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Viet Nam: War
QEC 2 1806
QfUU.S.,
following is in installment of
a series on the Viet Nam war
written by Howard Moffett,
former editor of the Yale
Daily News. Moffett Is a full
time correspondent for the
Collegiate Press Service and
is presently working in Sai
gon. SAIGON (CPS) - "I don't
give a damn about the Viet
namese, we're fighting a war
against China. Nobody wor
ried about the Alsatians dur
ing the battle of Alsace-Lorraine."
A prominent Washington
columnist made the comment
during a recent visit to Viet
Nam. To many educated
Americans, the striking thing
would be its crudity. The
striking thing here is that
Advisory
Proposal
Approved
By a large majority, the
students of the College of
Arts and Sciences approved
the constitution for the Stu
dent Advisory Board.
According to Mimi Rose,
who represented the ASUN
Electoral Commission in the
counting of the ballots, the
vote was 443 in favor of the
constitution and 14 opposed.
Six ballots were invalidated
because they were marked
incorrectly.
Mel Schlacter, ASUN Ad
visory Board Coordinating
chairman, said that he h a d
hoped that more students
would take part in the voting
on the constitution. "I hope
that the board is not hindered
in any of its future actions
because of the lack of voter
Interest." There are over
3,500 students enrolled in the
college.
Within the next several
weeks, Schlacter expects the
Advisory Board committee to
get publicity and information
out on the interim advisory
board, which will serve until
the spring ASUN elections.
At that time, a regular board
will be elected according to
the specifications in the con
stitution. Schlacter said that the lack
of voter turn out could posi
bly be explained by the fact
that the students have never
seen any results from such a
board. "It will be up to the
board to create a good image
through its actions. Then the
students will have something
upon which to base their
vote."
He said that the board
could possibly work to change
college requirements and
add new courses to the cur
riculum. "The board will provide for
student responsibility and in
volvement in educational
planning," he explained.
The board would consist of
a representative from the six
area divisions within the col
lege, two "holdover" mem
bers from the previous year
and one ASUN senator from
Arts and Sciences.
Schlacter has stated that
the board will become a part
of the "total education" of a
student because students will
work with faculty and admin
istration, coordinating and
planning their educational
programs.
"The board is a means to
an end, that of students help
ing to plan curriculum," he
added, "and the board will
be successful only if students
show interest and participate."
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China
many Vietnamese, deploring
the sentiment and despising
the speaker, would never
theless accept it as an ac
curate appraisal of what is
happening in and to their
country.
How ever Americans view
the war in Viet Nam, many
Southeast Asians see it pri
marily as a struggle between
the U.S. and China for pow
er, influence and the vindica
tion of ideology. It is the
tragic fate of the Vietnamese
that they live in a rich and
politically strategic border
and between areas dominated
by these two great powers.
"Fuzzy And Far Away"
To Americans, the conflict
often seems fuzzy and far
away. American interests in
Southeast Asia are nebulous
ly defined. Despite growing
malaise, the war in tiny Viet
Nam has touched the lives of
most Americans only indi
rectly. Likewise, no one knows
very much about the Chinese,
and their role in Southeast
Asia is often minimized.
Americans, impressed with
their own strength and con
fused by Chinese counter
claims, conclude that the Chi
nese must realize they would
be foolish to get into a fight
with the United States.
It seems China and Ameri
ca are always shouting at
each other, but neither wants
to understand what the other
is railing about. Americans
talk in somber tones of rais
ing the price of aggression
and buttressing democracy
and freedom around the
world.
A shrill Chinese voice pro
tests that the great Ameri
can react ionary imperialist,
bourgeois power is besieging
the revolutionary champion
of the oppressed nations,
China, and trying to stamp
out a popular struggle against
colonialism by her ally, the
People's Democratic Repub
lic of Viet Nam.
Outside World
"That doesn't correspond to
reality," we say thinking of
our suburban home, our coun
try club and our kids. And,
"You don't understand h i s
tory," say the Chinese, ob
livious to what is happening
in the outside world.
