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IJlllllllfllimi I iiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiii'iiiiiiiiiiii 11 i''"'1"11'11"""11111 ' K CAMPUS Jo Stohlman, editor Mike Kirkman, Page 2 Who Says We're Apathetic? Results of the ASUN Student Opinion Committee's Poll on Student Apathy show that, of 100 students asked at random 70 per cent did not know who the Dean of Student Affairs Is. 18 per cent did not know what the big issue facing AWS is. 46 per cent did not know what SDS stands for. 56 per cent did not know what the Kosmet Klub spring show is. 100 per cent knew how many hours constitutes a full time student. 70 per cent did not know the mayor of Lincoln. 24 per cent did not know who Joe Cipriano is. 30 per cent did not know what ASUN stands for, 56 per cent did not know why the iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin Foreign Student Resources I I A Global Curriculum? I Claremont, Calif. (IP.) Until and unless our col leges and universities de velop a truly global curric ulum, foreign students will do more for their American .campus colleagues than an "American education can do for them, Dr. Arthur Fer aru, dean of faculty at Pit zer College, told a confer ence of the National Assn. of Foreign Students of America at the University of California. A global curriculum, Fer .aru described as one which would "encompass a world 'view of the customary ac ademic disciplines." Pur pose of such a curriculum ;would be to break out of h e "culture-boundedness" of much of our present 'teaching and studying, and to educate students for "liv ing in the world." He also urged that the "resource of the foreign un dergraduate or graduate 'student should be formally and regularly recognized .and used in classes and seminars, as well as for 'extra-curricular club activi ties." M il By Wayne Kreuscher News Editor It has long been popular at the University to belittle the intellectual atmosphere, to describe the school as a cultural wasteland and to laugh about the hayseed and conservative to non-existent thinking which domi nates many of the people. ' In fact this description to a large degree has usually been true. Nebraska stu dents have seldom seemed to think outside of the class room and the University has always been one of the last places in the country to realize important nation al issues. The University, dominat ed by usually conservative Greeks little Interested in thinking about the outside world except economically, and Independents who weren't interested period, has lived up to the state's image. " : But the headlines in the -Daily Nebraskan this year m Daily Nebraskan ' Member Associated Collegiate Press, National Advertising Service, Incorporated. Published at Room 51, Nebraska Union, Lincoln, Nebraska. Z TELEPHONE: 477-8711, Ex tensions 2588, 2589 and 2590. 8ubcrlotlo rales are 14 per seme ler or W far UM aoademio rear. " Entered as second olass matter at the post office in Lincoln, Nebraska, .ander the not of Auaurt 4. 1913. The Dallr Nebraikan It published: Monday, Wednesday, Thursdai and Friday during the school rear, except durlni vaoatlons and exam periods, "by itudents of the University of Ne braska under the Jurisdiction of the cully Subcommittee on Student Pub--Moalions. Publications shall be free from censorship by the Subcommittee or any person outside the UnlrersltT. Mem bers of the Nebraskan are responsible for what the? cause to be printed. Z EDITORIAL STAFF Editor, JO STOHLMAN) manaslna editor. STEVE UDNUKKFOROi news editor. WAYNE KREISCHKB; sports editor. JIM PEARSE; nicht news editor. JON KEKKHOFfl senior staff writers, JAN 11 KIN. BRUCE GILES, 'JULIE MOKRISi Junior staff writers, "RANDY IREV, TONI VICTOR. NANm tf HENDKICKSON, BOB CUBNOWj imotoitraiibers, TOM RUBIN, RICH KISKRl cony editors, POLLY RHY NOI.IIS. WALLY LUNDEEN, LOIS OUINNETT. The Pitzer Dean believes that a college's contribution to international education should consist of "welcom ing this major human edu cational resource to our campuses to working with scholars from abroad to im prove our educational pro gram for the benefit of our native and foreign stu dents." Important to international understanding as the for eign student exchange pro gram may be, Feraru point ed out that there is no proof that these exchanges in themselves create sufficient amity between countries to stop wars or make allies of old enemies. Feraru said that every exchangee comes to the United States with a cultur al heritage and a set of pre conceptions about how life should be lived. He usually feels, or he would not have made the effort to come here, that America has much to contribute to h i s development. "However, we can hardly expect him to abandon his own cultural patterns and In? Xuttj . . . suggest that perhaps this very important word called atmosphere is changing. Not the big headlines necessar ily, not the Ginsberg's and the teach-ins, but the small headlines which appear ev ery day in the paper an nouncing some sort of dis cussion, debate or panel. Not the SDSers, who don't even meet on campus any more, but the intelligent, in terested and serious group of students involved in such groups as SNCC, YMCA, YWCA, Student Religious Liberals