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Two issues keynoted the ASUN meet
"lng yesterday. One, the faculty evaluation
book's future, and two, a report on foreign
. student housing at the University, given
by Terry Schaaf.
ASUN President Kent Neumeister
presented various alternatives that the
senators could take toward the faculty
. evaluation book, in view of the Com
, mittee on Student Affair's rescinding
of approval Tuesday. Neumeister then
' proposed that the book be taken to the
v , Board of Regents for approval.
In what we consider to be a wise move
on the part of the senators, the motion
was tabled, pending investigation into the
. legal aspects of liability.
The senators evidently realized that
- libel and the area in which liability rests
,for it is a complex subject. Before acting
on the motion to take the book for Re
gents' approval, they decided to seek the
advice of an attorney.
.. We commend the senators' cau
. tion and thought in exploring the mat
ter before acting.
" A second proposal of Neumeister's
dealt with having the student conduct com
mittee examine the liability of the Student
Affairs Committee in relation to all facets
of campus activity.
The ASUN President's second propos
al was passed by the senators. Again, we
feel the Senate took appropriate action.
We believe the controversy over
publication of the faculty evaluation
By Frank Partsch
It was the week before
Christmas, and all through
out Lincoln the creatures
were really doing it up good
with the mood and all that.
I was waiting at the
corner of Eleventh and 0
Streets to pick up my date
(that's what yon do when
you're ashamed to tell her
where yon really live, if you
want to call it that.) And
suddenly I was beset upon
by two coeds, a tall one and
(quite understandably) a
short one.
Beating me over the head
with a coil of ship's rope, the
tall one raged: "You don't
like AWS! You don't like
AWS! You don't like AWS!"
The small one, who at the
time had stars in her eyes,
was more composed. As
she tatooed a swastika on
my chest with her sorority
pin, she explained to me
why AWS was a good thing
and why I was wrong in
.trying to rock the boat.
"Yon see, yon're more
liberal than 99 J per cent of
the women. They don't want
unlimited freedom even
enough to ask for ft. They
are quite content with obey
ing the AWS rules because
they realize that it takes
more responsibility to live
under such a system than it
would to make their ewi
rules," she reasoned.
As the blood began to drip
into my father's Christmas
present which I was carry
ing loyaJty in a shopping
bag how else can you car
ry .20 pounds of peanuts?
I decided that I was begin
ning to see her point.
"Besides," screamed the
taller one, who was busy
giving me a hotfoot with a
can of gasoline, "AWS just
laughs when you Dirty Old
Men complain about the
hours. THEY know that the
only thing you are inter--ested
in is pursuing your own
evil designs.
Oh, the irony of it! BIFF,
SOCK, POW. They even pro
duced a pledge ifthe non
sorority type to that effect,
which I was allowed to sign
in my own blood.
Then they rode away on
their bicycles, murmering
sweet nothings about bow
ladylike tbe AWS rules bad
taagbt ihcra to become.
I called after to them:
"Isn't there any hope that
AWS will make some
charts?"
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"No."
"Visiting hours should be
liberalized?"
"Not a bit."
"Senior keys?"
"Never."
"Midnight hours on Sun
day nights?"
"Not one iota."
Well, I could think of some
Gammas and Deltas that
should be changed before
they get around to the
Iotas, but I didn't bring that
up, mainly because this
story has a happy ending.
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By Stan Weber
Can it really be? Does the Daily Nebraskan have the
gall to run this column again? And mainly, how can they
afford to pay for such talent on their budget?
These are but a few of the many, many questions we've
received since the first column came out. The first two
were obviously written by someone who takes "Hyde Park"
seriously. (Someone must) Tbe third question was asked
by my father, who thinks I should get more than the
thousands of fan letters for this rambling.
Last week I said there were a few things that were a
little hard for a "newie" like myself to understand. Well,
I've found another winner for this week. Is there really an
organization of independents?
Just say that phrase to yourself a few times and
see if you don't get a bit confused. To me, it comes out to
be something like "Dependent Independents." Oh, well, you
get the idea.
Many people think that this column Is devoted entirely
to "Bad Mouthing" various things on campus. Before yon
get that idea, take a look around. Think about what I have
been saying. THEN get tbe Idea.
