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Students, faculty unite to fight proposed spending initiative lav rrom page l “I don’t even want to think about what it would do to the morale of this place,” she said. Russell, who helped organize Students Against the Lid, said the 6lA months are crucial to pulling off an effective lobby. “We want to get people rallied up on the issue,” Russell said. “We want people to vote against the lid.” The student groups have orga nized several events to inform stu dents and voters in the state about Initiative 413. Klein said the Lancaster County Election Commission will be con ducting a campuswide voter regis tration drive Oct. 5. “It’s number that will matter here,” Klein said. “This amend ment needs voters.” Russell said she does not see students driving to their home counties on a Tuesday to vote. “If we can make voting avail able to students, there’s no excuse,” she said. A 4-1% « m4a4a -1-■*© WV Jiuiv, Russell said she is working with the Student Education Association and NU Athletic Department to con vince Comhusker football fans that the lid would hurt UNL.' Russell said Students Against the Lid would hand out educational pamphlets at Memorial Stadium before games. The pamphlets describe the tax lid amendment and its effects, she said. “We can hit the third-largest city in the state - Memorial Stadium - during a home football game,” Russell said. “It’s a good way to get information out.” Russell said she also is organiz ing a sort of protest in which foot ball fans would wear blue clothing to a home game to show opposition of the proposed tax lid. “It would be something like, ‘Wear blue to MU,’ ” Russell said. “The blue would be a symbol of how blue UNL would be if the tax lid passed.” Similar protests occurred in die 1970s and in 1990 when fans wore blue to a home football game. In both instances, the proposed tax initiatives failed, she said. On Sept. 24 at 9 p.m., ASUN and GLC are sponsoring a tax lid « We hope to demonstrate through the rally the kind of threat and opposition that is out there.” Craig Christiansen Nebraskans for the Good Life coordinator information night in the Crib in the Nebraska Union. Klein said Nebraskans for the Good Life, a statewide group against the tax lid, will give a non biased presentation about the lid and its effects in Nebraska. “The amendment is very detailed and complex,” Klein said. “Without additional information it will be hard to fully understand everything.” Russell said a march to the Capitol also is planned Oct. 28 at noon. The march would be stu dents’ last big effort to get people to vote against the amendment, she said. “We are trying really hard to get the word out,” Russell said. “Our goal here is to educate students to get out and vote.” Students, however, are not the only people trying to get the word out to vote against the initiative. The NU Board of Regents passed a resolution Sept. 4 oppos ing the amendment with a vote of 6-2. Regent Rosemary Skrupa of Omaha and Regent Drew Miller of Papillion were the two regents to vote against the resolution. Skrupa said she voted against the resolution because not all of her constituents were against the lid. Miller said the university need ed to rely more on private dona tions than money from the state. UNL faculty and staff members are combining their efforts to fight the lid off campus. Academic Senate President Patricia Kennedy said UNL faculty and staff organizations - whose members are state employees - cannot issue formal positions in respect to the initiative. “We cannot do anything as a senate body,” Kennedy said. “But we can as individuals.” Kennedy said the senate infor mally formed Friends of the Senate, a group consisting of Academic Senate members who oppose the proposed tax amend ment. The group is writing letters to all faculty members asking for $25 donations and support for Nebraskans for the Good Life’s lobbying efforts, she said. David Lewis, president of the UNL chapter of the American Association of University Professors, said the group’s mem bers will be attending a rally against Initiative 413 on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Orpheum Theater, 409 S. 16th St., in Omaha. “Despite what the advertise ments say, the lid is a bad idea,” Lewis said. “The rally will bring awareness to the issue.” Craig Christiansen, coordinator of the Nebraskans for the Good Life, said the rally is the first event of the Nebraskans for the Good Life’s campaign against the lid. “We hope to demonstrate through the rally the kind of threat and opposition that is out there,” Christiansen said. Christiansen said UNL faculty members and students are helping the coalition form strategies and techniques, he said. “We are dependent on the involvement of our grass-roots organizations and their efforts,” Christiansen said. Russell, who will speak at Saturday’s rally along with U.S. Democratic Sen. Bob Kerrey, said she plans to continue working with Christiansen and the coalition. “We need to show students they can make a difference,” she said. Disagreement slows publication of book BOOK from page 1 pages more fluent, since the lan guage wasn’t Isacovici’s native tongue. Rodriguez claimed rights to