ASUN proud of accomplishments By Jessica Fargen Assignment Reporter A new group of ASUN members means a new set of goals, but that doesn’t mean the effects of Curt Ruwe’s presidency won’t still be felt on campus. Some of the goals set and met by the outgoing Association of Students of the University of Nebraska class include researching advising poli cies, lobbying for a fall break and for a NU Board of Regents bylaw change and addressing safety con cerns in the 14th and Vine streets area. Ruwe said ASUN surveyed stu dents and 90 percent said they want ed a fall break. ASUN also supported a regents bylaw change allowing student orga nizations to apply for funds from the University Program Council once every two years rather than once every four. Government Liaison Committee efforts to increase safety in the 14th and Vine streets area resulted in a speed limit reduction and several signs prohibiting right turns on red lights. Also, Erik Hoegemeyer, chair man of the Academic Committee, said his committee completed a report of 11 colleges’ advising poli cies and found that the advising was not terrible, but could be improved. A 3-year study that will be released to colleges includes sugges tions such as stressing student adviser relationships, offering check sheets and having outstanding advis er awards. Although Ruwe considers these goals a success, he said a lot of them can’t be measured by a street sign or a piece of paper. Last semester, ASUN strove to increase diversity programming and increase its communication with the campus community. Sara Russell, chairwoman of the Human Rights Committee and ASUN president-elect, said ASUN also passed a bill protesting hate speech chalkings on UNL sidewalks last semester and sponsored a forum to discuss Assistant English Professor David Hibler’s alleged racist e-mail. ASUN and student organizations brought speakers such as Coretta Scott King, diversity speaker Marlon Smith and speakers for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 19. A coordinating commission for the 1999 holiday also has been set up. Besides increased diversity, Ruwe said, communication lines are .more open than they were in years past thanks to senators attending stu dent organization meetings and •bringing concerns to ASUN. -v “One of our biggest successes this year is that we have been able to get out to the campus community,” Ruwe said. Last semester, ASUN pledged to improve interaction among student groups like the Residence Hall Association. Last year RHA and ASUN cleaned up the campus together after October’s winter storm and this year worked to encourage UNL to rehire visiting chemistry instructor Bill McLaughlin. Hoegemeyer said although writ ten course evaluations haven’t changed, people are now more aware thanks to ASUN. Jim Ford, president of the Academic Senate, said Ruwe came to a meeting with ideas on changing the evaluation process. Ford said it was his understand ing that ASUN was going to do more research and talk to some experts because “this is not the kind of thing you can do without expert help.” Another ASUN goal that was a good idea, but will require more research, is the implementation of a parking education class. Tad McDowell, manager of UNL Parking and Transit Services, said he met with Ruwe several times, but McDowell was not ready to commit to anything. “They have taken a good look at this,” he said, “but I am waiting for information before I commit to pro pose any changes.” ASUN also pledged to create a more-integrated campus community through the implementation of the Student Impact Team. SIT has a membership of 300 students, Ruwe said, and has been working on fund-raising and form ing committees to work toward cam pus beautification, which is another ASUN goal that Ruwe said has been accomplished this semester. But not everything went so smoothly for ASUN this year. Ruwe said ASUN failed to recon struct the Outstanding Educator Award. Ruwe said things such as the ASUN elections and the Hibler e mail incident took priority over this goal. Last semester Ruwe created the University Leadership Community, a meeting of student organization members to discuss university issues. Ruwe held two meetings, but low attendance rendered them ineffec tive, he said. But above all, Ruwe said, reach ing out to more students was a goal ASUN met and absolutely succeed ed in. “That’s the biggest benefit to ASUN and what we do,” he said. “That reaches a ton of our goals.” Student caught making IDs From Staff Reports ' * A University of Nebraska Uincoln student was caught making 'fake IDs'itfJfts'SdlWMtttn'Residence k1 h910''"9 K""’ •' A tip from his roommate led University Police to John Stevens’ IOth-floor room, where they found images of drivers’ licenses scanned into his computer and his roommate’s computer, Sgt. Mylo Bushing said. Stevens was scanning the licens es into his computer to change the birthdates and names before printing out the new IDs, police said. Police also found some official Department of Motor Vehicle lami nates, which cannot be bought by the public, in his room. Stevens’ roommate discovered .the scanned licenses in his computer and asked Stevens about them. When Stevens ignored his room mate’s requests to stop making the IDs, he reported Stevens to the police. ,,+£