New Releases UNL Students Adamantly Oppose Spending Lid Thursday September 21, 2006 Lincoln, NE — Wednesday, September 20th the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska Lincoln passed a resolution urging students as well as all citizens of Nebraska to vote against initiative 423. ASUN President, Matt Schaefer, stated, "The University of Nebraska was established to provide quality and accessible education over 100 years ago under the Morrill Act. Initiative 423 would prevent the University from being able to effectively carry out that mission, and leave students paying more for a substandard education." The Resolution states funding for the University of Nebraska could be considerably affected should the ballot initiative take effect and students at the University of Nebraska would be severely affected by increased tuition and/or program cuts. "Education is one of the most important aspects in a person's life. It is what expands their horizons, allows them to contribute to society, and achieve success. With increased tuition and fees caused by Initiative 423 obtaining an education would be nearly impossible for many Nebraskans." said ASUN Senator David Solheim. Further announced is that on Monday September, 25th Students Against the Lid (SAL), a recognized student organization, will be hosting a press conference at 12:00 noon in the Nebraska Union Plaza. The press conference will include an introduction of SAL, testimony from student leaders about the effects of ballot initiative 423, and ASUN has been invited to read aloud the resolution it passed concerning the initiative.