The Daily Nebraskan Page 5 Candidates State Positions: Friday, April 22, 1966 View By Jan Itkln Senior Staff Writer Platforms and programs for ASUN were presented by the three ASUN presidential candidates. Presidential candidates for the Wednesday election are Steve Abbott, Dave Snyder and Terry Schaaf. Abbott Abbott strongly advocates the establishment of a stu dent bill of rights "in order to get things accomplished." His stand, he stressed, is based on the need for "the dignity of equal powers in an adult, educational com munity" and the need to take "a creative and courageous stand." Two primary elements, he continued, are included in his platform. The first involves authorizing student govern ment with final power and authority concerning student life outside the classroom, providing the acts stay with in the boundaries of the law, and giving student govern ment active participation in the policy-making process. "There cannot be a shared responsibility without final authority," he said regarding his first point. "Student gov ernment must have the au thority to voice the opinion to provide the response. He noted that "the. special protection of "in loco paren tis" may have been needed 50 years ago but is not nec essary today". Students and student government would in effect, he continued, become more responsible if the sys tem of "in loco parentis" was not in effect. "The system is an insult to the maturity of the stu dent," he maintained. "Stu dents would be more respon sible if they were respon sible to each other and not to outside bureaucracy." The second part of his plat form concerning active par ticipation would require vot ing members on deci sion making bodies "Responsibility is not shared if we are just observing, Abbott said. He said that assuming the bill would be rejected and student government subse quently abolished was "tak ing a defeatist attitude." For one thing, he contin ued, establishing such a bill is reasonable, and vetoing such a measure would put Administration in a situation giving a vote of no confi dence to student government. This would go back on their comments saying that they wanted to see a strong stu dent government established. Abbott said he was "fair ly confident such an act would not be taken." Solo o.i a suzuki Haas OK Tire Stores 500 Wett "0" Sales, Service, Rental Authoriitd Otalvr look for the golden arches j MCDONALD'S MENU 100 Pure Beef Hamburgers Tempting Cheeseburgers Old-Fashioned Shakes Crisp Golden French Fries Thirst-Quenching Coke Delightful Root Beer Coffee As You Like It Refreshing Cold Milk Full-Flavored Orange Drink Min.niiniiimiiM ti-- ... WW Bill Of Rights, C "I am concerned about the right way to present the bill," he added. A probable course of ac tion, he said, would include three major steps. First it would be brought up in Senate and thorough ly discussed to iron out any vagueries or mis-statements. Secondly it would be, if passed, referred to Dean of Student Affairs, G. Robert Ross, who would distribute it to the administraters con cerned. At this point, the ASUN would set up a tentative time table of the investigation, Ab bott explained, to keep the bill from getting pigeon-holed. ' This is the time to sit down and have a good talk," he said describing the third step. We'd hear the argu ments and maybe some changes would be made, but there would be no call for mass demonstrations and pickets." He admitted, however, that he was "not sure what would be done if it were still de nied." One course of action could be the dissolving of Student Senate in protest if the senators so desired. He added that he was "confident it wouldn't get to that point." Once a bill of rights was in operation, Abbott said, then ASUN would have an effective vehicle for areas such as cur riculum reform. Two projects in the area of curriculum are a non-grading system for cer tain courses and the estab lishment of a college of inde pendent scholarship. A college of independent scholarship, h e explained, would be a system under a dean by which a student could be free to study independently without "facing the regimen tation of class" and after a certain period of time receive a degree. Abbott continued that such a program would "not be for every student but those who are especially creative." Such a student would nave to get the backing of five faculty members who would serve as advisers or tutors for him during his study. Other items he would like to see accomplished include in forming senators of proposed legislation in writing before the meetings, more involve ment of East campus, the es tablishment of an FM radio station, and "making the University bookstore more of a service to the students." Communication, Abbott stressed, was another vital area of concern. "After good communication on this campus is established, then communication with the improved," he noted. The Unicameral, he sug gested, should be "goaded in to establishing an effective financial structure" so funds would be