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■ UNI5 academic mission indudes
eight programs that would benefit
students as well as Nebraskans.
BYJtLLZEMAN
The University of Nebraska
Lincoln’s academic mission is about
more than just professors lecturing,
administering tests and students sitting
in class.
And the academic priorities list
strongly reinforced this with its inclu
sion of eight programs as outreach pri
orities.
The report states that UNL needs to
reach out and provide for the citizens of
Nebraska as well as for UNL students.
The 102 priorities are divided into
four categories: graduate and profes
sional education and research and cre
ative activity; life sciences, health and
natural resources; undergraduate edu
cation; and outreach.
Academic priorities comprise the
top 25 percent of UNL’s programs and
are those that, through additional fund
ing, can become nationally recognized.
Included under the outreach cate
gory of priorities are:
■ The Agricultural and Community
Development Program
■ The Center for the Study of
Financial Services
■ Community and Regional
Development
■ Distance Learning Expansion and
Support
■ Entrepreneurship Program
■ Marriage and Family Therapy
Outreach and Research Programs
■ Public Policy Studies
■ Touring Component of Arts
Outreach Program
Some of the programs included on
the list will receive additional money,
while others will benefit simply from
being recognized as a UNL priority.
Being included on the priorities list
allows the touring component of the
arts outreach program to take flight.
The program would send music
ensembles, art shows and theater to
areas around the state, said Lawrence
Mallett, interim dean of the College of
Fine and Performing Arts.
Students will tour the state display
ing their art or as performers, he said.
Because of its inclusion on the list,
the program will receive the money
necessary to begin tours.
"Funding is a real issue,” Mallett
said.
Mallett said the program was a win
win situation for the citizens and the
students.
“I think it’s advantageous for every
one,” he said.
Another program that will be
strengthened with more money is the
entrepreneurship program.
The primary mission of the program
is to inspire and enable students to
launch and operate their own business
es, said Terry Sebora, director of the
Nebraska Center for Entrepreneurship.
The program offers about 10 under
graduate courses and six or seven grad
uate courses, Sebora said.
“What we’re about is helping people
make jobs, not take jobs,” Sebora said.
If the center receives any additional
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Score! presiden
tial candidate
Nathan Fuerst
vows to install a
grandfather
clause that
would keep
tuition costs the
same for upper
classmen
throughout
their college
careers. |
Derek Lippincott/DN
Putting students first
Work ethic, integrity aid Fuerst's attitude, approachability
BY UNDSEY BAKER _
ASUN presidential hopeful
Nathan Fuerst said he wanted to take
a long backpacking trip this summer
- after reaching the peak of the
Association of Students of the
University of Nebraska.
Fuerst, a senior communications
major and agronomy minor from
Hildreth, said his approachability,
open-mindedness and progressive
attitude made him the best candi
date for ASUN president.
“I can bring people together and
make people feel comfortable,”
Fuerst said.
He said his small south-central
Nebraska hometown community
had an ingrained work ethic
enforced by his family of six, whom
he said he valued as a constant
source of support.
“The hard work ethic has defi
nitely affected me,” he said. "Family
means a lot to me, and I value others
and others' ideas.”
Through sharing ideas, Fuerst
said he and his Score! Running
mates, first vice presidential candi
date Jessica Lopez and second vice
presidential candidate Nick Fitch,
wanted to improve the reputation of
ASUN.
"I think the perception is that the
only reason people are on ASUN is to
pad their resume,” Fuerst said.
He said that possible senators
should see ASUN as something
deeper than a way to get involved.
They should see it, he said, as a
way to make a difference.
“It is a growing experience, but a
candidate must look beyond getting
elected at what happens after the
election,” he said.
One of the first things Fuerst
would do in office, he said, would be
to meet with each senator and estab
lish personal goals.
He said he would make sure
every senator understood the com
mitment ASUN demands.
"We need to focus inward on our
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Scorel's Fitch
keeps mind,
dooropen
BY MARGARET BEHM
In Nick Fitch’s world, people rule.
Fitch, second vice presidential candidate for
the Score! Party, shows his dedication to people
and his job as a Schramm Hall resident assistant.
During his interview with the Daily
Nebraskan, Fitch kept his eighth floor residence
hall room door open and said hi to each person
who walked by.
“I enjoy my floor,” he said. “Some of my best
friends are on the floor. I like having my door open
24 hours a day and to have people come into my
room.”
