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ASUN debate reveals concerns with CBA By Chad Ellsworth Staffwriter Two problems face the College of Business Administration: a lack of communication and a lack of accessibility to a copy machine, ASUN senate candidates said Tuesday. As nine Association of Students of the University of Nebraska senate candidates vied for constituents sup port at the Nebraska Union, they bemoaned the ineffectiveness of communication within the college. “Communication is not a perfect process,” Tammy Poehler, an inde pendent candidate, said. “It needs to be worked on every day.” In a show of unity, the candi dates focused their voices to improve communication. This can be done through town hall meetings and open forums, Adam Thompson, a Voice candi date, said. Mark Kratina, a transfer student and a Focus candidate, said such meetings worked well when he attended the University of Missouri Colombia. “Communication is a key within CBA,” Kratina said. “Through town hall meetings, we can build a com munity.” Thompson said that ASUN sen ators and CBA Student Advisory Board members needed to listen to the issues - like the communication problem - in order to solve them. “Some students are not involved in the college or on campus, but they have concerns, too,” Thompson said. fcfc We need to break down those barriers and encourage students to see their advisers Jill Braband Voice candidate Students have an opportunity to be heard by getting involved early on, independent candidate Amy Rol said. By implementing mentor pro grams and working closely with undergraduate business organiza tions, students can contribute to the university, she said. “It is especially important as freshmen,” Rol said. “Otherwise, it’s too late to do anything.” Candidates also worry that stu dents are not conveying their con cerns to ASUN senators and Student Advisory Board members. Students would be better represented by inte grating CBA and the advisory board, Focus candidate Ryan Comes said. Comes said that students would be more likely to approach senators with concerns if senators’ and SAB members’ pictures and e-mail addresses were posted within the college. “We need to break down those barriers and encourage students to see their advisers,” Voice candidate Jill Braband said. “It’s all about going through the right channels to get problems solved,” Voice candidate Mike Buckneberg added. ASUN senators and student advisers should also strive to find information relevant to students and then share it with them, Focus candi date Stacy Domnanish said. Students are also concerned that professors overlook teacher evalua tions, Voice candidate Shane Perkins said. “Students do not feel that the feedback they give is put into prac tice,” Perkins said. “CBA can utilize numerous student organizations in order to evaluate professors.” CBA should hold professors accountable to course evaluations and offer more resources to stu dents, Braband said. Because of the amount of mater ial CBA students are required to photocopy, several candidates hope to place a copy machine within die CBA building. However, the most important thing the college is lacking is inter personal communication, Kratina said. “The College of Business Administration needs personal, humanistic communication,” he said. “It’s more than e-mail and fliers - it’s face-to-face communication.” Guard reimbursement compromise reached By Shane Anthony Staff writer A bill that would increase tuition assistance for National Guard college students passed to final reading Tuesday, but with less funding than originally intended. The bill, introduced by Nickerson Sen. Ray Janssen, would have increased tuition reimbursement from 50 percent to 100 percent for National Guard members. But an amendment offered Tuesday by Plattsmouth Sen. Roger Wehrbein dropped that figure to 75 percent. He said the amendment reflected a com promise. Senators wanted to increase guard membership, Wehrbein said, but 100 percent reimbursement would have required too much money. Under Wehrbein’s amendment, which passed 38-0, spending for the reim bursement would be capped at $900,000. The bill raised eyebrows during general file debate because at 100 percent reimbursement, it would have required more than $1 million over two years. “This is the best consensus we could reach,” Wehrbein said. Janssen also supported the amendment. If the 75 percent funding helps attract more recruits, he said, that may demonstrate to the Legislature that tuition assistance worked. In committee, guard representa tives testified that membership was down after reimbursement dropped in 1992. Further decreases could result in Nebraska losing federal dollars. Wehrbein said he believed in a strong National Guard in Nebraska, and he wanted to avoid losing posi tions permanently. “This will allow us to get on that trail,” he said. But he said he might not support the bill in May if forced to choose between funding the tuition assis tance and other programs. After the amendment passed 38-0, the bill advanced to final reading on a voice vote. Corrections Because of a reporting error, Lincoln mayoral candidate Jim Wrenholt was incorrectly listed as a Republican in a Feb. 16 story on city elections. Wrenholt is an Independent. A Jan. 25, 1999, Daily Nebraskan article, “Schwebach files suit against NU Regents,” falsely attributed a statement to Associate Political Science Professor David Rapkin. The Daily Nebraskan retracts the statement: “Upon hearing of the com plaints in 1995, Rapkin said he thought they were absurd and that the contro versy would pass.” According to Rapkin’s attorney, Rapkin had no knowledge of any alleged sexual harassment complaint against him in 1995. In addition, although Rapkin does not dispute that the charges are absurd, he did not tell the Daily Nebraskan he thought the controversy would pass upon hearing of the com plaints in 1995. Rapkin wasn’t advised of an alleged sexual harassment com plaint against him until 1998. The Daily Nebraskan regrets the error. 1^B.B ^■^B ^Bp^H B ^^p V Ww^' -^bH^-SI Bush gets nod from governors, for candidacy WASHINGTON (AP) - A dozen of the nation’s 31 Republican governors have joined forces to urge George W. Bush to run for president Bush has not decided whether to seek the presidency, though all signs point that way and he is the early GOP front-runner. His fellow governors are eager to board the Bush bandwagon. “I’ll sign the sheet three times,” Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating said. “Nobody wants to be left behind,” said Connecticut Gov. John Rowland. “They like him,” Racicot said. “They trust him. They think he can win.” The informal endorsement cam paign began Sunday and gained momentum during the three-day meet ing. Bush, as he did Sunday, told reporters today that the effort was not coordinated by him. “This wasn’t planned. I didn’t come here and say, ‘Well, gosh. Let’s round up a bunch of governors.’” Michigan Gov. John Engler and Massachusetts Gov. Paul Cellucci joined Racicot to divide up the list of governors and sound them out At least two governors, Mike Huckabee of Arkansas and Don Sundquist ofTennessee, support Lamar Alexander for the presidential nomina tion. Two others, Mike Johanns of Nebraska and Kirk Fordice of Mississippi, told organizers they back former Vice President Dan Quayle. Johanns’ press secretary, Chris Peterson, said the governor has not decided who to support in 2000. Arizona Gov. Jane Hull is expected to support Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. In addition to the 12 already on board, three to five governors are thought to be leaning toward Bush. The rest are uncommitted.