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Show 1 t s Gomstmcdoe Date Set Fof SeiMQFs5 Gift . t Construction on the senior class gift, a campus announcementdirectory board, is scheduled to begin on April 1, 1986. Each council member independently made suggestions and contacted campus members for ideas for the class gift, as well as placing a suggestion box at the information booth for two months. Ideas for the gift ranged from a paved sidewalk around the gym to new sod in front of the library to colored lights for the fountain. The final vote on all the suggestions was for the announcementdirectory board. The directory was initially to be last years senior class gift, but it was cancelled at the last minute due to lack of funding. In order to meet funding for this years gift, the original blueprints had to be significantly modified cutting the cost in half, making the gift a realistic goal. The original cost for the directory was $4758.00. The new cost will be between $21 00.00 - and $2500.00. The senior class service project, the start of a new tradition for the senior advisory council, will be a rope for the bell in the Converse Hall tower. In past years the council has relied on sweatshirt sales and ASWC matching funds to pur - chase the class gift. The 1985-8council has utilized several different areas to raise funds for the gift. The council has approached many different clubs and organizations to match funds or simply give what they could. We have been turned down by a few organizations but. six of the nine approached have committed to some type of funding, said Janke. Donations range from $50.00 to $300.00. The traditional senior sweatshirts are being sold, however, several other fundraising efforts have been taken on by the council. Christmas candy, class buttons and Easter baskets are among the few. "We are all really excited, the directory is going to be a great addition to the campus, said Janke. 6 ASWC Election Results page 8 Stadesits Sell Pottery by Tammy Armantrout intramural Two combatants engage in an air battle during the 7 8 in which and was held on March basketball tournament Payne Gymnasium. In the championship game LMLN defeated the Renegade Hooters, five-on-fi- ve 82-7- 1. Westminsters annual spring pottery sale will be held March 24 at 9 a.m., in the Shaw Center Lounge, according to Kay Kuzminski, director of Eccles Art Center. Kuzminski added that this sale, unlike the one held at Christmas, will last for one day only. At the spring sale," Kuzminski said, "there will be porcelain and stoneware baskets and other pieces designed to be suitable Easter and Mothers Day gifts. In addition to the baskets there will be a variety of bowls, mugs, plates and wind chimes available at reasonable prices. Kuzminski stressed the fact that these sales offer students who take pottery classes an opportunity to show and sell the work theyve done over the semester, while giving the members of the Westminster Community a chance to buy pieces of pottery. The sale, which will run until 2 p.m., is organized by Kuzminski and students who wish to participate. one-of-a-ki- Pending Suit Jeopardizes Recommendation Letters (CPS) Depending on how the U.S. Supreme Court rules this spring, professors around the country may stop writing recommendation letters for students, some lawyers say. The court will hear arguments this spring on the case of Andrew Burt, who claims University of Nebraska Medical Prof. John Connollys negative recommendation defamed him. At issue is whether Burt can sue Connolly in Colorado, where Burt now lives. Forcing professors to shoulder the expense of traveling to defend the recommendations they write could discourage or simply prevent them from writing references in the future, some officials say. No one contests what was in the letter. When Burt applied for a job as an orthopedic surgeon at a Colorado hospital, it asked former teacher Connolly to write a reference letter. . In response, Connolly wrote Burts perfor- General Counsel Richard Wood. We would mance at Nebraska was well below average," have to hire counsel up there. and advised he should not be hired in ortho' Leaving a state to defend oneself would pedic surgery. present a tremendous burden on the defendConnolly did add Burt might serve adeant, adds Marilyn Mintz of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). quately in some other health field. It would severely impact on the system of evaBurt left Nebraska in 1977 for California as it applies to faculty members. luation before looking for work in Colorado in 1981. He sued Connolly that year, claiming the professor Wood also contends a Burt victory would defamed him in the letter to the hospital. inhibit employers as well as professors in writConnollys lawyers claimed Colorado was the ing reference letters. wrong jurisdiction, and that the case had to be Burt declined to comment on the case, and thrown out unless it was filed in Nebraska, his attorney, Richard Dyer, did not return where Burt did his residency. reporters phone calls. The case, turning on the jurisdiction issue Connollys attorney, Thomas L. Roberts, says instead of the defamation issue, finally made it the professor merely was performing a profesto the U.S. Supreme Court this year. sional duty by responding to the hospitals is What happens if a faculty member hailed request and, therefore, had minimal contact with Colorado. . to Alaska? wonders University of Nebraska Furthermore, since Connolly wasnt paid for writing the letter, he had no economic relationship with the state, Roberts says. A federal district court in Colorado agreed with Roberts arguements, but the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the decision in Burts favor. Of their chances for victory this spring when the Supreme Court hears the case, Roberts believes I think we have a. good chance of reversal. . However, the process has not been cheap. Roberts estimates the cost of defending Condolnolly will run in the tens of thousands of lars. The cost of litigation is extremely high. Nebraskas insurance will foot the bill. You dont see many lawsuits like this, and, hopefully, you wont see many in the future, Woods says. t r ' i i M i I |