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Governor’s speech gets mixed reviews By Ted Taylor Senior Reporter ~ Gov. Ben Nelson’s annual State of the State address contained no real surprises, several Nebraska state sena tors said Thursday. “It was a budget I pretty much expected,” said Sen. Di Anna Schimek of Lincoln. Sen. Roger Wehrbein of Plattsmouth called the governor’s pro posed budget “frugal.” “But it’s a budget I think we can all agree with,” he said. “There will be differences of opinions in the details though.” One of the key points of Nelson’s proposed budget for the 1995-96 fis cal year is the replenishing of the state’s cash reserves. Sen. LaVon Crosby of Lincoln said she thought the governor was looking out for the citizens of Nebraska. “The governor is trying to keep the budget within reasonable parameters, so that we can help the people that need help, without raising taxes,” she said. Sen. Chris Abboud of Omaha agreed with Nelson’s plan to fill the cash reserve, but he said the situation in Washington, D.C., may make this the wrong year to do so. “My belief is that new spending programs may be needed, but the un certainty with the federal budget re ally puts a crimp on our ability to take a look at it,” lie said. Senators also touched on another of the governor’s key points — pro posed prison work camps. Several senators agreed that the more militaristic camp Nelson initially proposed probably wouldn’t fly with legislators. Crosby said the work camp pro “It's a budget I think we can all agree with. There will be differences of opinions in the details, though. ” ROGER WEHRBEIN State senator posal was a step forward. “I never really liked the idea of a militaristic-style boot camp,” she said. “The work camp idea has a better thrust to it. “If they gel some rehabilitation and some work experience to become a working member of society, I think that is what you need.” Wehrbcin also said he did not like the idea of military boot camps. “I would look more at the idea of the work camps to see how they fit into the big picture,” he said. Schimek called the address one of Nelson’s better speeches. “I thought it focused on what I thought it needed to focus on,” she said. But Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha said focus was just what the speech lacked. “All it was was a political state ment,” he said. “Probably the opening public shot in his run for the Senate. “It lacked vision; it lacked imagi nation.” Chambers called many of Nelson’s points controversial, and others “im practical.” “I don’t believe his real intent is to get the things done that he talked about in his speech,” he said. Nelson Continued from Page 1 The governor introduced three ini tiatives to help ease the crunch. • The construction of modular housing at the State Penitentiary to provide 300 additional beds. • Additional funding for the devel opment of a secure youth facility in Omaha. • The development of prison work camps. Nelson said in a press conference alter the address that the state would look at ihe idea of first-time-offender l^t^^ewftjfpyererpwdin^v/^s not a problem. “It has not only a cost benefit, but a safety benefit as well,” Nelson said. “Some would have us believe that the only way to fight crime is to lock up offenders and throw away the key. j “But this issue does not need dema gogues — it needs leaders.” But Nelson made sure to point out that crime could not be handled by legislation alone. “It will require personal involve ment and community action.” Commission turns down UNK philosophy proposal By Julie Sobczyk Senior Reporter For the first time in its history, the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education Thursday shot down a proposal. The victim: a University of Ne braska at Kearney proposal to obtain a bachelor of arts degree major in philosophy. Out of 10 members on the commis sion, six voted to deny the proposal, one voted in favor and three were absent and did not vote. The majority of the commission members were opposed to the addi tion of the major because they said it would duplicate Hastings College’s philosophy program. Randolph Ferlic, chairman of the commission, said the decision wasnot an attack on the idea of a philosophy major. “No one on the commission is against philosophy,” Ferlic said. “I believe every student should have the course, but the issue has to do with the degree.” Before the vote, NU President L. Dennis Smith spoke to the commis sion about why UNK should add the major. . The program would be successful at UNK because students expressed an interest, Smith said. UNK had ex pected to graduate five students per year. The addition of the major would not need any additional funding, Smith said, because the courses for the ma jor already were being offered. If the major were approved, stu dents would be required to take an additional six credit hours of philoso phy to receive their degrees. Afterwards, Smith said he did not understand why the commission de nied the request. “I’m very disappointed,” Smith said. “I don’t know what the problem was.” Smith said he did not think dupli cation of a philosophy degree was an issue. Chemistry, English and history degrees arc offered at other universi ties, too. Some members of the commission discussed tabling the decision to an other date. But the commission must act within 120 days of a proposal, and the proposal was submitted in Sep tember. Smith had the option to withdraw the proposal, but said he couldn’t be cause it already had been approved by the NU Board of Regents. 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