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ASUN VOTER’S GUIDE

Voting begins Wednesday at 8 a.m. and closes at 8 p.m. for the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska elections. University of Nebraska–Lincoln students vote on issues from student body president to how their fees are distributed. Read below to find out how to vote and what items will be on the ballot.

THE FEE USERS:

Students will vote yes or no to whether they support providing a percentage of their student fees to different organizations on campus. Fund A users are student-led organizations. Student vote is the final word for funding for the Daily Nebraskan, the DailyER Nebraskan and the University Program Council Speakers Program, meaning they will lose their student funding if less than half of voters vote no.

HOW TO VOTE Any student enrolled in one credit hour or more can vote in ASUN elections. Online voting will be conducted via MyRed from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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Visit MyRed Portal at myred.unl.edu

After signing in with an NU ID number and password, click on the ‘Additional Services’ tab. Then, click on ‘Online Voting.’

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ASUN The Association of Students of the University of Nebraska is UNL’s student government. Aside from the senate and Freshman Campus Leadership Associates, ASUN provides programs such as Student

Legal Services, which provides free legal consultation to students and 475-RIDE, which students can call if they are intoxicated and need to get home. Students currently pay $10.72 for ASUN per semes-

ter. Its leaders asked for an increase of $7,994 for next year to go toward the Big Event, the creation of a part-time attorney position in Student Legal Services and increased funding for some of its committees.

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Complete the questions, either by voting for an official candidate or writing in a name.

LIED CENTER DISCOUNTS PROGRAM

The Lied provides half-price tickets for UNL students. Next year, it also plans to bring in more bigname artists and have multiple showings of at least one act. Students currently pay $3.06 for the Lied program per semester. Its leaders asked for an increase of $25,000 to bring in a big-name artist for free for students.

DAILY NEBRASKAN

The Daily Nebraskan provides campus news to students through printed papers five days a week, a website, smartphone app, Twitter and Facebook. Next year, the DN will print two days a week and provide expanded online and multimedia content. Students currently pay $2.78 per semester. The DN requested no change in funding.

DAILYER NEBRASKAN

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The DailyER produces a satirical publication seven times per semester. It also has a website, Twitter and Facebook page. Students currently pay $0.15 per semester. The DailyER would receive the same amount next year.

to see the rest of the voter’s guide: see page 3

our view

Vote ‘yes’ to help the DN make big changes Today, you have the ability to vote to approve the Daily Nebraskan’s student fee allocation for the 2014-2015 school year. You have this choice every year, but this year, your vote is more important than ever before. The DN is making some big changes next semester to better serve University of Nebraska– Lincoln students. However, this change comes with a price. We’ll have less print advertising revenue. Student fee support is vital during this time of transition. And this $2.78 will get you some additional services: -24/7 campus news. Next semester, we’ll print two days a week instead of five. With the time our staff will no longer need to be dedicating to creating a print newspaper, it will be producing more quality, online content, seven days a week. -Breaking campus news. Our staff will also have more time to dedicate to breaking, campus news. A new Breaking News Desk under the News Desk will make sure you’re always in the know. -Investigative journalism. Just because we won’t be printing as much doesn’t mean we’ll be producing less long-form, in-depth journalism. We’ll still have projects – such as this year’s packages on racism at UNL, being LGBTQ at UNL and Lincoln crime – every week. -Visuals. Our photographers, videographers, designers, artists and web designers put in late nights and long hours to ensure we’re giving you content you actually want to look at. -Campus events. We’ll continue bringing UNL together by hosting the Fashion Show, the Housing Fair, Association of Students of the University of Nebraska debates and downtown concerts, and we have plans for even more. -Work experience. The DN employs about 150 students and gives them some of the best journalism experience they can get while in school. And we’re not all journalism students. We’re both undergraduate and graduate students from all areas of study. We employ reporters, columnists, editors, photographers, artists, designers, photographers, videographers and web designers. The DN has been telling UNL’s stories since 1901, and we have no intention of stopping. We have an advantage over other news outlets: We’re students too. We want to be there to congratulate you when you achieve your goals, hold your administrators accountable, entertain you and introduce you to campus leaders and groups. But we need your support. Please log in to MyRed and vote “yes” for your campus newspaper today. We promise to support you back. opinion@ dailynebraskan.com

ROTC commander earns award for leadership, dedication Mara Klecker dn Nathan Gay always dreamed of being a leader. As the commander of the battalion of about 140 ROTC cadets in Lincoln and Kearney, the senior criminology and criminal justice major has felt himself grow into the role and earn the title. Come mid-April, Gay will join about 270 cadets nationwide who were also recognized for their leadership. Gay was nominated for and chosen to attend the George C. Marshall ROTC Award Seminar at the Virginia Military Institute. The attendees will hear presentations from the chief of staff and the secretary of the U.S. Army and participate in 12 roundtable discussions about topics such as nuclear proliferations, terrorism and foreign policy.

The award is given to cadets who epitomize the leadership qualities that George C. Marshall embodied – candor, commitment, courage, integrity and selflessness, according to the Marshall Foundation’s website. Marshall served as chief of staff of the Army, secretary of state and the third secretary of defense and was credited with organizing the Allied victory in World War II by Winston Churchill. “To say that I epitomize him is pretty humbling,” Gay said. “I’ll tell you I personally don’t think that’s accurate because I’ll never do the amount of work he has done. If I could be just half the man he was …” More than anything, Gay said he’s excited to meet other cadets at the seminar and have his own perspective and ideas challenged. Being secure in your own thoughts and open to other ideas is the mark of a good leader, Gay said. That’s one thing he’s learned since enlisting in the Nebraska Army Na-

tional Guard the day after he turned 17. After a year and a half of being a Calvary scout and completing training at Fort Knox in Kentucky, Gay enrolled at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and joined the Army ROTC program. He rose through the ranks until he was named commander last spring. As commander, he puts in about 30 hours a week between planning missions, attending staff meetings and completing physical training. Then add in interning at the Lincoln Police Department, running his own personal training business and finding time for classes and coursework. A commitment to service runs in Gay’s blood. His father was an officer in the U.S. Air Force and his two brothers both enlisted in the U.S. Navy. His sister married a man who wore the Army uniform. “I knew I was young and ablebodied,” Gay said. “Joining was just the right thing to do. It was my civic

duty to my country whether I liked it or not.” He admits that there are moments that he isn’t in love with the work that such duty entails. The hours are long and he feels the physical toll at the end of the day. “It’s mission first, people always,” Gay said. “Leaders have a sense of empathy and they remember what it was like to be the lowest guy, doing the dirty work, sometimes getting screamed at.” Gay’s credits his sense of empathy and his ability to stay calm and respectful for his ability to lead. Lt. Col. Lee Bokma agrees but said it’s more than those two qualities that inspired him to nominate Gay for the award. “(Gay) is a composed, mature and well-rounded leader who exemplifies scholarly and athletic achievement,”

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COURTNEY CAIN | DN

Nathan Gay was recently nominated and awarded the George C. Marshall Award for Leadership.


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