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ASUN to look at UPC pact By WtolanU Brandrt Staff Reporter Many steps must be taken before a recent compromise made by UPC and ASUN executives can be approved by the senate at its Wednesday night meeting. University Pro r gram Council members amended UPC's constitution Tues day night to reflect the conditions of the compromise. Andrew Loudon, president of the Association of Students of the Uni versity of Nebraska, said the senate's special topics committee will hold a meeting today to determine whether to approve UPC's revised constitu tion. If the committee approves UPC's constitution, a two-thirds majority vote will then be required to bring the mat ter before the senate, he said. Loudon said that before ASUN “I'm very hopeful that both groups, through their internal processes, will approve the compromise. ” ■ ANDREW LOUDON ASUN president could approve UPC’s revised consti tution and the compromise, senators must repeal bylaw A, which was passed last spring and set up a committee to select UPC executives and event di rectors. Senators must also pass another bylaw that would establish three ASUN representatives fora six-mem ber committee to select members of the UPC executive council. Loudon said he; Dave Milligan, speaker of the senate: and Jennifer Cusick, chairwoman of the Commit tee for Fees Allocation, would serve as representatives. He said that if ASUN docs not accept the compromise, then the mat ter would resume in Student Court. When UPC and ASUN executives reached the compromise, Loudon said Milligan filed a motion for the senate to suspend the court's action. Loudon sa id he was optimi Stic that ASUN would approve the compro mise. “ I' m very hopeful that both groups, through their internal processes, will approve the compromise,” he said. In other business, the senate will appoint two graduate senators to fill positions vacated by former senators. Students also will be appointed to various committees, such as convoca tions and parking appeals, he said. Gigantic Liquidation Clothing Sale! 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Each year the event is co-spon sored by the Office for Student In volvement. a student committee or ganization and sponsors from around Lincoln. Hobson said she admired the effort students put intoplanningthc fair. The fair is mostly planned and run by students in order to appeal to students, she said. Hobson said the fair's target au dience was freshmen who were new to campus. “If freshmen get involved in or ganizations, it gives them a greater chance of staying at school, be cause they have a group to belong to,” she said. Hobson also said the exposure to different opportunities and groups might draw in sophomore and commuter students, who might * not be aware of the variety of orga nizations. The fai r a I so bri ngs Li ncol n ser vice groups to campus. “We’re glad to have an opportu nity to bring agencies onto campus and expose them to students where they might not be exposed before.” Hobson said. Each organization had its rea sons for attending the fair, but most volunteers said they were there to get their names out. “I see it as a way of displaying our organization, making it more recognizable and, of course, in creasing our membership.” said Jay Brooke, a senior political science major and a member of the Pi Sigma Alpha political science honorary. Some volunteers said the fair was an opportunity to explain their purposes to students who might not understand their organization's role on campus and in the community. “We feel that it is important for students to not only get involved in campus activities but to also get involved in community activities,” said Jennifer Cusick. president of the College Republicans. Donor program kicks on By Angl* ttottUch__ Staff Reporter Mark McGovcran walked into the Nebraska Union on Tuesday hoping he soon could be a hero. He came to participate in the National Marrow Donor Program. “I might save someone's life,'' McGoveran. anelectrical engineering major, said. “Also, perhaps it will atone for some of my misdeeds." The National Marrow Donor Pro gram kicked offits three-day drive on Tuesday. The American Red Cross in Omaha and the University of Nc braska-Lincoln worked together to provide an information booth to re cruit interested donors. A lab was set up in the union to do the testing. Joan Frcnzcl. a university employee who helped organize the drive, said the response had been good so far. About 30 volunteers signed up after a toll-free telephone number was publi cized Sunday, she said. “We hope to get quite a few more volunteers today." Frenzcl said. Paulette Dellovechio, bone mar row coordinator with the American Red Cross in Omaha, said not all vol unteers who had blood drawn would become bone marrow donors. “Only about one in 20.000 are ac tually matched to a person who needs a donor because of the range of tissue types," she said. “The only thing they have to consent to today is having their tissue sent to the American Red Cross to be typed " After a tissue is typed, it goes into a computer and a preliminary match is determined. Next, two additional blood tests arc done, and the potential donors arc contacted. Finally, the po tential donor decides whether to do nate bone marrow. “About two years ago a student from UNL donated to a little girl that needed the transplant, and she is healthy today." Dcllovechio said. The process of giving blood and filling out the information takes about 15 minutes. Ethnic minorities, who represent a small percentage of the 1.3 million donors registered, are especially needed to donate, Dcllovechio said. But all interested volunteers are wel come. she said. A booth will be set up on East Campuson Thursday from 11 a m. to 5 p.m. Frenzel said volunteers would be given free cookies and drinks. Harms Continued from Page 1 Stan Harms said that without Barney's confession. Bjorklund may never have seen the inside of a couri. and justice may not have been served. “In a sense he (Barney) gave us back our lives, shattered as they were,'' Stan Harms said. “We should spare his life.” Bjorklund. however, is a menace to society. Stan Harms said, and the death penalty is the only guarantee that he will never commit a crime again. He said Bjorklund had proved that when he threatened correction offi cials, jurors and his own priest. Stan Harms called Bjorklund a demonic terrorist. But the father said he didn't think Bjorklund's sentence would be car ried out swiftly. And he hoped Bjorklund's appeals fell on deaf cars. Bjorklund was tried by a fair and compassionate judge and a unbiased jury. Stan Harms said, and justice should be served. “We’re not even going to get close to seeing him executed in 10, 15. 20 years.” he said. “Sadly enough, the sentencing is just one of the hurdles USED I 1 VACUUMS I I $35.00 1 and Up | All with Warranties | | Trade-Ins Accepted | Randolph \ACUUMS ® 2712 Randolph 438-3163 |