The Daily Nebraskan
Friday, October 281966
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M first glance the new Greek com
plqjrinay seem like a rather good idea.
Tho-plan envisions grouping four Greek
hofl5S. into the new dormitory complex,
wiJSCgiared snack bar and recreational
faijlitiejl' The appeal of such a complex
is ur$ly widespread and, from many
quarters, quite enthusiastic.
Aeeper look, however, will reveal
some-very disturbing questions. Dean
Ross seated Tuesday that "provisions for
frajteraities and sororities to live in the
new.jfcomplex . . . came at the request
of alvmni of certain Greek houses.
They 4elt that In order to vitalize the
Greek-system on this campus, it would
bencZessary for new houses to be es-
tablistted . . . The University deemed
this feasible and came up with the plans
now being used."
It is perhaps ironical that these statements-came
on the heels of Gene Po
korny's Impossible Dream (Monday's
Rag): "Far too long this University has
resisted the trends of higher education by
supporting policies, campus structures
and institutions that are no longer mean
ingful.." This refers precisely to the type
of policy structure that is allowing alum
ni pressure to build the Greek complex
Years back, when the University was
still essentially a small, religious college,
the alumni system of support was a
meaningful and reasonable way to gain
the few funds necessary to run the in
stitution. Obviously the Greek system
spawned the type of well-to-do profession
al people who not only could afford to
contribute, but also felt ties close enough,
if -only through their houses, to prompt
such' action.
Indeed, this stereotype of the Greek
private-contributor has continued on this
campus to this day, partly because the
Greeks still outnumbered on-campus inde
pendents even up to the beginning of last
year, but mostly because the Greek sys
tem operates under a very well-organised
and well-established structure cap
able of bringing tremendous, unified pres
sure to bear on decision-making admini
strators, most of whom are themselves
Greeks.
- But the time for questioning has
ctme; indeed, it has almost passed. Can
a: large -state university continue to pre
tend to be a Wesleyan or a Harvard, pan
dering, to the alumni for support. This
University is a public institution and can
not allow vested-interest alumni groups to
make major decisions, and still retain
any semblance of making its own free
decisions in favor of quality education.
; Thus, we see an even larger question
lqoming in the University's very near fu
tureIs the University going to accept
the responsibility it assumes when it
speaks of developing "total education."
Ot-will it continue to play word games
wftfritself, saying one thing and doing
another.
I At a time when the Greek system is
settling into a smaller, more easily as
sumed role a-campuses all across the
country, our University decides to bolster
the system with a decision it should nev
e have considered making. The admin
istration should stop thinking of housing
in. terms of the Greek Houses denominat
ing the center of our campus: the Greek
system has, and will continue to, take
c&re of itself. When those in administra
tion look out of their windows they should
Idok beyond fraternity row to a much
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more volatile problem it has on its hands,
the independents living in the dormitor
ies. At a time when progressive ideas are
being put Into practice in new dormitories
all across the country, our University
puts up five or six years worth of extra
living space, at as low a price as dormi
tories can be built for, and all cast from
the same mold superficially very nice
and quite comfortable, but in terms of
"total educational experience" little more
than large, vertical filing cabinets for the
names and numbers to eat and sleep in.
And indeed, creative things can be
done here. The dormitory they did have
planned for next year was a beauty in
many aspects, providing rooms, suites,
apartments, and ample recreation i
environment that would stimulate "crea
tive living" and a type of intelligent
pride that can only come when one lives
in surroundings that breed "personality".
But for this type of situation to de
velop at Nebraska, the University must
abandon its hypocritical stance with re
gard to education. If it is going to be the
pawn to loud, rich alumni groups, it
should quit trying to delude itself and the
rest of the state into thinking that it is
also concerned about attaining a style of
"total education." The attainment of qual
ity education requires relentless courage
in making positive, free decisions.
If on the other hand, it wants to
speak of "catch-up and keep-up" pro
grams in all seriousness, it must come
to an awareness of the pervasiveness of
education; that is, It cannot be content
to hire another handful of new professors
on an upgraded salary scale, and ignore
the fact that handfuls of students are
dropping out of school because of inabil
ity to adjust to the pattern of living re
quired in Jarge dormitories that in real
ity give no hint of providing the pro
fessed "educalionaJ living experience."