available for the University. Both through informal talks and official lobbying, the state senators should be made more fully aware of the Uni versity's concerns and prob lems, he added. He advocated the publishing of a "colorful, snappy" Faculty-Evaluation Book and suggested that the book "failed earlier this year be cause the students h a d no confidence in the book due to student concern over what the Administration thought." "If students are given a chance or assurance," he added, "there is no apathy." In reference to the relation ship between ASUN and other student organizations, Abbott said, "This can be worked out HOP ON WEEKEND DAY Take your girl to the formal in a shiny new Ford Galaxie or other similar sedan. Call Hertz. Can't Hurt. $ IS 00 . plus 10c mile I 1st heeitz pt yiM in 1017 Que St. Lincoln '-'."" ""' "' later. Problems in that area are dealt with as they arise, but there are more important things than this right now." He added that work in such areas would be primarily up to ohters who would be in terested in sepcializing in sucn areas. Schaaf Schaaf noted that his plat form was divided into four main areas education, com munication, welfare and gen eral. "Education and educational excellence is very important," he said, "and is a greater con cern for the future than it has been in the past." There is a great deal of concern over the possibility that the quality of instruction may be declining." An ex officio member of committees who would "not necessarily attend every meeting but could speak as any other member could" would increase student involvement with matters of curriculum, he said. Having the elements of fa culty procurement explained, expanding the honors and career scholars programs to colleges other than arts and science and implementing a pass - fail system for second semester are also included in his plank regarding education. Advisory Boards Schaaf noted that a "unified effort of coordinating the col lege advisory boards" should be accomplished and the Fa culty-Evaluation Book com pleted "if students receive it well." A course evaluation book, he explained, could be added to the book with an evaluation of the course by the instruc tor describing how he envi sions his course. If elected, Schaaf continued, that is how he would want to see t h e book. Schaaf emphasized work ing with the Legislature to have more money appropri ated to the University. "We have to help the Ad ministration get more money," he said. "How can the legislators get concerned if we aren't?" He suggested that the ASUN through lobbying and ex offi cio members on the Budget show concern about the Uni versity. "Why, for instance, weren't other possibilities for enrol ment change discussed at the recent Administration-Budget Study committee meeting?" he asked. Communication Schaaf noted that there are three main branches to the communication problem ASUN and the students; ASUN and administration, Board of Regents, Faculty Senate and the Legislature; and ASUN and campus or ganizations. He stated that ASUN and the students "should become as close as 'possible." He ex- hertz, RENT A CAR I S if?o driver's seal! 432-1037 I 4 "I ' ' Ik x J? f plained that this could be ac complished by having an open executive council" at which the ASUN executives would make themselves avail able at the same time every week at a designated place to meet with interested students to answer questions and dis cuss issue. Communication with the de-sision-making agencies can be improved, he said, through the ex officio members. "The student voice will be considered more if a student is there to know what is hap pening," Schaaf added. By making better use of the student cabinet, communica tion and relations with cam pus organizations can be im proved, he added. Meetings between the ASUN Secretaries of Organizations, representatives of AWS, IFC, Panhellenic, and IDCC, and the ASUN Executive Council could prevent problems aris ing from a lack of communi cations, he added. "Also, we are not interested in testing our power," Schaaf said. "We've proved we have it and now the question is one of cooperation." He outlined a three step plan for dealing with organi zations which includes look ing into the question, evaluat ing findings and making recommendations to send back to the organization. "If an organization does not follow t h e recommen dation then is the time to bring the matter to a vote," he said. In the welfare area, Schaaf emphasied following up legi slative actions to see that "projects that are started are carried out." He cited studies into housing and the book stores as such projects. He also said that the stu dent discount cards should be reintroduced. When asked about a student bill of rights, he explained his stand as not being for the bill as such, but as supporting an alternate course of action. According to this course of action, representatives would go to Administration to find out what the specific policies are. They would then evaluate