The issue between the
United States and China is
confused because we still
tend to reduce power strug
gles to their military dimen
sions; they are more dramat
ic that way, and easier to
understand. Look at any
American commercial news
paper and compare the space
given to military and politi
cal developments in the Viet
Nam war.
Thus the conflict between
China and the US would be
much clearer if both sides
were actually fighting for a
territorial conquest of Viet
Nam. But this is ruled out,
so a typical line of reasoning
goes, by the fact that neither
power could afford it Amer
ica because of her scruples
and China because of her
internal problems. So the con
flict stays fuzzy.
Sophisticated War
But to put the issue in
these terms is to take it back
to the nineteenth century. To
day's power struggles, part
ly because of the threat of
nuclear war, are more indi
rect and not nearly so crude.
In fact the Viet Nam war is
one of the most sophisticated
in modern history.
China's rhetoric is lost on
us, and vice versa. But I
think both sides instinctively
understand the major ten
sions lying beneath the rhe
toric. Basically they are pow
er and poverty, with all their
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Friday, December 2, 1966
H
ousing
Administrator s
By Cheryl Tritt
Junior Staff Writer
Participants in the s t u
dent housing forum Thursday
agreed that group living can
be beneficial for the student,
but disagreed whether group
living can be beneficial if it
is required.
Explaining the criteria es
tablished for women who are
allowed to live off campus,
Helen Snyder, Associate Dean
of Student Affairs, said that
freshmen women are almost
never permitted to live off
campus. . However, if for health fac
tors, "dormitory living would
be incompatible with a wom
an's life," she is allowed to
live off-campus, Miss Snyder
said. This permission is chan
neled throught the University
Health Center.
If a woman can't afford
board and room and is will
ing to work for her board in
a Lincoln home, she may re
side off-campus.
In other cases, women are
allowed to live with relatives
residing in Lincoln and some
times two or three students
from the same family are
permitted to live together for
economic reasons, Miss Sny
der added.
Russell Brown, assistant to
Dean of Student Affairs, said
Bill Of Rights
With Resents
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By John Fryar,
Junior Staff Writer
The preliminary draft of the
ASUN Bill of Rights conflicts
in some areas with the Rules
and By-Laws of the Board of
Regents, according to Dean of
Student Affairs G. Robert
Ross.
Ross added, however, that
many of the rights are al
ready operative under Univer
sity policy. He further as
serted that the University
does not operate under a
system of "in loco parentis,"
but rather a wider educa
tional concept.
The Regents enacted the
regulations through a Nebras
ka statute empowering them
to "to enact laws for the gov
ernment of the university; to
elect a chancellor; to pre
scribe the duties of all the
professors and officers, and to
fix the compensation."
Right Conflicts
Ross said that a liberal in
terpretation of the ASUN
"right to choose living envi
ronments in accord with
rights and responsibilities as
a citizen of a free democratic
society" is in conflict with Re
gents policy.
Sections two and three of
"Rules Affecting Students"
gives the Regents power of
requiring students to live in
University approved housing
and living units. The Dean
of Student Affairs may make
exceptions.
Ross said that even in a
"free democratic society"
Year I
Panel: Students Question
because of the shortage of
living quarters for male stu
dents, rules are not as rigid
ly enforced as the women's
rules.
There remains a strict ad
herence to approved housing
for freshmen and sophomore
men, but because of an in
sufficient number of staff
members, senior men's off
campus housing is not as
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there are principles of regu
lation in housing. He pointed
out that because of zoning
and housing codes of commu
nities, "a free choice doesn't
exist outside the University."
Housing Code
The University Health Cen
ter proposed a housing code
which was adopted in the fall
of 1965 by the Regents. Ross
said that this code is a ma
jor factor in judging Univer
sity approval of student hous
ing. The Regents "Rules Affect
ing Students" also states
that "No fraternity, sorority,
club, organization of any kind,
or group of students associ
ated in any way with the Uni
versity shall be permitted to
build a residence, own, sell,
lease, rent, acquire or dispose
of real estate without the con
sent of the Board of Regnets,
or hold its regular meetings
at any place not approved by
the Board of Regents."
