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r lH r3 lex Page 2 Wednesday, October 21, 1964 iiitiilliiiiifiiifiijiiiifiittiJiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiffitifiiiTiiiiiiiiniiiifiiiiitfiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiitiftiiiii;tJtii A Better Paper The Student Council poll concerning the Daily Ne braskan was taken and the results are in. They are a little puzzling in their inconsistency. It was unfortunate that all but 700 ballots were lost. In fact. It is unbelievable that anyone would put them in a wastebasket for safe-keeping, but never-the-less, it was done. The question is, is this an accurate poll? Were the forms that were kept 'the opinions of a few students that were voting all at one time? It would be interesting to know from where the 700 that were kept came. The majority of the pollers called for more news cov erage. This, indeed Is a valid request. This campus consists of 13,000 students that are ac tive seven days a week. Certainly there are many more activities to cover than are being covered by the Daily Nebraskan. The Daily Nebraskan is limited by finances, space, and size of staff. But then forty-six per cent of those wanting more news coverage turned around and said the solution to get ting more news coverage was to cut the paper back to a weekly. This would give one-fourth less news space than we now have. It would be next to impossible to cover all the news in that small space. This campus is large enough to support a five-day paper. With eight columns nf nrint insfpari nf fho cmon now used by the Daily Nebraskan. Students invariably visit the editor's office and point out articles which they consider not to be news-worthy and to be a was'e of space. Other students invariably come in and say these very stories are the ones that they are interested in. A student newspaper, any newspaper, must print var ied enough articles to appeal to all of its readers. It can not concentrate on one facet of student life. If it did that, it would leave a great number of people completely out of the picture. It may be that a triweekly paper will be the only Solution that can be arrived at. On the other hand, forty-one per cent of those in favor of more news coverage voted to up their own tuition by fifty cents per semester in order to obtain a copy of the paper themselves and to have it contain the news in which they are interested. This appears to the Daily Nebraskan to be the best method of obtaining a good student newspaper. However, just because some students are willing to pay this sum does not mean that the Daily Nebraskan will automatically be given the money. The Board of Regents must be aware of the situation. They have steadfastly maintained that the tuition should not be any higher than it is at the present moment. . If students really want a better newspaper, if they are really willing to pay the extra fifty cents to obtain it, the Regents must know. SUSAN SMITHBERGER if"', v ffSfsh-1 : fj ..jMoDozti h f TABLETS '; hi:' J 'TAt L r rx v7 C 1 THE SAFE WAY to stay alert without harmful stimulants NoDoz keeps you mentally ilert with the same safe re 'fresher found in coffee and tea. Yet NoDoz is faster, handier, more reliable. Abso lutely not habit-forming. itlllim I . Ill iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiijiii Next time monotony makes you feel drowsy while driving, working or studying, do as millions do . . . perk up with safe, effective NoDoz tablets. Another dm product ol 0roi laboratoriti. "III NEBRASKA UNION ANNOUNCES: The OPENING of the COLONIAL DINING ROOM Evenings, beginning Wednesday, October 21 The COLONIAL DINING ROOM be open for evening dining: MONDAY - FIJI DAY .:.'() p.m. - &00 .m. WAITER SERVICE AND EXCELLENT FOOL) 4 isas;i' & " y timWm . I'VE GROWM By P. A. Drake Now that the flurry of Homecoming and four-week exams are over, I have been reminded by some Andrew's hall half-backs that I have been neglecting the dimen sions of courage by refusing to pour forth, spout, neme size and generally haran gue the official and unoffi cial hard core leadership of the University. I stand prodded. On the first day of classes, when everyone blinks rath er bewilderingly, I was looking up an ex-advisor for some belated advice. I ful ly expected him not to be in his office but I didn't ex pect his office hours to be posted as thus: 9 to 10 yes terday, 10 to 11 tomorrow. Yesterday was a Sunday. I went back the next morn ing and the next morning and the next morning . . . Diligence of the Week award goes to some hard pressed City policeman. He was obviously so damned furious about (snicker) those sneaky students who sneakingly wipe the chalk marks off of their back tires, that he spent the en tire morning chalking a 1 1 four tires in a two block area. Results: 15 parking violations. I know; I count ed them. The Award of Excellency goes to Acacia fraternity