The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, January 12, 2000, Page 3, Image 3
—ASUN— | Ballot change to be debated By Sara Salkeld Staff writer At the first ASUN meeting of the semester, senators will debate whether party names will be put on this spring’s voting ballots. Last semester, the senate approved the electoral commission’s voting rules, which said candidates’ party names would not appear on the ballots. According to President Andy Schuerman, many senate members said they voted to approve those rules to avoid having a special meeting last semester, knowing there would be a chance to vote on the rules again. According to the bylaws of ASUN, the election rules must be approved in both the fall and spring semesters. Even though the rules were approved last semester, they can be discussed and changed this semester. Schuerman said he expected this to happen at the meeting tonight. He said there is a group of sena tors who feel strongly about having the party names on the ballot. One of them is Government Liaison Committee Chairman Andy Faltin. “If you are serious enough to be in the election, then you should identify that you are running with a party.” Jason Mashek I arts and sciences senator “I am strongly in favor because we want parties to form along a common mindset,” Faltin said. Jason Mashek, arts and sciences senator, said having party names on the ballot would help voters. “If you are serious enough to be in the election, then you should identify that you’re running with a party,” he said. “Even if you are an independent, it sets you apart and shows you have initiative.” Other senators said that putting the names on the ballot was not neces sary. College of Arts and Sciences Sen. Urrvano Gamez agreed. “One year is not enough to see any results,” Gamez said. “I think they should stay off another year to see if more independent people run. I think that without the party name, candi dates have to work harder to get their name out there and talk to people.” Last year, party names were removed from ASUN ballots. If the senate votes against the rules, the Electoral Commission will have to meet again to revise the rules. If a compromise cannot be reached, the issue could end up in the university’s student court. Schuerman encouraged students who have an opinion on whether party names should be included on the bal lot to stop by the ASUN office in Nebraska Union 136 or attend the meeting tonight at 6:30 in the union. The room will be posted. Faltin agreed student input was important. “People have no right to complain unless they try to be an active partici pant,” Faltin said. “We are willing to listen.” Bill would merge governing boards j MumjjfcK from page 1_ College into a community college. But after a vigorous fight last year by Sen. Floyd Vrtiska and other sup porters of the college, Kristensen said politically that is no longer possible. Nancy O’Brien, chairwoman of the Board of Regents, said she would be willing to consider the merger if the Legislature decided it was something that was beneficial to the state’s col leges and universities. But it still has to be proven, she said. “Right now there is no compelling reason to restructure it,” O’Brien said. 3 Steve Lewis, a state college trustee, said he was against the merger because it tried to merge two sets of institutions with different missions. The state colleges focus on under graduates and teacher education while the universities have a research-orient ea iocus, Lewis saia. The size of the system would make it difficult to manage, he said. Robert Haller, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln English professor and member of the American Association of University Professors, said many NU faculty were concerned that adding state colleges to the system would “dilute the mission” of the uni versity. “We don’t want to become part of the unified whole,” Haller said. Haller said it was also important that the regents be able to focus on a narrow area. “The faculty is happier with the idea that the regents control less rather than more,” he said. Kristensen said the attitude that the universities’ mission will become dilut ed is an arrogant one. He said the state colleges’ fear that they will be swal lowed up by the mission of the bigger 1 university is unwarranted. ' “It was positive with Kearney,” he said. “The same thing will happen with other state colleges.” Another group with a stake in the bill is the coordinating commission. Chairman Eric Seacrest said the com mission is against eliminating itself. Created to coordinate efforts between all institutions of higher edu- ■ cation, the commission is turning into another board of governance, Kristensen said. Even though Kristensen feels deal ing with the issue now is better than waiting until it is inevitable, he said he was aware that it is not an issue that is immediate on senators’ minds. “It is an issue that will have to be dealt with,” Kristensen said. “Is it one they are ready to do today? No.” All You Care lb Eat Original Sauce Spaghetti, Plus a Trip lb Our Garden Fresh Salad Bar & Itoo Slices Garlic Cheese Bread ■ Offer good for Lunch or Dinner. Mon .Tucs. & Wed. only. Musi ■ present coupon when ordering. Nol valid with any other coupon. ■ Expires 2/9/00 228 N *2 - • sign up online • go to class • take notes • put them online • earn money immr ^ bv and on the second day...dailyneb.com Late governor remembered / .GOVERNOR from page 1 he represented clients, said former Gov. 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