the rules and regulations on the floor of the senate and compile the list of objection able rules to present to the Administration in the form of resolutions advocating change. life I Ho IH AT CIGARETTES Lowest Prices - v y it 1 ''' J3 ETEW DIVIDEND BONDED GAS 16th & P Sts. Just South of Campus ommimication leiiing them that you nave the rights doesn't give me rights to you," Schaaf em phasized. "The rights must be granted." lie explained that he was not aeainst a bill of rights but he believed it should be the third step in a process ana not tne lirst. Background Needed He said he would like to see appointments for this m-oiect made in the spring so that background cpuld be gathered aurmg tne summer. "We must ask the questions first," he stressed. "The is sues need clarifying before we can demand rights we al ready have." Schaaf also advocated in corporation of ASUN "to re lieve the ASUN members of liability," appointment of a corresponding secretary, and enlargement of the constitu tion committee to facilitate more rapid handling of or ganizations constitutions. Snyder Snyder's platform ad vocated more interaction be tween the senators and the students to "obtain the maxi mum amount of representa tion of ideas." He described ASUN's role with the students as "one of input and output the students should provide the ideas which ASUN should carry out." Acting as a liaison between the students and city coun cil, Board of Regents and Faculty Senate also constitute planks in his platform. "If the students feel respon sible," he said, "then these other groups will seek our ad- & GAL. X ' ' rf; ' if' fc;, 3 vise as an Integral part of the University." Snyder suggested having a "say-so where budget and curriculum matters are con cerned." Bill Of Rights A bill of rights, he main tained, is needed to clarify the i s s u e s but should be earned and not demanded. "If student government has programs proving our re sponsibility and deserving of r e s p e c t," he continued, "there should be no prob lem in obtaining a bill of rights." "By acting mature, stu dent government would re ceive respect, and the Ad ministration would listen to our requests and give intel ligent answers." He added that in that event student government would be comparable to and could speak on the same le vel with "those in control." Responsible projects, he continued, would include a re-evaluation of the senators' committee. By showing the legislators the needs of the University and showing concern, Snyd er said, a mutual understand ing could evolve. Along with meeting with the state sen ators, a program, similar to MMMMmMMAmMMMMmMMMMMMmMMt Cessna dealers are making this special offer so that everyone might get to know the fun expe rience of piloting a plane.. .the free feeling of a gentle bank left or right, the power of a climb, the tranquility of level flight... all under your own control ! A licensed instructor at your Cessna dealer will explain the operation of the plane. After take off, he will let you take control and fly the plane yourself. When the instructor has landed, your flight time will be entered in an official Pilot Flight Logbook which is yours to keep. Absolutely Your Exclusive Lincoln Area Dealer FMgliil Lnnne, Hine Arrow Airport 5101 No. 48th 46G-191!) Flight Instrnctian-Rcntal-Chartcr the program of Masters Week, could be set up to ac quaint them with the Uni versity. Centennial Committee The Centennial committee is one area of improving Uni versity relations with the rest of the state, he said. Members of the ASUN cen tennial committee could al so work on the governor's centennial committee. He suggested having many freshman on the committee who could gain experience who would be able to work on the University centennial in 1969. Snyder suggested improve ment of the Faculty-Evaluation Book by asking more positive questions. He also suggested using the book for the faculty rather than for publication and using a course evaluation book for the students themselves. Extention of the honors prpgram to as "many colleg es' as possible," and estab lishing undergraduate re search courses are also planks in his platform. Pass-Fail In addition to these projects, Snyder advocates extending the pass-fail system to upper level honors courses and work ing with the IDC to group Ever wanted to pilot a plane? 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The student cabinet, Snyder said, was not as effective as it could have been. The cabi net, he maintained, should be "a maximum representation of the University." Snyder stressed not inter fering with the organizations but having ASUN using its power to "help an organiza tion asking for help." The establishment of a ser vice project coordinating com mittee, he said, should be done in order "to help var ious organizations without taking them over." Another issue, he said is working with curriculum which can be accomplished through more effective ad visory boards. w!rlll'('',,,""K"," .rail. ,.),... .1