and the other church groups, Scrip and even perhaps the Union. It's getting so the Daily Nebraskan can't publish an issue without announcing a panel on Viet Nam, a dis cussion on birth control or a debate on religion. The change is evident not only by comparing years, but even weeks and possib ly days. This semester, as contrasted with last semes ter, the change in Hyde Park, the number of dis cussions, the speakers at or ganizations are all evident. Hyde Park is an excel lent example. Once Hyde How great we really are? There is no doubt that the American college student is the promise that the human race has made that this civilization will go ever forward toward whatever it is going toward. There has never been a species of man previously that has been endowed with whatever capabilities we are being endowed with. The college student today has intellect beyond the imagination of whatever "they" Imagine. We are to be the ultimate of whatever man is sup posed to oe. We will be the best of whatever we are supposed to be. We will strive for whatever it is we are striving for. And we will conquer whatever it is we are to conquer. Provided we get our parents' permission. business manager Friday, Feb. 25, 1966 Faculty Senate Subcommittee withdrew support of the faculty evaluation book. 64 per cent did not know what FSNCC stands for. 70 per cent did not know who the American leader of our armed, forces in Viet Nam is. 34 per cent did not know who Charlie Green is. 22 per cent did not know the scholas tic probation average. 38 per cent did not know who is NU ticket manager. , . 40 per cent did not know who is Dean of Women. 72 per cent did not know who the vice president of ASUN is. Who says we have any apathetic students at the University? One hun dred per cent knew how many hours constitute a full time student. accept everything he finds in the United States as the ultimate of perfection in the e v o 1 u t i o n of human so ciety," Feraru added. One of the assumptions that Americans make is that the educational exchanges between this country and others make friends for the United States. "Is it our particular aim in partici pating in educational ex change activities to make America the winner of a sort of international popu larity contest? Should we feel that the educational ex changes have failed if an exchangee does not go home believing that the 'Ameri can way of life' is the fin est flowering of the human race and that his own coun try would do well to emu late it in every way?" he asked. Feraru pointed out that most foreign exchangees do learn to like the United States and the Americans they meet, and come to un derstand much about this country which they did not before, but it is seldom that they admire without reser vation everything about our way of life. Park wouldn't have existed without the Carl Davidsons and the endless talks on Viet Nam. Recently the Carl Davidsons have almost been crowded off the plat form by the number of per haps more "average" stu dents who have spoken on religion, traffic problems, women's hours, philorophy and administration. The writer of this column has even seen some people close to him on a fratern al level at Hyde Park displaying the ultimate in actual student interest. So far, it's true, these thinking discussions, although growing unbeliev ably frequent and popular, have remained with a small diversity of groups. But right now lots of people serious, thinking people are threatening the Univer sity's empty atmosphere. A few treasured profess ors are attacking it, the ministers are destroying it even more, the administra tion isn't sure exactly what to do and the students are responding, or at least they have the chance to. Bill Oltman Sorry Being a compendium of farce, absurdity and comment, selected arbitrarily by the Editor ... Thought for the Day: Only six more weeks of classes until spring vacation. Luci Johnson, looking ahead to mar ried life, says she intends to live off the income of husband-to-be Patrick Nugent, because "he wouldn't have it any other way." Wonder if she'll turn in her green Stingray to Daddy, too. Daily Iowan editor Jon Van has a few remarks regarding Sen. Robert Ken nedy's statement that the U.S. must deal with the Viet Cong. Says Editor Van: "Sen. Robert Ken nedy (among others) has pointed out the simple fact. The criticism came shock of shocks from H.H. Humphrey, former leader of the Democratic Left, currently part of the Establishment's Propaganda Team. "Politics, as they say, takes strange beds, fellows." Union House Rule for the Day: "The union is part of the educational program of the college." Any parent who has had occasion to see Jazz 'n Java in the Crib will agree. uiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin a Another Vieicpoint On Honorary Socities (Editor's Note: The fol lowing is reprinted from the Iowa State Daily.) Men with common inter ests or a common outlook on life have for centuries formed organizations to fur ther their ideas and to set themselves apart from and above the "common man." Honor societies, groups which have in common this last goal, have had a long association with universi ties. They grow out of a deeply-rooted characteristic of man the