Trade issues debated
Experts say education must meet technology
By Todd Anderson
Staff Reporter
Three international trade experts
debated issues concerning protec
tionism and free trade in the inter
national economic system Thurs
day night in the Regency Suite in
the Nebraska Union.
Taking questions from a group
of 35 people, professor of econom
ics Craig MacPhee, assistant pro
fessor of economics Hendrik Van
Den Berg and Nebraska Fanners
Union President John Hansen dis
cussed the impact of the World
Trade Organization and the Gen
eral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
or GATT.
The roundtable discussion was
sponsored by Omicron Delta Epsi
lon, the University of Nebraska
Lincoln’s economics honor soci
ety.
Hansen argued that the standards
set by the WTO, which are lower
than most U.S. standards, allow mul
tinational corporations to negotiate
the cost of labor and raw materials
domestically.
“The process of developing trade agreements is
negotiated by a handful of special interest
groups. Producer interests dominate the
formation of trade policy. ”
JOHN HANSEN
Nebraska Farmers Union President
MacPhee argued that the increas
ing number of citizens at the lower
end of income distribution was
caused by other factors, such as
lack of education or knowledge of
technology.
He suggested using the gained
resources of free trade to retraining
in skilled areas.
Hansen also argued that a true
system offree trade was impossible
because of a lack of international
competition due to a system of
shared monopolies.
However, both MacPhee and
Van Den Berg argued that free trade
disciplines domestic firms when
they are forced to compete in a
competitive international market.
“There are other ways to deal
with monopolies such as antitrust
laws,” MacPhee said.
“It’s hard to argue that a mo
nopoly will do better in an open
economy,” Van Den Berg said.
He stressed the importance of
education and training to adapt to
changes in technology.
“Change is difficult, but people
adjust,” he said. “If we stop progress
in technological gains and effi
ciency gains, we sacrifice a higher
standard of living.”
15-member committee
to look for new dean
By Julie Sobczyk
Senior Reporter
A committee to search for a new
dean of the College of Business Ad
ministration should be in action within
two weeks.
Joan Lcitzel, senior vice chancel
lor for academic affairs, said the ex
ecutive council of the Academic Sen
ate would submit to her a list of faculty
members.
From that list, Leitzel will choose
nine faculty members, including a
chairperson, for the committee. Two
student representatives will be chosen
by A SUN.
The committee will have 13 mem
bers. The committee will include: one
chairperson, six faculty from CBA,
one department chairperson from
CBA, one faculty member outside the
college, two Nebraska business lead
ers, one undergraduate student and
one graduate student.
Once members are chosen, Lcitzel
said, they will meet and work on ad
vertisements for the dean’s position.
But she’s not sure how long it will
take for the committee to name the
finalists.
“It’s always hard to predict time in
a search like this,” Leitzel said.
The first job of the search commit
tee will be lo outline the qualities and
characteristics UNL wants in the new
dean, she said.
The new dean will replace John
Goebel, who will finish his two-year
appointment as CBA dean in Decem
ber.
Goebel replaced Gary
Schwendiman, who resigned in Janu
ary 1995.
Once the search committeechooses
the finalists, the interim senior vice
chancellor for academic affairs will
make a recommendation to Chancel
lor James Moeser.
Mocser will give his recommenda
tion to the NU Board of Regents for
final approval.
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—The next $2 million would be
financial support for University of
Nebraska athlete academic support
services and support service facili
ties.
— Remaining money would be
equally distributed to the university
and state college system for facility
repair and maintenance.
The Legislature also adopted an
amendment from Sen. Ernie Cham
bersofOmaha. Hisamendment will
require 10 percent ofthe funds after
the first $5 million to be redistrib
uted back to the scholarship fund.
“I hope this is not the only thing
we do that will be beneficial to
these athletes,” he said. “We have
to be concerned about them whether
they win or lose.”
Chambers, who often has re
ferred to football in Nebraska as a
religion, introduced an amendment
that failed, which would have in
serted the word “Holy” into the bill
before every mention of the words
“spirit plates.”
Before the final vote, Brashear
said it had taken efforts from all
sides to push the bill through the
Legislature.
“I really believe these
Comhusker license plates are of the
people, by the people and for the
people,”
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“The thing that’s most important to
me is that the arts we present at the
center will create a fresh sense of dis
covery and leave our audiences ex
hilarated,” he said.
Marquis said he spoke with Herb
Howe, associate to the chancellor who
oversees the Lied Center, about stay
ing.
“It remains the university’s pre
rogative,” Marquis said. “I realize the
university is conducting a search.”
Despite Marquis’ change of heart,
Howe said, the search for anew direc
tor would continue.
“After hesentinhisresignation,we
started a national search,” Howe said.
“We’ve invested a lot of time in that,
and I think we need to move forward
with it.”
A national search for the director is
beingeonducted by Management Con
sultants for the Arts, located in Cos
Cob, Conn., he said.
The firm will give a list of finalists
to a search committee, chaired by Larry
Lusk, dean of the College of Fine and
Performing Arts.
Howe would not say if Marquis
would be included as a finalist.
Chancellor James Moeser will
choose the director by June 1, Howe
said.
Marquis would not comment on
how he would feel if he weren’t asked
to stay, but said he was proud of his
two years at UNL.
“I would just like to leave knowing
that we have been able to make a
difference in our community during
the last few seasons,” Marquis said.
“I’m very pleased to have served as the
Lied director.”
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