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! SPORTS The streak ends The Nebraska men's basketball team got a five year-old monkey off its back by defeating the KU Jayhawks 84-69 Wednesday night. PAGE 9 A & E Ballet invasion The Russian National Ballet comes to the Lied Center this weekend for a two-performance week end: “Sleeping Beauty” and “Swan Lake.” PAGE 12 THURS (AY January 28, 1999 Cloud and Clean Partly cloudy, high 35. Fair tonight, low 18. Sandy Summers/DN STEPPING INTO THE SPOTLIGHT, Vernon Miller announces his ASUN candi dacy for second vice president representing the Voice party in the Crib on Wednesday afternoon. Party makes Voice heard ASUNhopefuls aim to increase student involvement By Veronica Daehn Staff writer The v oices of potential student government leaders spoke loud and clear Wednesday afternoon at a rally celebrating their candidacy. Emphasizing the importance of listening to the student body. Voice party members officially announced their candidacy in the March 3 ASUN student government elections. Andy Schuerman. Voice party presidential candidate, said rather than proposing one solid agenda, his party supports a “growing platform.” “It will take a lot of work,” Schuerman said, “but the only way we will achieve this is through personal contact." If elected, he said Voice party members would speak continually with UNL students to determine what they think needs to be done in ASUN. Rochelle Winkle. Voice party vice-presidential candidate, agreed with Schuerman on the importance of student involvement. “It is time (for everyone) to be heard, represented and understood.” Winkle said. "The ever-growing plat form will ensure student input, and this defines Voice. This is your voice for the new millennium." Voice members said another major For coverage of this week’s ASUN meet ing, please see story on page 7 concern for them was the equal treat ment of and opportunity for students of all backgrounds. Vernon Miller. Voice part}- second vice-presidential candidate, said one of his goals is to ensure equal repre sentation of all students. “The Voice part}- is ready to make equality a reality,” Miller said. Campaign manager Natalya Please see VOICE on 7 Johanns calls for tax refunds, cuts in growth ■ In the new governor’s first State of the State address, his budget was unveiled. State senators showed mixed reactions, citing dependence on sustained growth. By Jessica Fargen Senior staff writer Gov. Mike Johanns gave his first State of the State address Wednesday morning outlining a plan that would refund tax payers 11 percent of their property' taxes. In his S4.6 billion budget for the next two years. Johanns pro posed a 3.7 percent increase for the University of Nebraska; the y y university requested a 44 6.8 percent increase. T . , , His buduet limits It IS ven' modest, but spending growth to 2.2 i percent in fiscal vear the} e CUe some 2000 and3.4 percent in 11 ., 7 . fiscal vear 2001. problem areas within The governor s the budget that we are SfoPJaddwonti going to have serious iS^oTswereov^ discussion about." Plattsmouth Sen. Sen. Roger Wehrbein Roger Wehrbein said appropriations committee chairman he was generally - — pleased with the bud get, which the Appropriations Committee will consider before it presents a final budget to the Legislature in Apnl. “It's a budget that we all would like to live with in terms of its growth " said Wehrbein. who is chairman of the Appropriations Committee. "It is very modest, but there are some problem areas within the budget that we are going to have serious discussion about." After the speech, senators had mixed reactions to Johanns' Direct Relief to Property Taxpayers Act. which would be depen Please see STATE on 8 Hobakiiu Politician makes return to education ByIevaAugstums Senior staff writer With the University of Nebraska as her stage and the state's communities as her audience, former Lt. Gov. Kim Robak is stepping into the spotlight to play her part in the NU system. “I always wanted to be a movie star.” Robak said. “But 1 never thought I would be playing this type of a leading role.” Robak was appointed by University of Nebraska President Dennis Smith to the posts of NU vice president for external affairs and corporation secretary in June. She replaced J.B. Milliken. who accepted a position with the University of North Carolina. “This is a new learning experience for me,” Robak said. “Academia is a different environment than I have been in.” Although her position did not officially start until January, Smith said Robak contin ually has been increasing her talents in the administrative field. Smith said Robak's past work experi ence. including her background in working with the state's technology infrastructure, will benefit the university. Please see ROBAK on 8 Matt Miller/DN i FORMER LT. GOVERNOR KIM ROBAK is the new NU vice president for external affairs and corporation secretary. Robak left a career in politics to concen trate on the university and spend more time with her family. Read the Daily Nebraskan on the World Wide Web at dailyneb.com