desire to re ceive and bestow honors and flourish in places where academic and service work are rated highly and rath er rigid measurements (i.e., grades) are applied to accomplishments. They range from socle ties which use a strictly ob jective standard for obtain ing members (everyone who has a 3.5 grade average or above, for Instance) to those which choose new members on the basis of "character" or "leadership ability" as judgedby active members. Cardinal Key and Mortar Board are the two "highest honoraries" for Iowa State men and women, respective ly, according to The Chart. New members are selected on the basis of "leadership, character, scholarship, and ervica." Active members n O 0 A A About iiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii judge the work of others and choose 15 or 20 students for each group whom they think deserve the "highest honor" that can come to an Iowa State student. Not only have The Chart and members of the two honoraries usually consid ered the groups in a class by themselves many stu dents seem to agree. A small survey taken by the Daily this quarter indicated that students rate member ship in one of the two groups above any other stu dent position on campus. In recent years it has ap peared that most members of the groups were chosen for doing the "right" things being on campus central committees, being active in their residences, having a "respectable" gradepoint if not necessarily the nobl est. . A student could be per forming great service to Iowa State and his fellow man and probably never re ceive the "highest honor" here if his work were not in fairly well-known areas and certainly not receive It If he were not brought to the attention of actives in one of the two groups. This year's Cardinal Key members say they are try ing to find and consider for membership students who are not well known. This can That! From the Daily Kansan: "Kansas now holds a dubious national record. Last year, four of the persons executed under capital punishment laws in the United States were hung by the state of Kansas. Perhaps that should be listed as the Pathetic Social Comment of the Week." After the fourth straight day of letters to the editor in regard to Allen Ginsberg's appearance, we wonder if his effect on campus will ever die. We hope not. A Harvard pair of undergraduates have grossed some $300,000 running the latest craze computerized dating. Comments the Kansas State Collegian: "Computerized mating might top the pill as the best means to overpopulation. Sociologists can just unplug the computers and watch the species become extinct. "The Great Society's government would do well to look into the project. One never knows when the power might go off accidentally." Great Kahuna, Grant me the peace that comes from not knowing and not caring. Fill my mind with trivia and make me oblivious to the real world around me. Guide my foot steps through the sleep-walk of my life. And if I ever do anything important, I'm Sorry About That! iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim give groups like Cardinal Key a membership of peo ple who have done outstand ing work in more areas. But if the goal is to name the 20 or even 50 "outstanding" Iowa State students out of 14,000 or to name those that deserve the "highest honor," an Almighty would have to find the people and pass judgment it is no task for mere humans. Should Mortar Board, Cardinal Key, and other such groups be ftone away with? No, that would not be possible. But the groups could present a truer pic ture of themselves. The members are people who have achieved much in the eyes of some perhaps in the eyes of many. They are not 50 students head and shoulders above everyone else, however, and are not necessarily the ones who deserve "the highest honor" that can come to an Iowa State student. Becom ing a member does not in crease the worth of the in dividual; it should not ap pear to. Some members of Cardi nal Key have expressed a desire to bring the attitude of members and non-members toward the group more in line with reality. While we have doubts about the basic assumptions these groups operate on, we hope they will be somewhat successful. Mutual Apologies in Order Dear Editor, Several days ago a letter was printed in the Daily Nebraskan concerning the fradulent collection i of pop bottles by certain girls in Raymond Hall. Since that time that letter has been the catalyst for much action in the I think that It is time that something was clarified." It was stated that these girls collected these bottles claim ing that they were for a children's orphanage. This is true, but the whole story is needed. These girls told but one boy (whose name was one signed to the above mentioned letter) of the orphanage cause. They told him that the bottles were for "The Young Polish Orphans of Lincolnland" and said so in a joking tone. . , . . , It was the boy who was asinine enough to believe them and immediately proceeded to tell many of the: boys on the floor of the plan. The girls at no time in tended for an orphanage to be a false front for raising money for their Colorado trip. This is obvious by the fact that they allowed the story to be printed in the Daily Nebraskan. . It