This seemingly conflicts
with t h e draft's rights of
using campus facilities after
gaining ASUN approval for
the organization.
Off-Campus Rules
The rough draft states "the
right of students to engage
freely in off-campus activi
ties, exercising their rights
and responsibilities as citizens
of the community, state and
nation, provided they do not
claim to be officially repre
senting the University of Ne
braska." In the Regents' section on
"Student Behavior," students
"Are expected ... to conduct
themselves in accordance
with the rules of morality and
decency which obtain in well
ordered communities and to
refrain from behavior injuri
ous to the good name of the
University."
Ross said that the section
in the ASUN Bill of Rights
could be interpreted "in es
sence, that students are not
to be responsible for their be
havior." The Regents state that "To
remain a student or continue
as a student or to receive the
appropriate degree which a
student is working to obtain,
the student must at all times
meet the behavioral expec
tancies that obtain in a weil
ordered community."
Areas Covered
The "Rules Affecting Stu
dents" cover areas of "or
ganizational houses, res
i d e n c e of undergraduate
women, residence of under
graduate men, student organ
izational funds, student be
havior, regulations in college
and University bulletins, rules
governing scholarships and
fellowships, rules governing
remission of fees, the Alumni
Boards for Fraternities and
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thoroughly checked, Brown
said.
Bob Samuelson, second
vice president of ASUN, said
that residence in dormitories
should be a matter of "in
dividual choice." He added
that mandatory on-campus
residence for a year or two
could be beneficial, but after
this time, residence was an
individual matter.
. of campus living, as seen by Bob Samuelson, Dave Snyder,
Dean Helen Snyder and Russell Brown.
Draft Conflicts
Rules. By-Laws
y
Sororities and information ob
tained from students."
While the bill of rights
draft states the "right of stu
dents to decide the content
and amount of his University
record . . . that is disclosed
to . . . inquirers," the Re
gents Rules already state
what constitutes a student's
record.
Modify Differences
Ross said that he antici
pated the modification of dif
ferences in the rough draft
and the Regents regulations.
He said that from a strategy
standpoint, areas of faculty
and regents objection should
be considered by the ASUN
Student Conduct committee
before they present a docu
ment for student ratification.
Ross said that the Regents
regulations do not provide for
NU Education Called
Pimchcard Variety
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first of a four-part
series by Senior Staff Writer Julie Morris concerning the
concept of total education and its application on the Uni
versity campus.
"This is the Nebraska Training School."
"We're getting a punchcard education."
These statements were made by University upper
classmen who were two of many interviewed regarding
the quality of the education they feel they have received
at the University.
The statements made by the students interviewed
asd the results of a survey taken by the ASUN Legis
lative Liaison Committee show that a large number of
students on the campus are dissatisfied with the educa
tion they are receiving.
Trains, Not Educates
Many students agreed with Bob Trotter, a junior in
pre-med, who said, "The University is training people,
not educating them."
LlzAitken, a junior English major and a student
senator, characterized many of the courses offered at
the University as "punchcard education."
"A student's curiosity plays small part in his college
curriculum," Dick Schulze, a senior in engineering, said.
Schulze, who is chairman of the ASUN Student Conduct
Committee, said students play only a "passive role" in
their education and are more or less receptacles to have
facts poured into.
Andi Block, national vice president of the YWCA
said, "I feel there are very few challenges offered at
'the University, I've had more education from my ex
periences during the summer and with the Y."
"As far as my major is concerned it is definitely
training," Gaynelle Podoll, a sophomore in medical tech
nology said. "The opportunity for individual study should
be there, I don't think it is; not in my stage of the
game anyway."