Ob, be thinking about the first annual Smokey the Bear
contest. You know, start looking around for possible con
testants. The rules are simple! Starting now, we are look
ing for the girl (or guy, for you unbelievers) that you think
would appeal most to Smokey.
Get a picture or mug shot of the person and drop it
in the Rag mailbox. Also include a short or long theme on
why you think Smokey would like this person or this person
would like Smokey.
Tbe prize will really be fabulous (notice I didn't say
expensive), not to mention nationwide fame for tbe winner.
Did you notice some of the wild "protest pins" on sale
in the Union lately. So far they've sold two "Ban the Bomb
Buttons," five "Stop the War in Viet Nam's" and 230 "I
Like Ike's." I hear the proceeds go to buy anti-cavity hand
grenade pin rings for the Viet Cong.
ReaUy though, I think these groups are good. For in
stance one of them is working for water conservation by
not bathing. Their motto is "We think while others may
drink."
Rumor has it that the U.S. government has asked for
a war loaa from one of tbe bookstores on campus.
Don't forget this weekend is the fifteenth annual Baja
California Stripe-Tailed Grunion Run. See you there? (Baja
California is THE place to go this year.)
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book will bring about an important
secondary benefit: that the faculty
committee become more aware of the
responsibility of liability they take
on in approving student activities
and publications.
We feel that there is no need for the
Committee on Student Affairs to have the
possibility of libel suits hanging over their
action. Just as students should be able to
exercise freedom of expression, the facul
ty committee should not be burdened with
the responsibility of such expression.
In other words, if the students are will
ing to take on the responsibility of libel,
(as the ASUN committee is) let them take
it. We see no need for faculty responsi
bility where students are willing and an
xious to be responsible.
Thus, we believe that for publica
tions such as the faculty evaluation
book, faculty approval should not be
required.
The second major issue at the ASUN
meeting was Schaaf's report on foreign
student housing at the University.
In connection with his report, which
was complete with color slides, Schaaf
presented several resolutions to the Sen
ate for approval.
We see a great deal of merit
in Schaaf's report and in the proposals re
garding it. We hope that the various city,
University and student groups involved in
the proposals will see to it that they are
carried out.
The resolutions should not become
a dead letter.
Case
You see, AWS was fooling
all the time. All the rules
they defended were really
rules they were planning to
change years ago. (Appar
ently the fact that 100 angry
coeds demanded these
cbanges had little effect.)
And everyone might live
happily ever after.
THE THOUGHT FOR
THE DAY: The only AWS
income comes from Coed
Follies. I don't think I'U go.
How about it?
A Tune
Sorry
Being a compendium of farce, absurdity
and comment, selected arbitrarily by the
Editor ...
Quote of the Day: "Always harping
does not make an angel." (From Lord
Love a Duck.)
There is no truth to the rumor that
the Editor is a man. The name Jo is de
rived from Joanne. It was tagged on by a
parent who wanted a boy. (And I am
still delighted when my wonderful father
addresses notes to me, 'Joe.')
From the Headlines That Won't Quit
Department: A headline in the National
Catholic Reporter reads: "Some do it al
ready in the Netherlands." In the same
issue, the paper poked fun at a headline
which read, "Annihilation is Not a Good
Cure."
February 14th looms. And you know
what that means. St. Valentine's Day.
We're willing to wager that St. Valentine
is the only celibate to have a holiday of
love named after him.
Spring is sprung,
The grass is riz,
I wonder where
My instructors is.
Our apologies for applauding the ad
IFODX'S FACTS
By Gale Pokorny
From time to time, vari
ous crazes sweep the in
tellectual breeding grounds
of our nation and the Ne
braska campus is no excep
tion. The bumper crop of black
umbrellas last fall that pro
truded around Lere like so
many decaying mushrooms,
pie of a very popular craze.
And I must admit, a very
functional one.
During the height of their
popularity, one could easily
make his way, cool, calm
and dry in any rain-storm
from the student union to al
most anyplace on campus
via other peoples' umbrel
las. Some fads are not nation
al, but rather, are regional
and reflect characteristics
peculiar to the area in which
they exist. The alfalfa green
raincoats are a vivid exam
ple of dedicated young men
and women proudly sym
bolizing our state's agricul
'tural heritage.
