in lab oratory classes. The fee changes affect 264 classes from accounting to zoology. In July, the NU Board of Re gents approved 181 new laboratory fees ranging in cost from $10 to $50. The board also increased 83 existing fees. ASUN President Keith Benes said the fees were raised after UNL’sChanccllorGraham Spanicr asked that laboratory fees* which had not been raised for years, J?e reassessed. Benes said the increased fees placed an extra burden on students. The ASUN bill will make state legislators aware of the problem and discourage future increases in laboratory fees, he said. Because the fees were approved during the summer, Benes said the changes did not receive much at tention. He said few students were aware of the increases. In addition to laboratory fees, Benes said ASUN would discuss a new bill opposing Spanier’s pro posal to replace the parking lot north of the Nebraska U nion with a green space. Benes said the senate passed a similar resolution earlier this se mester, but he vetoed it because it did not include concerns about lost parking, cost of the project and safety. The new bill addresses these concerns, he said. Benes said he supported the re vised bill and predicted it would pass “with dying colors.” Walton Continued from Page 1 point of view is that the whole thing has been a big mistake.” Walton said despite the negative publicity the charges brought him, he refused to bring up counter-suits. “People have asked me whether I should start counter-suing other peo ple,” he said. “From my own Chris tian point of view, I’m not going to drag this on any further and make anybody else hurt. There’s been enough suffering already.” Werger, a sophomore psychology major, said Tuesday night he was disappointed with but not surprised by the ruling. “I kind of assumed the man would be acquitted,” he said. “I didn’t have enough evidence against him. (The county attorney) clearly flat out told me it would be very hard to prove.” Although the verdict wasn’t in his favor, Werger said he had no second thoughts about reporting the alleged assault. “If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn’t change a thing,” he said. “It had to be brought out.” Werger said he stood behind the charges he made, and that he still believed he was violated by Walton. “I know myself and I know my body, and I know parts of it arc off limits to other pcople,” he said. “There arc parts of body that people don’t touch. Period. There’s no more to say about that.” Hal Anderson, Walton’s attorney, said Werger’s allegations were un founded. ’ “Clifford Walton didn’t do what Josh Werger said he did.” Anderson said. “That’s a fact. “The judge said it didn’t happen, therefore as far as I’m concerned it didn’t happen.” But Werger’s mother, Debra, said the justice system failed her son and family. "I think the system raped nim, sne said. “I’m having a hard time believ ing how our system can fail so.” Debra Werger, a secretary in the UNL agronomy department, said she persuaded her son to report the charg es, and promised him Walton would be prosecuted. “If I had to do it all over again 1 wouldn’t have reported it,” she said sobbing. “It’s my fault. I forced him to come forward. 1 convinced him it was the right thing to do.” Debra Werger said she reported her son’s charges to university offi cials who told her to inform the UNL police department. “Do they think Josh was lying?” she said. “Why would a 17-year-old kid lie about this with nothing to gain?” Craig Christensen, who boxed on Waltons team for five years, testified at the trial on behalf of Walton. “He’s got a bad rap on this," he said Tuesday in a telephone interview. “It’s cost him his job. He was forced to resign. He was humiliated." Walton called Christensen after he learned the results of the verdict. “He told me it’s over and done with,” Christensen said. “And I’m telling you guys, he got a bad rap.”* Deputy Lancaster County Attor ney Laurie Yardlcy. who prosecuted the case, could not be reached for comment. As of Tuesday evening, no appeal s were filed in the case. Reaction Continued from Page 1 applicants. RichardGilbert.chairmanofchem ical engineering at UNL, said he didn’t know if Walton would have trouble finding a job at another university because of the charges. “1 don’t know, but if anybody rais es the question, he can say, 'Sure, but I was acquitted.”’ Gilbert said he was pleased Walton was found innocent. “I’m glad,”Gilbert said. “He would have been ruined if he hadn’t.” -44 If he's Innocent, why not? —Gilbert chairman UNL chemical engineering -ff — Gilbert said because Walton was ‘ acquitted, he could be rehired to his job at UNL if he so desired. “If he’s innocent, why not?” Gil bert said. “If that’s not the case, any one could accuse you of anything. “If he’s been found innocent, he’s been found innocent,” Gilbert said, “and 1 would take it at face value.” • Ask about our student discount •We refill Biolage, VaVoom, KMS, Paul Mitchell • Save 20% V 210 Gateway North; East of J.C. Penney; 467-3625 j Interested in an International Assignment? Mennonite Central Committee, the social concerns organization for North American Mennonite and Brethren in Christ Churches, seeks committed Christian Volunteers. Needed: Health Workers, Agriculturists, Teachers, Community services workers and others Meet MCC representative Dana Neff at Ag Career Day, Thursday, Oct. 8, in the East Campus Union. Officials to speak on European crime From staff reports Three police officials from Hun gary will give a presentation about organized crime and terrorism in East ern Europe at 3:30 p.m. today in Ne braska Union. Andras Horvath, chicfdcputy com mander of the Budapest Police De partment, Erno Toth, head of the or ganized crime division of the Budapest Police Department, and Ferenc Efztcrgalyos, an Interpol representa tive, are making stops across the Unit ed States. The UNL visit was organized by criminal justice professor Chris Eskridge and the criminal justice de partment. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Stress... 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