Committee tries to cut
Women’s Center budget
By Heidi White
Staff Reporter
Major concerns were voiced about
the budget for the Women’s Center at
the ASUN Committee for Fees Allo
cation meeting Thursday.
Junior Brendan Bussmann, vice
chairman of CFA, proposed an amend
ment to cut $18,322 from the budget
of $51,655, effectively eliminating the
Women’s Center.
He said services such as support
and discussion groups were duplicated
between the center and other organi
zations funded by student fees.
Under the amendment, remaining
Women’s Center funds would only
pay for the position of Director Judith
Kriss. CFA cannot cut salary posi
tions.
Daryl Swanson, director of the
Nebraska Unions, said, “This is the
kind of action I would appeal at all
levels: CFA, ASUN, and Vice Chan
cellor (for student affairs James)
Griesen.”
The amendment was voted down
by the committee eight to two, but two
more amendments were proposed on
the issue.
The second amendment to the
Women’s Center budget, proposed by
senior Ryan Pichler, a greek living
unit representative, would have cut
$8,880.
After failing by a vote of eight to
two, another amendment was proposed
by Bussmann to cut $7,000. It also
failed by a vote of eight to two, leaving
the center’s budget intact.
Marilyn Bugenhagen, director of
Student Involvement, said she encour
aged CFA members to speak with her
about individual concerns about the
center’s operations.
“I see some concerns, but the spe
cifics aren’t there,” she said.
Swanson said he tried to listen to
the message from the committee and
also wanted to address their concerns.
“There’s some misinformation that
concerns me,” he said. “We’re proud
of the Women’s Center and I think
they provide a very valuable service
to women and men.”
The Nebraska Union budget was
approved at $1,845,350 million.
Cuts were made in creation of po
sitions for a graduate assistant to coor
dinate the Involvement Team and for
a student position to publish the
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pus students. The original budget was
$1,850,945.
Abortion
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wanted to keep the focus of the testi
mony on medical scientific facts and
keep religious beliefs out of the issue.
But that request seemed to go unheard,
as many supporters and opponents had
ties to the church.
Doug Patton, executive director of
the Nebraska Christian Coalition, was
one of the first to testify.
“America’s realization of the truth
about abortion will come only when
we challenge ourselves to be honest
about the tragedy of 3 5 million aborted
children,” he said.
Patton continued by citing Sandra
Day O’Connor’s comment more than
10 years ago that “Roe v. Wade is on a
collision course with itself.”
“Justice O’Connor was right,”
Patton said. “Roe v. Wade is on a
collision course with itself. Let the
collision begin here.”
Jim Cunningham, executive direc
tor of the Nebraska Catholic Confer
ence, said the state needed to pass the
bill because it would “reduce the kill
ing.”
“It is new and creative in the area of
abortion legislation,” he said.
Julie Schmit-Albin, executive di
rector of Nebraska Right to Life, talked
about her own experience in relation
to the bill.
Schmit-Albin, who is 30 weeks
pregnant, said to look no further than
the ultrasound she had earlier in the
day, or the one she had last November,
or even her first one back in Septem
ber.
“But going back to nine weeks ges
tation would not begin to tell the
whole story,” she said.“Forthisbaby’s
heart was beating 18 to 21 days after
fertilization, and her brain waves were
measurable at around six weeks.”
Schmit-Albin stayed away from the
religious facets of the issue and argued
that scientific fact would eventually
lead the way.
“Time, technology and the truth
will eventually catch up with those
who are intellectually dishonest enough
to
deny that which is scientific fact.
“We view LB 13 80 as a step in the
right direction in forcing a re-exami
nation of what the Supreme Court ig
nored for 23 years.”
Throughout the hearing, Sen. Ernie
Chambers of Omaha asked one par
ticular question to those who testified.
“Who, other than the mother, has
the right to make the decision?”
Susan Hale, lobbyist for Planned
Parenthood, was the only person from
either side to directly answer Cham
bers.
“No one,” she said.
Opponents said the basic wording
of the bill trivialized women in gen
eral—by leaving the word “women’
out of the legislation.
The unconstitutionality of the bil
also weighed heavily on the minds o
opponents.
Erin Hansbrough, president of
UNL’s Students for Choice, was one
of the last to testify opposing the bill,
and one of only two students to do so.
“Knowing that this will would be
struck down in a court of law, it seems
that it is a waste of the Legislator’s
time and the taxpayer’s money to even
discuss it.
“It seems that with LB 13 80 there
has been a discrepancy not oniyin
recognizing the basic rights of women,
but in the use of basic logic.”
Hansbrough, a freshman journal
ism and women’s studies major, said
she did not buy the medical research
stance.
“It seems to me that blurring medi
cal facts is an irresponsible way to get
a bill passed.” 1
She ended her testimony by telling
the committee there was no evidence
of respect for women in the bill.
“It is insulting and infuriating to be
told that, as a woman, my rights can be
signed away without consideration, that
I, too, am a living person.
Amy Turner,president ofNebraska
Wesleyan’s Students for Choice, was
the other student on hand to testify and
also called the bill irresponsible.
“I feel the introduction of this bill is
irresponsible, disrespectful and uncon
stitutional,” she said.
“I believe those who support this
bill are, by doing so, disrespecting me
and are not willing to recognize my
differing views.”
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but it was insufficient to warrant a new
trial.
County Attorney Gary Lacey said
Merritt made the right decision.
“My interpretation of the order is
that this was a bogus attempt by his
lawyers to delay the inposition of the
(death) sentence, even beyond the 17
years that have already elapsedLacey
said.
“This enormous record of this case
has been reviewed by judges, time and
again, and no other evidence has been
found that Mr. Williams got anything
but a fair trial.”
Williams’ lawyer can appeal
Merritt’s rulings to the state Supreme
Court.
Boyce testified in a hearing last
August that she examined maps and
other materials during the trial to de
cide if the complicated route Williams
took as he fled Lincoln could have
been taken if he was mentally incom
petent.
She said her research led her to
reject Williams’ insanity plea, and she
shared her findings with other jurors.
Scott Weseiy, coordinator for Ne
braskans Against the Death Penalty,
said Boyce’s actions would lead to a
change in Williams’ sentence.
“It’s a very clear and fundamental
issue,” he said.
Weseiy said he thought Williams’
lawyer would appeal Merritt’s deci
sion and the state Supreme Court would
ask him to reconsider his ruling.
Instead of holding another trial,
Weseiy said the county attorney would
probably settle for a life sentence,
which would be a just punishment for
Williams.
“I think he’s a clear example of
someone who’s repentant and wouldn ’t
harm anyone,” Weseiy said. “I don’t
think anyone has anything to gain by
executing him.”
The Associated Press contributed
to this report.
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