And if the University does really
mean what it says about total education,
the positive possibilities are exciting and
infinite. The location and money going to
the Greek complex should go instead to
a series of apartment-like buildings not
unlike the University's own overworked
married student housing. First choice of
apartments, and ample recreation a
faculty members, in an attempt to bring
the University "educational living" that
extends far beyond the present Nine-to-five
Educational Process that leaves stu
dents and faculty free of educational re
sponsibility at night.
New dorms should be of the type that
would allow the independent to develop a
life-style that is an expression of his own
personality and educational goals; the
type that would free him from the feel
ing that he is, indeed, just a ?95-a-month
fraternity reject. New dorms should be
an expression of independence as a vital
and exciting way of life; they would have
a floor of apartment-like suites for fac
ulty members, who would live right there
and teach classes downstairs in the
KIWIs (Michigan State's term), modern
classrooms located in the dorms for some
of the general classes taught to the resi
dents. Such possibilities are unlimited, and if
'total education" is to be seriously ap
proached as a goal, they cannot be ig
nored. Educational excellence cannot be
obtained in a university that is always
grasping for its past; the educational roots
of a university lie in its future.
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That's What It Says
J $y Paul Danish
Tht Cjttegiate Press Service
A word about crime.
There's been a lot of con
cern -about crime lately.
CrmT seems to be the best
thing to come around since
th Love Lucy show.
There- is crime in the
streets. There is crime in
th country. There is crime
in the universities.
Everybody js against
crime; Why not? It's safe.
Honesty, however, dic
tates -us to write a slight
dissent into the record.
When it comes to crime
we're for it.
Because you are.
We sell newspapers on
crime news because you
devour them.
A good juicy murder is
the best emotional cathar
sis that can be had next to
war. -Nothing titilates the
public appetite like hate,
sex and violence. You love
:
Th reason you love it is
because it gives you a
chjince to vent your spleen.
An ax murder in a mus
ic i-oam?"
?H2w awful."
There ought to be a
lai."
tStflng up the son of a
bitch.
the work of outside
agjtators."
Throw them all in the
brig."
there is a little right
wiBg maniac ln all of us;
and a report of a crime of
violence is perhaps the only
tinje we have to indulge
thSJJuinan' a 00 human
failing. It is the only time
we can with perfect safe
tydemand that we scrap
our democratic ideals and
replace them with the
rough, gut sort of justice
that is in essence incipient
fascism.
"They ought to string the
bastard up."
Maybe they ought to.
Maybe we would be better
people if we could work our
frustrations off by taking
vengeance on those who put
themselves beyond good
and evil. Society has al
ways demanded its pound
of flesh; maybe our prob
lem is that we have hesitat
ed to give it.
Yeah, that's the answer.
Kill.
Kill for law. Kill for or
der. Kill for peace. Kill.
Kill. Kill.
We'll be better men if we
kill Richard Speck. Civili
zation will crumble if we
don't gas Joseph Morse.
He might be innocent or he
might be guilty, but who
gives a damn. The impor
tant thing is that we feel
clean again.
The Supreme Cour tis too
r o u g h on the cops. So
amend the constitution. It
was made to protect honest
folks. Folks like you and I.
Paragons of the commun
ity. Like Charles Whitman.
The point is that if the
American experience means
anything it means that lib
erty and freedom and jus
tice are God-given rights,
and they don't fold up the
first time some psychopath
decides to assassinate the
human race.
If our vaunted freedom is
worth anything the self
same freedom which we
have shipped 300,000 men
half way around the world
to defend it has to be dur
able enough to withstand
the onslaughts of syndicalist
violence.
Whether or not it is re
mains to be seen. A couple
of spectacular murders, and
half the country is primed
to strike the second amend
ment from the Bill of
Rights. The same people
don't seem to be particular
ly adverse to knocking out
the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th,
either if they can be guar
anteed to right to play in
the streets after dark.
Democracy, however, re
quires that we assume the
criminal Is the exception
even if there are enough of
them around to make the
streets unsafe for democ
racy. If we really do believe
In freedom, we must as
sume that every man no
matter how depraved and
corrupt he seems is as vir
tuous as every other man,
until proved otherwise in a
court of law. And not a ,
kangaroo court.