for choosing to spend their AvCCUSTOME TO Homecoming time and mon ey for a worthwhile pur pose. More awards will be grat uitously bestowed as the occasions permit. That means that there will be no call for snide remarks like: "Whatever happened to Ba by Jane, Billy Sol Estes, Bobby Baker, Walter Jenk ins, Wilhelm Reich" and P. A. Drake?" As I said, I will try to bounce about the Fine Arts from time to time and at the same time keep my tongue in cheek or check about that ominous crea turePolitics. In fact, (this is bound to raise a few eye brows or eyebrow pencils) I don't intend to vote this year. I'm old enough (and then some). I have convic tions (I think). I've never been imprisoned. In fact, lam compelled, obligated, nrivileeed. re quested, permitted, desired, fancied, and free to vote, but I don't want either can didate or political party to influence my life, although they undoubtedly will. The lesser of the two evils is unimportant. That choose not to vote is as im portant to me as your choice to vote. It's like the freedom of -religion and from religion. You may very well disagree. This is your privilege. iliilil!! wi i HS FACE...." Ulllllllllilllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllli About Letters I The DAILT NEBRASKAN Invltel reader to use It for expressions of opinion on current topics regard- S & legs ol viewpoint. Letters must be signed, contain a verifiable ad- H dress, and be free of libelous ma- 5 terlal. Pen names may be in- E: zz tbe chance of publication, Lengthy letters may be edited or omitted. illllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllilllll ....Guaranteed by a lop Company ....No War Clause .... Exclusive Benefits at Special Hales .... Deposits Deferred until you are out of school. Can You Qualify? 432-0146 lis l I liJM r imiLiiri II 94ff I II 111 Mb? tiJILJLf n wmwmmm Arrow Cum Laude, an all-cotton oxford with an all-tapered body. From shoulders to chest, to waist and down to the shlrttails, It's trim and true to your body line. No blousy bulg above or below your belt line. Gives you a slim, healthy look. Long collar points, high collar back and sheer collar comfort iri between, with or without a tie. Bold stripes, very bold stripes, solids and whito fill for a mere $5. Arrow Cum Laudo, 4 my TSiAr a bold now breed of dress shirt for a bold new breed of guy. Homecoming Politics? Dear Editor, I wish to protest the man ner in which the Gamma Phi Beta-Delta Upsilon homecoming display was disqualified. We were disqualified on Saturday after the judging had taken place, selecting our display a winner. The decision was based, as far as we know, on pure con jecture. We have never been informed of the specif ic charges against us or given an opportunity until too late to defend ourselves. One has the right to be informed of the charges against him, and should have the opportunity to de fend himself. If the Inno cents had doubts about the cost of our display, they should have come to us and at least given us the oppor tunity to answer questions and explain ourselves. The combined facts make one wonder if there wasn't some kind of the famous campus politics involved. If significant changes are not made in the Innocent's policy governing this con test, perhaps special consid eration should be given the proposal coming up soon in Student Council to abolish homecoming displays. Why go to all the trouble and expense of building a display and entering the contest when we cannot be assured of an open, demo cratic decision. Barbara Clifford Homecoming chairman 1200 WailTIRtB itmtVM Where's State? To the Editor: In this election year, it seems to me that the great bulk of the Daily Nebras kan's political news items and editorials have been concerned with the forth coming national election. As an interested University student, and, of even more importance, as an inter ested Nebraskan, I would like to see more attention given to our state and local candidates and issues. I would also like to see a study done of state senator's voting records on issues that concern the growth and development of our Uni versity. Perhaps a percent age scale could be set up in an attempt to rate sen ator's voting records which were, or are, favorable to the University. Our faculty and student body could play an important role as an in terest or pressure group in state politics, but first we must be informed. An interested and well informed university com munity could field a pretty large team of voters and campaign workers in t h e coming November elections. Instead of wasting news paper space debating the merits of the presidential candidates, both of whom are burdened with question able credentials, I think we ought to make some effort to oust the few state sena tors and executive admin istrators who think this uni versity can operate on a prayer and an occassional pat on the back. Frank Landis, Jr. STREET AMERICAN Ul OCltT