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ASUN votes on garage today By Melanie Branded ^taft Reporter ASUN will vote today whether to approve a bill opposing the construc tion of a proposed parking garage that would be located east of the Ne braska Union. University of Nebraska-Lin coln administra tors proposed the site as part of a plan to provide needed parking for commuter stu dents and visitors. The site has been strongly opposed by members of Alpha Phi Sorority, which is located next to it. Andrew Loudon, president of the Association of Students of the Uni versity of Nebraska, said he could understand the arguments of both those who supported and those who opposed the construction. Loudon said he favored construc tion of the garage, because the pro posed site was the only location that would pay for itself. According to a parking study com pleted in November, the estimated $5.1 million project would require a bond of $5.7 million to pay for the garage, with annual payments of $556,000. An independent parking consult ant estimated that anticipated rev enue for the garage at that site would be $582,000, which exceeds the re quired payment. Loudon also said he would support the garage if it benefited commuter students. “The senate needs to take an up or-down vote on this,” he said. “They need to say whether or not UNL stu dents need this parking garage.” However, Loudon said he was un sure whether the proposed parking garage actually would pay for itself. If it exceeds its budget, he said, student parking fees would probably be used to pay for the difference, and that would add to students’ financial bur den. “I need to be convinced that stu dent parking fees won’t be used in building a garage that won’t benefit students,” he said. Loudon said he also questioned the rationale of building a parking garage near a former faculty parking lot that was converted into green space last year. “It doesn’t make sense,” he said. “The student body deserves an expla nation from administrators.” Regardless of the senate’s deci sion, Loudon said he would present his position to the NU Board of Re gents at Saturday’s meeting. Nights,,, NIGHT SERVICE City Campus Departure Times (Lyman Hall) East Campus Departure Times (Burr-Feddel 6:15 6:55 7:35 8:15 8:55 9:35 10:15 6:35 7:15 7:55 8:35 9:15 9:55 10:35 MON.-THUR. ONLY Free Night Service Between East and City Campus Monday - Thursday 6:15 p.m.-10:35 p.m. Wight Shuttle Service is a student fee-supported service of the Nebraska Unions Committee to find dean to be chosen by Friday From Staff Reports A search committee to select a dean for the College of Engineer ing and Technology should be in place by Friday, a university offi cial said. A1 Kilgore, associate vice chan cellor for academic affairs, said appointments to the committee were still being made this week. Members would come from both the Lincoln and Omaha campuses and from the Nebraska engineer ing community, he said. Kilgore said he expected the committee to have 15 members. Stan Liberty was forced to step down as dean of the college follow ing his five-year review in Decem ber. Liberty had said his forced res ignation was tied to the debate over whetherthe University ofNebraska should create a separate engineer ing college in Omaha. In September, NU will name a search committee to find a replace ment for Gary Schwendiman, who stepped down as dean of the Col lege of Business Administration in November, Kilgore said. Senate Continued from Page 1 was too expansive and took priority over academic and budget concerns. Citing the resignation of former Engineering Dean Stan Liberty, Allen said Spanier was encouraging quality faculty members to resign. Because of this, Allen said, the UNL Committee of Concerned Pro fessors wanted to remain anonymous. “... Graham Spanier, by his ac tions, has generated a great deal of fear among those who do not agree with his personal philosophy and agenda,” the document stated. None of the committee members came forward, but those who opposed the committee’s position did. Gargi Roysircar Sodowsky, asso ciate professor of educational psy chology, said she was disgusted that Allen supported the document. A majority of the faculty support Spanier, she said, because his social changes improved academic accuracy. “He’s showing respect and equal ity,” she said, “and can hire good professors into a friendly, open atmo sphere. Much of human advancement and knowledge comes from this so cial change.” Mmtn Continued from Page 1 existing buildings and to plan a new engineering building. More faculty and upgraded equipment would would provided with that money. Another $2.2 million would be spent to complete a construction project at the UNL campus. — The establishment of a state wide engineering board that would oversee engineering education. Smith told the commission that he was se lecting members for that board now. The cost to NU would be $10,000. Smith said his recommendations should not affect NU’s budget re quests for the Legislature. “All things simple become com plex,” he said. Money for the projects would come from benefits not claimed by NU employees, Smith said. The state usually puts that money back into the general fund, but Smith said he was asking if NU could keep those funds. He said the state must approve this move in order for the current NU budget to remain the same. 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