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The Daily Nebraskan
Wednesday, October 4, )961
EDITORIAL OPINION
Sincere Students Needed
For Publications Board
One of the most important and useful organizations
on campus is going through an unusual experience this
week which should cause students to rise vp and take
notice of a situation which affects us all.
We are speaking of the Publications Board, for years,
a group dedicated to overseeing the financial and edi
torial conduct of student publications. Today there is
a ck of applVations from students desiring to serve
o the board. Membership on this supersiving board is
made up ol both faculty and students thereby giving
everyone a voice in the management of publications
on campus including the Daily Nebraskan.
The applications are to be sent to the Student
Council who will select the students (one sophomore,
one junior and one senior) to sit on the policy-making
board. So far there have been no applications filed with
the Council.
It Is the concentrated efforts of this body
that accounts for the official campus newspaper and
the University yearbook. They take charge of student
fees included in the tuition monies to finance these pub
lications. If for no other reason, students should be
Interested in where their money is going and welcome
an opportunity to help decide policy as a representa
tive of the student body.
In the case of the Daily Nebraskan, editor after
editor has been allowed reasonable editorial freedom
as the Board of Regents pointed out in 1918, which re
mains true today. "The editorial policies of the Stu
dent Publications shall be entirely in the hands of the
student editors, and no faculty member or University
officer shall interfere in such policies," the Rules Gov
erning Student Publications points out in part.
Whenever the freedom of expression or the freedom
of the press in confined and suffocated, it affects us
all. The Daily Nebraskan today operates under no strict
or written censorship and it is our duty as citizens to
see it remains so.
"As long as the press remains free, this nation
will remain free," Thomas Jefferson once said. His
views are applicable today just as they were when he
spoke them 200 years ago.
We encourage any serious minded student who
can measure up to the requirements needed to become
a member of the Publications Board to apply for an in
terview now. The experience gained as a member of
this board is insightful and educational. However, it
takes more than an acceptable grade average and de
sire to add another activity to your busy schedule. It
takes an open mind, a desire to do your job in pre
serving the freeding of expression as an important fac
tor in our lives and an effort for self-enlightment.
DROPPING THE PILOT
Staff Views
Over the Top
Welcome back to OTT
and another push for the
top. I hope my efforts
last week were not too
much. Assuming this col
umn was bearable and
you are reading this (you
must be!), stick around
there are only 50 more is
sues and around 12 col
umns left.
OTT
Remember the song
"Old Soldiers Never Die,
They Just Fade Away?"
The same is true of cer
tain old editors. I m u s t
say however, some fade
faster than others.
Within the last week I
have spoken to three of the
former "chiefs" of the
good old days when "the
Daily Nebraskan was
really a good paper."
The eldest of the group,
George "give em hell"
Moyer dropped in for cof
fee two days after signing
a letterrip criticizing an
editorial. George's visit
was as welcome as his
sensible opinion. Regard
less of what people think,
we do not pretend to be
perfect; we merely smash
our heads against the wall
in futile attempt as do
most newspapers. His
views and refreshing wit is
most welcome in this of
fice. Later In the day Dave
"crusader" Calhoun of re
cent vintage stopped in for
a chat and answered a
few questions In those
By Norm Beatty
many areas I am not in
formed in which I call the
"twilight zone." As In the
case of Moyer, Calhoun's
advice (given only when
asked for) is a boon to
this paper.
The next day Herb "I
want an issue, any issue"
Probasco dropped in for
a nice little two hour chat
and did not do as his
predecessors d i d and
faded not so quietly and
hardly so quickly. Same
old Herb.
True to my earlier pre
diction, I still see Qrange
Blossoms on tap for New
Year's eve. However, I
must admit I am as
dumbfounded by last Sat
urday's game as anyone
else. It seems like I'll
never stop seeing stories
of how one Arizona player
gained more yardage last
weekend than our entire
team.
It is sad to see so much
talent and money run
around in circles all after
noon for a tie. Conserva
tive playing sometimes
leads to conservative re
sults. It's not all the fault
of those with the talent
either. I guess our latest
sports spectacular re
proves an old adage "As
the twig is bent, so is the
tree inclined." Or some
thing along that line.
Don't let it push' you
over though Bill. I'm just
a dumb Nebraskan who
likes to win.
The University
Representation Change Due
BY TOM EASON
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The Student Council has perhaps the
best personnel and most promise of any
Council this writer has seen since 1957.