authorship, Ross said. After die University Press told Isacovici and Rodriguez to work out the conflict, Isacovici came forward four months later saying he could proceed on his own under copyright laws. Under the laws, Ross said, joint holders are allowed to print die copy as long as the finances are split according to die original agreement. Isacovici agreed to compensate Rodriguez. Ross said die two also had a con tract stating Isacovici was die real author and Rodriguez was hired as an editor. After Gerdes and Isacovici com pleted the translation and the books were printed, Rodriguez came for ward once again and threatened a lawsuit, Ross said. The university then put the book on hold in order to investigate Rodriguez’s claims and look into the costs that a lawsuit could inflict uponUNL. Isacovici’s family was told they would have to come up with a lot of money in case the university was sued, Ross said. Isacovici died last February. The family did not have the resources to pay for defending the book in court, said Herb Howe, adviser for the University Press. But after UNL researched Rodriguez’s complaints and made some minor changes, Howe said he thought it was safe to proceed with printing. “Our attorneys tell us we have a pretty strong case,” Howe said. If Rodriguez does bring about a lawsuit, the university will have to bear the cost, Howe said. Ross said the decision to go ahead with the printing of the book comes after months of Isacovici's and Rodriguez’s stories being retold in magazines and newspapers, Ross said. Rodriguez is quoted in the week ly Jewish newspaper Forward as say ing the book is not an autobiography, but a novel he wrote in which Isacovici is the main character, Ross said But Rodriguez’s lawyer in the case, Philip Lee from Omaha, said his client is not fluent in English. When Rodriguez used the word ‘novel,’ he was just trying to express die creative content of the work. Lee said his client understands the book is really Isacovici’s life story. The issue, Lee said, is the fact that Isacovici broke a contract made earlier in another country that said he would consult Rodriguez before publishing it The contract Isacovici made years ago granted Rodriguez co authorship, Lee said. The University Press has made adjustments in order to appease Rodriguez. “We’re going to make some non vital changes to meet his objec tions,” Ross said. They include adding a page that lists all the books written by Rodriguez as well as an award he won for a novel. The press also decided to forgo printing an introduction that Rodriguez wanted changed. With those changes made, Ross hopes that putting the bindings on the book will begin within a matter of weeks. If all goes on schedule, the books could be out by the first of the year, he said. Though Ross said nothing earth shattering will come out of the book, it will contribute more evidence and information to what went on during the Holocaust “A lot of knowledge of the Holocaust is incremental,” Ross said. “It comes bit by bit by bit.” Because it is incremental, he said, “the world is that little bit poor er for not having that knowledge.” i H p Lecture examines research The first lecture in a series that will attempt to bring gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender research to the fore front will be at 3:30 p.m. today in Andrews Hall Stephen Russell, an assistant pro fessor in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, will present his research in a lecture called “Sexual Minority Youth: Developments in Research.” The lecture will take place in die Bailey Library. The purpose of the symposium is to expose the campus to research on sexu al orientation issues, said Russell, who also is co-chairman of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln committee mi Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Concerns. “We’re providing a place for those who are doing research about gay, les bian, bisexual, transgender people,” Russell said. The lectures will take place throughout the year Topics including equity in benefits and integrating sexu ality education into the classroom will be presented. Co-sponsors for the forum are the institute of ethnic studies, Allies against Heterosexism and Homophobism, and Spectrum. Some of the future lectures will be on these following dates: ■ Oct. 15 - George Wolf from CGLBTC will present “Equity in Benefits.” ■Nov. 12 - Laura LaMarr, a grad uate student in sociology, will present “The Social Construction of Lesbian and Gay Parenting.” ■ Jan. 21 - Deanna Zaflke, a grad uate English student, will present “Resisting Definition by Others: Self Identity Construction by Dorothy Allison.” Utkiif tor FudnisUtf $$$$$ w Extra Cask? Attention Fraternities, Sororities, and Student Organizations: MarketSource Corporation is looking for student organizations or part-time student representatives to assist with promotions on campus. This is an ideal way to meet fundraising goals, earn money for activities or just make extra cash. Positions limited. To learn more about this opportunity please call Howard Brodwin at (800) 888-8108 extension 2062. LASER LIGHT SHOWS RETURN TO THE PLANETARIUM WITH... 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