The reason we fight and
die for democracy is to
guarantee that every indi
vidual will receive the dig
nity that should be accord
ed to him by virtue of the
fact that he is a man.
Rich man, poor man, beg
garman, thief, doctor, lawy
er, Indian chief. Freedom
is wasteful, inefficient, even
dangerous. Get r i d of it,
and you can have law and
order.
You can walk the streets
in perfect safety.
You can have the trains
run on time.
And you can die a little
and go to hell.
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That's
Our Man Hoppe-
As L.A. Goes It's Real
Arthur Hoppe
Los Angeles
This is where the candi
dates are campaigning for
Governor of California. This
is where the votes are. This
is the heartland of Califor
nia politics.. - ,
And should you ask an
expert who's going to win
next month, he'll likely
shake his head, purse his
lips and say frowningly,
"It all depends on how L.A.
goes."
Thus, in order to bring
you a clear picture of who's
going to win next month, I
set forth to interview in
depth the typical, average
man on the street in order
to probe the opinions of the
typical, average Los An
geles voter on the candi
dates and issues.
The area selected for this
random sampling was a
few blocks along Sunset
boulevard in the very heart
of this heartland an area
known as the Sunset Strip.
The first typical, aver
age resident I bumped into
was wearing pigtails, flow
ered trousers, a green
woolen cape and a goatee.
"Hi, there, sir or
madame, as the case may
be," I said in the best poll
taking traditions, "who do
you feel is going to win?"
"Man," he said dreami-
You Ask Me
Phillip Sorensen would
make a better candidate for
the U.S. Senate than either
Governor Morrison or Sena
tor Curtis. He has more abil
ity and is willing to take a
definite stand on issues, rath
er than slinging mud-at his
opponent while carefully
avoiding important public
issues. I'm for Sorensen for
Senator.
WCM
ly, "ask me about flowers.
Right now, I'm thinking
flowers."
Putting h i m down as
"uncommitted," I allowed
him to drift off and ap
proached another typical,
average resident a large
gentleman in black jeans,
boots and leather jacket
sitting astride a large mo
torcycle. "Cool it," he said, "moth
er's in the go-go getting
chicks."
Before I could press him
with questions on the vital
issues of the day, his moth
er returned. The mother
was his spitting image in
dress, manner and motor
cycle. Except the mother
was slightly larger and had
a bushy beard. I decided
not to pry.
Stepping into a typical
average establishment
called "The Whisky a-Go-Go,"
I spent two hours ex
haustively interview
ing such typical, average
voters as little old boy in
short pants and tennis
shoes, a lady in spangled
trousers and matching hal
ter and something in a sail
or suit, black net stockings
and deerskin boots eating
raisins.
Unfortunately, my notes
are few because I couldn't
bear any answers except
when the band wasn't play
ing. But they included: 'You
trying to put me on a bum
mer?" "Like it's a freak,
man." "What are you, some
kind of nut?"
On the way out, I did run
into one young man with a
moderate page-boy cut who
said he felt most local resi
dents would favor Mr. Ron
ald Reagan "because they
identify." But he didn't
seem typical.
Extrapolating this data
should give you a much
clearer picture of public
opinion in this heartland of
California politics.
True, the poll will prob
ably be pooh-poohed by
some critics on the grounds
that the Sunset Strip is not
representative. This just
shows that some critics ,
don't know California poli
tics. ' . . .
Campus
Opinion
Rehorn Will Take Morrison Votes
Dear Editor:
Nebraskans for Peace in Viet Nam are, I feel sadly
mistaken in supporting Mr. Rehorn as a Peace candidate
for the Senate, although I respect their pure idealism
and conviction. Mr. Rehorn's candidacy is ineffective as
a means of protest and as a political move. .
As a protest, Mr. Rehorn will undoubtedly get some
votes; admittedly he is not running to win; however, is
his action defeating the purpose of protesting the war?
I feel it is.
The fewer votes he gets, the more he will play into
the hands of the supporters of the Johnson policy and
those for expanding the war. They will undoubtedly claim
that those who vote for Rehorn represent the only opposi
tion to Johnson's policy.