However, President Gage and company
will find quickly that their ability to repre
sent University students is extremely
limited.
This limitation is not the fault of heavy
handed regulation nor oi an apathtic stu
dent body. It is the fault of an obsolete
system of college representation. The
Representation Committee of the 1960-61
Council recognized this, and proposed that
a representative system based on place of
residence be set up. The Council failed to
approve the change.
POLITICS AND LOGIC
Student affairs records show that half
of all undergraduates live off campus.
The breakdown: University Residences,
28; Greek Houses, 21; with parents
and relatives, 19; with spouse, 17
renters and commuters, 13; coopera
tives, 2. If the college system is not
abandoned, a deepening of the power
struggle between organized Independent
houses and affiliated houses will continue
to shut out the off-campus students.
Politics aside, place of residence is the
logical basis for representation. A stu
dent's life outside of the class room is
most affected by his place of residence.
When differences on campus issues exist,
the split is almost never along college
lines.
STIDENT SUPPORT
As a salve for its Committee, the Coun
cil conducted an opinion poll at the regu
lar Council elections last spring. The re
sults, as yet unpublished, will indicate
substantial support of the Committee's
proposal.
The Council would do well to consider
these facts and initiate action for the
necessary Constitutional change.
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students of the University of Nebraska under authorization of the Committee
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February 8, 1854. EDITORIAL STAFF
Kdltor Norm Beatty
Managing Editor Oretchen Shellberg
News Editor - n Moyer
Sports Kdltor Dave Wohlfarth
Ag News Editor Cloyd Clark
ropy Editors Eleanor Billings, Inulse Rolbert, Jim Forrest
Night News Editor Eleanor Billings, Sue Rovlk
Staff Writers , Naney Whltford, Jan Sack
Jnnlor Staff Writers Tom Kotouc, Bob Nye, Mike MacLean, Sue Hovlk
Staff Photographer Panl Hensley
BUSINESS STAFF
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SATYR
I am not an advocate of
lip service. And that is what
we as students have been
paying to the Peace Corps.
Certainly the idea of a Peace
Corps is meritorious and
bears looking into. It we de
cide that it is a worthy
project and at least a par
tial answer to our lag in
successful foreign policy,
then we should support it
actively and any way that
we can.
ow I would noint out to
you that there is a way to
support the ideals of rich a
venture in our own country,
in our own slate, at our uni
versity. One of the most
important 'Brincinles of the
Corps is the advancement
and development of educa
tional standards in under
developed countries. But is
it necessary to point out
that these rising, struggling
new nations, whose friend
ship we need desperately in
the race for men's minds,
have neither the facilities
for higher education nor the
promulgation of technical
skills. As a result, they are
sending their students to
outside universities For this
education.
We have students of this
nature at our university.
And what are we doing
about the Peace Corps ideal
ism now that we've got a
shot at it in our own back
yard. Well one of the things
we are doing is charging
out-of-state tuition which
comes to about 252 Ameri
can dollars per semester.
What the hell has happened
to equity laws in this white
spot of the nation? Why
does Nebraska insist upon
remaining twenty years be
hind the forces that are
moving our society today?
Why must foreign students
who are &o pressed finan
dally be treated like Mis
sourians or Kansans?
Xow I am not going to try
to toll yon that all foreign
students are poverty
stric'-en. It is quite easy to
see that some of these peo
pie are the products of their
country's aristocracy. But
let's not forget that some
of them are here In this
land of plenty trying to live
on a shoestring. These peo
ple may someday be the
leaders of the new African
nations. As a matter of fact,;
it might be tomorrow.
geria recalled some of their
undergraduates studying in
this country for service in
cabinet posts of the newly
formed government.
Just as these countries
don't want handouts from
the U.S. in exchange for al
liance, the. foreign students
don't want charity from O
Street. Give that to the foot
ball team and give these
people an equitable shake.
We don't want bought-and-paid-for
friends we want
friends who live their lives,
raise their children, and
administer their govern
ments as they see fit. Ours
is the duty not of White
Man's Burden but of ex
tending an opportunity.
Great idea you may say.
You like the Peace Corps
thing too but you are just a
struggling student and don't
feel financially able to start
a scholarship fund of your
own. Is it not conceivable
that your fraternity might?
What's a few bucks for
something like this? So
maybe we spend a dry Sat
urday at East Hills. This is
one way. How about pres
sure to alleviate high tui
tion costs levied upon for
eign students?
I get kind of tired, as you
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