was a case of a joke, admittedly in bad taste, being carried too far. However, when it comes to the point of endangering the reputations of these girls, when their names are abused, and when they are falsely accused of using a good cause for their own selfish ends, the joke fails to be funny anymore. These girls should be commended for their industrious efforts. They could, as many co-eds do, merely put the touch on dad to finance their trip. I believe a mutual apology is in order, one from the girls for a joke in bad taste and one from the boys for, slandering the names of three, perhaps foolish, but in nocent girls. Gregory Ward Do Baseballs Curve? Dear Editor, A few weeks ago an article appeared In the Daily Nebraskan which stated that a baseball does not curve. The article said that the phenomenon was the result of an optical illusion. Your article cited no evidence. I would be interested to know where you obtained this information. I am sorry that I do not remember which issue. I believe that it was after semester break. Your help in obtaining this information will be greatly appreciated. John E. Smith Editor's Note: The article which you refer to ap peared in the February 4th issue of the Daily Nebraskan. It said, "The 'curve' ball is, in reality, a combination of complex factors involving the gravitational curve, and a fabulously-exploited optical illusion." According to James Pearce, Daily Nebraskan sports editor, the information was taken from a news release from a scientific institute in Minneapolis. Ginsberg Not in Scrip Dear Editor, Contrary to Steve Abbott's letter in the Daily Ne-' braskan (Wednesday, Feb. 23), I should not expect to see ' Allen Ginsberg's Kansas-Nebraska poem in Scrip. It has : long been Scrip's policy to print only the work of students at the University of Nebraska. That is its purpose. Rarely it will print a critical essay by a faculty member, but never to my knowledge" has it printed creative work not by students. Ginsberg's poem might very properly be submitted to the Prairie Schooner which does print work by writers not connected with the University. I am not criticizing Steve. He has initiative and pro ceeds on his own. A case never having arisen until now, there is no reason that he should have been aware of the strict Scrip policy on this. My own reaction when hearing Ginsberg read his poem was that it is a good piece of work. I'd be very pleased to see it in print, but not in a context suggesting that it represents the creative power of our student writers. Scrip must shine, however dimly, with such illumina tion as student talent can provide, and not with borrowed light from mature and established talent. Robert Narveson, Scrip Advisor Ginsberg and Reality Dear Editor, This is directed to the law student who I interpret as having a narrow mind in his criticism of Mr. Ginsberg. He asked "what University associate could bring him to the campus for a public display knowing what he stood for. He also asked what steps have been taken to pre vent a repetition of this action. First, I would like to pdint out to him that there is such a thing as reality. Understand that I am not ad vocating what Mr. Ginsberg stood for or the manner in which he relayed it to the students. All the same, he is human, with human tendencies, and human nature. This fact should show people that certain unaccept able personalities may develop in human beings who have a certain kind of thinking; who more or less follow their instinctive nature actively suppressing all positive modification that this nature might have had by education, society and culture. It should show that this may happen to people who ?mZ i e-rL lrfatiounal tendencies govern their rational thinking. This is what Hitler did and the consequences of his behavior were quite disastrous. The point is that Mr. Ginsberg is a part of the reality of this world. It is not a pretty reality, but since when is w?U?P,0SeAd t0.ube pretty? Is this wht People are objecting to? Are they afraid to be shown some of our contemporary reality? vrr ArinlLas?UrS y,ou lhat 1 am not advocating what rSLw 8 w g ,?tands for' but if the faculty's intentions in SK? weure for that Pose, then I say it is doing Its job. And why should they stop doing their job? nr. fhe a6i man? ?oints, t0 the argument, but I am sure that a law student is capable of thinking them orkUngowS lnSta" Ce,' tt Is conadictory to have respect-" for knowledge, yet refuse to face reality; it is hypocrisy to;: S,KViU0the fd 0f standing human natureyet refuse to accept some particular result of it being real, It is not my intention to contradict Mr. Lawver per- na?u 'an" MMng ltaOThuSn' nature and its effect on personality and to brin? out respect and courage for facing iSvSWi- nr . o 5O7-54-7310 : Marriage, Soup, Razor Blades : Dear Editor, i eft Admittedly Mr. Ginsberg's ideas on "marriage S mT blades and Patriotism are not accSle V 35 Me5vnSanSV,lncludlnS mvself! t deny im the: rrf ,nhXeSS thmas Law student suggests-is a:, crime unbefitting an American. rh tntfJft!1'! the .?nly loser in the Ginsberg match was Snrf2. tr? nlvterilty u0fficial wh0 dn't even have the.: UnTversity he did N0T invite Ginsber to the Frank Partsafc OPINION