Obviously, this won't be true because many people
who disagree with Johnson's policy just as much as those
supporting Rehorn will vote for Morrison anyway as the
lesser of two imperfections. In brief, I feel Rehorn's can
didacy will only serve to perhaps ease the consciences of
the men who decided to do this out of rightful frustra
tion. On practical grounds, I consider that there is an im
portant difference between Morrison and Curtis. The most
obvious that Morrison is a rather conservative Demo
crat, while Curtis is a right-wing Goldwater Republican.
Morrison will be much more amenable to liberal ideas in
foreign affairs, including proposals to achieve peace in
Viet Nam than Curtis ever was or will be.
In addition, there are many problems other than for
eign policy to be considered in the Senate. Here again
I am sure Morrison will be much more forward-looking
than Curtis ever has been (not necessarily pro-Johnson
down the line).
Of course, if the war degenerates Into a more serious
conflict, domestic policy will have little importance in
comparison, but we must elect a man to the Senate, and
everyone knows it won't be Rehorn. Why not give Morri
son a chance? Curtis has had 28 years in Congress, with
few constructive proposals.
It's time for the forces of progress to unite, not to
fractionate. We will never get a perfect candidate, and
there are many ways to present ideas and to protest gov
ernment policy. One vote could defeat Morrison, and a
vote for Rehorn could be a vote for Curtis, since only
Morrison supporters would be likely to switch to Rehorn.
I propose that a few days before the election, Mr.
Rehorn withdraw from the race. By this time he will
have made his point. In his withdrawal statement, he
could make clear that he and his supporters will continue
to speak frequently and strenuously for a peaceful solu
tion to the world's conflicts. Let's be rational in our ideal
ism!
John Schrekinger
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By Sabra McCall
Clair Callan, the Democratic Repre
sentative from the First District, has prov
en himself in Congress. The primary ob
jective of a politician is to effect pro
grams that are beneficial to his constitu
ents. Clair Callan has done this. Let's
take a look at his record.
The first effort in which he proved
himself was in the maintenance of the
VA Hospital In Lincoln. Eight days after
he took office he went to bat to keep
the hospital open asd succeeded with the
help of other interested officials. At pre
sent a study is being conducted on the
modernization of the Lincoln facility.
The farmer is as much a business
man as the industrialist. Before Nebras
ka can think about developing industrially,
it must first develop to its fullest agri
culturally. With the help of a Represen
tative like Clair Callan, Nebraska can do
it
The Association said the Congress
man's wheat provision would provide a
higher Income for Nebraska wheat farm
ers. This li just one instance where the
Congressman has aided the farmer.
Callan was not satisfied with some of
the provision of the Food for Freedom
Bill which replaced the Food for Peace
program. He was successful in getting
the Food for Freedom legislation amend
ed. The Administration had not included
a provisios for a strategic food reserve.
This reserve is necessary to retain food
stuffs to meet domestic demand.
Clair Callan has indeed, "gotten things
done for Nebraska", lie has effected pro
grams that are beneficial to his constitu
ents. Clair Callan will continue to do so.
Re-elect Clair Callan, Democratic candi
date from the First District.
By Cathie Shattuck
For the last few weeks University
students have become aware of a multi
tude of problems. These "nasties" ap
pear in the form of the University budg
et, taxation and the development of in
dustry within the state.
No one man can solve all these prob
lems, but a team can do It. Today I am
going to talk about Gov. Tiemann's running-mate,
John E. Everroad.
The office of lieutenant governor is
potentially one of the most important of
fices in state government. I say "poten
tially" because it has never been fully
put to use.
What this office desperately needs is
much more than a person who will mere
ly preside over the legislature. A dynam
ic and qualified leader should not have
to work only six months every two years,
but this is what the tax payers have
been getting.
Under the Tlemann administration this
coming year the office of lieutenant gov
ernor will take on new responsibilities.
John Everroad is one of the best sales
men Nebraska has ever had.
He is not a man who will sit around
and wait for something to happen, but
rather he is the dynamic leader this state
has so desperately needed. He is person
ally acquainted with the leaders of Indus
try throughout the nation and will be able
to help attract industry to the state where
others have failed.
Take the right road with Everroad,
and elect a truly dynamic leader to the
oifice of lieutenant governor on Nov. 8.
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