At the same time, this
particular fad enables the
Cornhusker student to boost
the national economy and
display their patriotism by
keeping all the local army
surplus stores in business
selling those neat war sur
plus raincoats.
Most fad or crazes are
tbe non-pbyslcal type usual
ly pertaining to some as
pect of tbe person's ap
parel, gam Jbowever do in
About
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Some jokes fall flat,
Sorry about that!
volve human energy, (leav
ing the brain completely un
touched) such as the in ob
vious response to those clev
er "yellow page" commer
cials that so entice the cur
rent television addict.
And still other crazes ex
emplify the cultural side of
the student's life, focusing
on his genuine yearning for
aesthetic perfection in his
environment. Trans
lated that means, let's go
out tonight after dark and
hock a street sign to fill that
bare space on my room's
wall.
But fads are for the most
part, extremely shortlived.
They come and go usually
lasting no more than a mat
ter of weeks or a month or
two. They are never perma
nent because they lack the
proper backing.
But the University has
now changed that. They are
officially sponsoring a new
type of physical endurance
craze that is sure to catch
on big and spread. It's
called Standing in Line (af
ter line after line etc.)
Quibs
Definition of Spring: when
the grass is just a handful
high . . .
Is it true that Captain Ahab
reads the Harpoon?
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ministration for its responsible action with
the faculty evaluation book last Friday
before they showed that they only needed
an excuse called "libel."
Someone called the other day asking
what ASUN was. Maybe we better identi
fy it before it is gone Association of Stu
dents of the University of Nebraska. We
are not sure of its connection with the
school.
As one member on Dean Ross's stu
dent affairs committee said, "Can student
government separate itself from the University?"
Kennedy to our mind was what a
President should be; Batman Neumeister
is doing what a President should do, al
though we don't always agree with how
he goes about it.
Union has chosen its council leaders for
this year. They did obviously make one
big omission. One personality which '
represented every "uncool" student on
campus. She is great!
Who was the immortal poet who said
that February showers bring March flowers?
Meets are held periodical
ly. The last major one was
staged in January with over
two thousand students parti
cipating in the fun and fro
lic. It was called Late
Registration.
Here, one could try out
his skill in enumerable lines,
some outside, some inside,
some on a flat surface,
others up and down stair
ways. Mental as well as
physical stamina is required
when one plays this game
and I saw several players
lose valuable points when
they burst into tears.
The campus police who
acted as referees were also
very explicit about players
passing out and many who
did so were penalized. Time
is a crucial factor and if you
expect to win, you must be
ready to spend four or five
boars standing in line.
Prizes in the form of class
cards were awarded on the
basis of callouses, namely,
the more you had on your
feet when the meet ended,
the more of those beautiful
green cards you were en
titled to.
I would like to think that
this fad like the others will
soon fade away. Unfortu
nately I believe the Univer
sity backing and the recent
interest in athletics will
probably keep interest in it
alive as standing in line is
good practice for both.
Logical Sna
Dear Editor,
In their never-ending
search for truth, justice
and the American way at
the University of Nebraska,
the students of both logic
and English 2 have run into
a snag.
In Philosophy 10 the eager
student will learn that a de
ductive argument is conclu
sive. It may go either from
general to specific or vice
versa.
In English 2 the same
student learns that deduc
tive arguments only go from
general to specific. If not,
they're called inductive ar
guments. The Philosphy 10 teach
ers tell the poor student to
disregard the definitions of
the English teacher.
The English teacher does
not see a conflict and rests
firmly on the timely works
of Aristotle.
It seems that the English
teacher's definitions should
bow to those of the logi
cians. Anyway, one thing is log
ically certain: a fallacy of
inconsistency is being com
mitted. Since the study of logic is
based on deductive and in
ductive reasoning, it would
be in the interest of truth,
justice, etc., to hold a coun
cil of representatives from
the great centers of
thought Burnett and An
drews Halls. This would be
the first step in healing the
Great Schism.
Down With Aristotle
'New' Nebraskan
Dear Editor,
I have read with great
interest the Daily Nebras
kan since the beginning of
the second semester. The
changes in format, the new
increased six-page editions,
and the much improved
Editorial page are only a
few of the things that
prompted this letter.
As a graduate student in
theatre my time is limited
(as any other student's)
and I have not had the op
portunity to congratulate
you in person although I
have made a few calls to
your office and just today
visited Room 51 only to find
you not there.