Nathan Fuerst, presidential candidate for
Score!, said Fitch’s ability to relate to people was
one of the main reasons he chose him to run on
the party ticket.
“Nick has never let me down,” he said. “He
really cares about people. He’s very genuine.”
Fitch is proud of the fact that he is a member of
the National Residence Hall Honorary and the
Order of Omega, a greek honor society. He also is a
member of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity.
“The reason why I think that’s really cool is that
I’m the first person ever at this university to be in a
greek honorary and the residence hall honorary.”
Not only has he been a part of a fraternity and
a residence hall, but he has also lived off-campus.
As an RA, Fitch said he worked hard to bring
the greek system and residence halls together.
He sponsored events such as movie nights,
where several greek houses and residence hall
floors have watched a movie together in a lecture
hall.
Fitch said he would be working as a Assistant
Residence Director in Selleck Residence Hall next
year. This position will give him the opportunity to
get international students involved in student
government, he said.
“I’m really excited to be living in a diversified
area like Selleck and living with a lot of interna
tional students and bringing that voice to ASUN,”
he said.
A part of the Score! Party’s platform is to take
greater advantage of international students, who
often bring new perspectives to the table.
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Identity theft
may be felony
BY GWEN TIETGEN
One Lincoln woman lost two years of her life
investigating how someone, under a different
name, was using her Social Security number.
Another Lincoln woman lives in constant para
noia because someone she knows stole all of her
identification information, including her social
security number and mother’s maiden name infor
mation, and used it against her to charge $24,000
on more than six different credit cards under her
name.
And these women aren’t alone.
Between 500,000 and 700,000 people will have
their identities stolen this year, according to a May
2000 survey by the California Public Interest
Research Group and the Privacy Rights
Clearinghouse.
But, as Sen. Pam Redfield of Omaha has discov
ered through more than a year’s worth of research,
victims of identity theft are helpless against those
who have stolen their identities.
In fact, In the eyes of Nebraska law, those who
fall prey to someone stealing their identity aren't
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Candidates debate issues for last time
■ASUN presidential nominees
metfbrafinal forum sponsored
by the Daily Nebraskan.
BY SHARON KOLBET
In a round table forum that
lasted nearly 90 minutes, the five
ASUN presidential candidates
addressed a host of controversial
subjects in their last chance to
appeal to the student population.
In the third and final debate
before the Association of
Students of the University of
Nebraska election, the candi
dates debated issues including
the impending tuition increase,
academic prioritization, ASUN
accountability and online
teacher evaluations.
In a forum moderated by the
Daily Nebraskan, the candidates
answered questions and also
addressed their opponents.
The debate was simulcast on
90.3 KRNU, the campus radio
station.
The first issue put forth by
Daily Nebraskan managing edi
tor Bradley Davis was regarding
tuition increases.
Score! presidential candidate
Nathan Fuerst began the conver
sation, saying a tuition grandfa
ther clause was a major part of his
platform.
"We want students to know
they'll be able to pay the same
rate every year,” Fuerst said.
NUForce presidential candi
date Angela Clements disagreed
with Fuerst’s position.
“But what you don’t under
stand is, that as (One Party presi
dential candidate) Jaron Luttich
said, a grandfather clause will
effect recruitment,” Clements
said in addressing Fuerst.
Luttich pointed out in last
week’s debate that incoming
freshman would be the ones to
shoulder the financial burden
because the needed revenue
would have to be made up some
where.
Clements said Fuerst was
changing his platform after
researching the feasibility of a
grandfather clause.
In previous debates,
Clements said Fuerst stood
behind freezing tuition at the
same level all four years. In
Thursday’s debate, Fuerst said
that might not be feasible and
proposed a clause that would
mandate a set increase every
year.
No Bull presidential candi
date Andy Mixan said he
researched the tuition issue and
found that a 20 percent tuition
increase was likely. Mixan said he
did not agree with Fuerst’s idea of
a grandfather clause.
Instead, he said, he support
ed having the tuition increase
spread out over a number of
years as well as looking to other
avenues of funding.
“We are 90 percent below the
mean of our peer institutions in
financial aid,” Mixan said.
Luttich said ASUN did not
have direct control of tuition
rates and said he wanted to see
ASUN foundation money used to
supplement student fees.
The foundation would can:
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Derek Lippincott/DN
Independent candidate John Matzen listens to candidates'
comments dressed in Scottish attire reminiscent of the movie,
"Braveheart." Matzen also gave his comments in a Scottish
accent