"I feel the eneral level of education at the Uni
versity is declining, Roger Iliff, a senior in civil en
gineering, said.
Poor Support
Students cited various factors they feel have contrib
uted to a lack of quality education for them. Some men
tioned poor dollar support from the state, others spoke
of the quality of teachers and the ''faculty drain." Other
font. On l'g. 4, Col. 3
ormitory
Using her expericnes in
both an apartment a n d a
dormitory as a guideline, Jan
Kaufman, AWS board mem
ber, said that interaction with
other university students is
difficult for persons living in
apartments.
She added that a dorm
atmosphere is more academic
and offers leadership oppor-
the policy of "in loco paren
tis" at the University. He
stressed that this was a legal
'terminology formed by the
courts, and that the expecta
tions of parents are only one
consideration in the formula
tion of University policy.
Ross termed "disturbing"
any argument based on a
"need to assert rights" be
cause this implies a basis of
mistreatment, a situation
that he aid he had not not
iced. He said tht the Regents are
anxious to hear student view
points on policy as well as
faculty and administration
viewpoints. He commended
the conduct committee for the
"systematic" approach it is
taking toward such a bill of
rights document.
Vol. 90, No. 43
Living
t u n i t i e s not available in an
apartment.
Elaine Kallos, president of
Pound Hail, agreed that the
dormitories do offer these op
portunities, but that there
are many women "who want
to live off-campus and do not
want to have any interaction
with other students."
Experiences in both apart
ment and dormitory living
are often necessary for a stu
dent to achieve a total educa
tion, Tish Voichhoske, a Uni
versity student who has lived
in both types of residences
said.
In relation to the Student
Bill of Rights "if a student
is going to develop he must
be responsible for his ac
tions," Dick Schulze, chair
man of the Student Conduct
Committee, said.
He added he believes the
present housing rules are
being administered arbitrar
ily. As an example he said
that some women who are
21 and have lived in dormi
tories are allowed to live
off-campus while others in the
same position are not.
Men who have lived off
campus for the first semester
are often required to move
into on-campus housing in
February when dormitory oc
cupancy is at a low, Schultze
added.
Miss Snyder stated that be
cause of the continual changes
in the registration system,
there is often a delay in find
ing a student's residence. It
is this delay rather than
dormitory vacancies which
necessitate requiring a stu
dent to move into a dormi
tory. Referring to the a r b i t rary
administration of housing
rules, Miss Snyder said some
women live off-campus with
out permission and because
of delays in obtaining this in
formation, these coeds may
go unchecked.
If a student is found to be
living in unapproved housing
"an effort to work with the
student and help him meet
the requirements established
for housing is made," Brown
commented.
Brown added that in the
immediate future, more strict
regulations will be incorpor
ated for male students while
' regulations "will be modified
downward for coeds."
Bob Samuelson noted that
the University has contracted
for bonds to build new high
rise dormitories, and students
"may be trapped into living
in these dormitories" because
the Regents are required by
law to fulfill their financial
obligations.
Brown said that 4,200 stu
dents now live in residence
halls, and this number could
double by 1970. Therefore,
these dormitories must be
built to accommodate t h e
growing numbers of students
who will want to live in
these complexes.
"Many aspects of student
housing, both off-campus and
on - campus, need examin
ation," Brown added, "a n d
existing rules and regulations
are open to question and
change."
Senior Key
Discussions
Set Monday
Orientations will be con
ducted Dec. 5 for the three
sorority houses which have
received the locks required
for participation in the sen
ior key program, according
to Carol Bischoff, senior
key chairman.
Seniors may check out
their keys Tuesday, Dec. 6
providing the locks have
been installed, Miss Bisch
off said.
The Alpha Chi Omega
house has already had its
locks installed. Other
houses to have received
locks are the Kappa Kappa
Gamma and Chi Omega
sororities.
Instead of AWS board
members conducting a
mass orientation, board
members will conduct them
in small groups determined
by the living units which
have received their locks,
Miss Bischof; explained.