As a former staff member
of the STUDENT VOICE
published on the campus
of Wisconsin State Univer
sity at River Falls, I ap
preciate how busy your
nights and days must be.
Speaking as a part of the
University Theatre, we hope
the Daily Nebraskan con
tinues to give us good cov
erage in its pages and help
promote interest in theatre
on this campus. Looking
back at the past semester,
the theatre surpassed all
existing records of attend
ance and was fortunate to
get its new repertory sys
tem off to a very good
start. I would like to think
that the Nebraskan is part
ly responsible for our suc
cess. So, again, congratula
tions!!! It will be a pleas
ure to pick up my copy of
the Daily Nebraskan, even
if I have to walk to the
Union to get it.
Thomas Timm Brucks
Campus Beauty
Dear Editor:
To the Students of the Uni
versity of Nebraska:
We are all interested in
national and local affairs:
Viet Nam, the draft, taxes,
and parking facilities. But
it is also time for us to be
come aware of and inter
ested in one other problem.
The natural beauty of our
surroundings. Our job is to
preserve and enhance our
campus, both for our own
benefit and for the benefit
of htose who will come after
us.
Everyone has heard of
the First Lady's American
Beautification program, but
certainly you don't expect
her to do it all by herself.
It is up to you, too. We can
accomplish nothing as long
as Just five or six of us re
alize the need for beauty
We must make sure that the
vast majorityof University
students realiez this need
and work to help achieve a
more beautiful campus.
Be an individual! Take
three extra steps to put that
gum wrapper in a w a s t e
basket. Reduce your mid
dle by bending over to ipck
up yesterday's Daily Ne
braskan that some foolish
soul dropped. Feel the good
feeling inside as you set the
example and start anew
fad of de-littering your
campus. It is up to YOU'
The University of Nebra's.
ka is fast becoming a lead
er among the universities
of the nation, both in sports
and scholarship, rt is time
that we also became a lead
er in the beauty of our coun
try. Jean Reynolds
British Support.
Dear Editor,
Already, in the brief time
I have been here, I have
been involved in several
conversations centering on
the Viet Nam war. One
thing which worries me,
and which I want to p u t
right now, is the almost uni
versal misconception of the
British attitude towards the
problem.
Apparently some Oxford
students and British mem
bers of Parliament have
been saying on television
over here that the Ameri
cans are aggressors," that
they should leave Viet Nam
alone, and so on.
This attitude is typical of
a small section of left-wing
Oxford undergraduates and
of a mere handful of mem
bers of Parliament. It is
not typical either of the vast
majority of the British pub
lie or of our government.
We support America in
Viet Nam and realize that,
until the North Vietnamese
decide to negotiate, her
only alternative is to keep
fighting.
Richard Barr
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Viewpoint'" 1
A Nation
Of Sheep
(Editor's Note: The fol-5
lowing is reprinted from
the Colorado State Univer
sity Collegian.)
For all practical pur
poses, the members of the
U.S. population under 21
have lost their freedom.
Are the U.S. government
and the mass media, in
spired by the chauvinistic
tensions of the American
people, sacrificing the free
dom of a huge portion of
the younger generation? We
think so.
Last year the Berkeley
protestors (Free Speech
Movement) were given fines
and sentences for exercis
ing civil disobedience.
The peace march on
Washington in December,
made up mostly of students,
was labeled by the mass
media, carte blanche, as
"fringe radicals" and "pin
kos." The burning of draft
cards, a symbolic gesture
of disagreement with the
administration's policy in
Viet Nam, can now be pun
ished by five years in pris
on and a $10,000 fine.
A young Texas airman
was sentenced to two years
at hard labor by a military
tribunal for participating in
a peace march, even though
he was off duty and in civil
ian clothes.
"Reader's Digest,"
"Look" and "Life" maga
zines have efficiently as
sured the American patriot
that the whole Viet Nam
protest movement is con
trolled by Communist
agents.
The whole American ideal
confirmed the right of the
individual to speak his mind
and pursue his own reality,
as long as he was not threat
ening someone else's tight
to do the same. What has
happened to the ideal?
We are free as long as
we keep our mouths shut,
stay in step and Join a few
clubs.
Daily Nebraskan
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