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MONDAY FEBRUARY 27, 196"
Discrepancies
Dean Ross writes that housing dis
crepancies do exist between regulations
for men and women. He suggests a speci
fic policy modification.
Dean Snyder writes that she shouldn't
be held personally responsible for the
arbitrary power that she uses.
Jo Flaugher says that the Student
Affairs Office Friday continued to insist
that she comply with arbitrary de
cisions that have nothing to do with her
personal preferences.
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Without echoing statements about the
Regents by-laws or past traditions, Ross
writes simply in a letter to ASUN, "In
my judgment housing policy should of
fer students maximum choice with the
framework of broad educational objec
tives and economic requirements."
Student Senate asked Ross to elimi
nate all housing discrimination or to is
sue a statement explaining exactly what
the present housing policy is.
Ross could do neither apparently
there are no specific rules but only
vague by-laws by which to justify arbi
trary decisions so he recommended
that a committee of administrators and
students meet to immediately work on a
specific policy modification.
At the same time Ross sent this
letter to ASUN, Jo Flaugher says that
Student Affairs officials continued to badg
er her with arbitrary decisions that dis
regard her personal right to live where
she wants.
If Dean Ross Is sincere which can
be questioned since Miss Flaugher's situ
ation has not changed then a com
mittee could possibly accomplish a great
deal.
On the other hand, if Dean Ross
committee soon appears to merely pro
long discussion, students should be skepti
cal of it and insist that Student Senate
return to its original motion which "de
mands" that housing discrimination be
eliminated.
Students must continue to insist that
men and women students with parental
consent should be able to choose their own
living environments.
Action, Force
The Daily Nebraskan commends the
new TFC President Gene Hohensee for
backing his statements about pre-initia-tion
activities with some action and force.
Hohensee said In an earlier state
ment that IPC by-laws prohibit all haz
ing practices at the University and he
has insisted that individual living nnits
follow the by-laws and the ideals of the
fraternity system.
Violation of the IFC by-laws con
cerning pre-initiation activities can result
in the following penalties:
Conduct probation and publication
of violation.
Social probation.
Suspension of pledging privileges.
Suspension of initiation privileges.
A fine up to a maximum of $500.
IFC defines hazing as "any action
taken or situation created, whether on or
off fraternity premises to produce men
tal or physical discomfort, embarrass
ment, harrassment or ridicule."
AWS Primary
The first primary in the history of
AWS will be held Wednesday.
The election is particularly important
for two reasons.
First, the amount of women students
who' turn out to vote will indicate wheth
er or not a primary system is feasible
on the University campus. Last year the
old method of interviewing to select AWS
candidates was brought under much criti
cism and was then thrown out in favor
of a campus-wide primary. The new sys
tem can be successful only if students
know the candidates' qualifications and
vote in large enough numbers to make
the election meaningful
The second reason for the importance
of Wednesday's election is that the basic
authority and direction of AWS is cur
rently under question. Complex problems
of the relationship of AWS to coeds, to
ASUN and to the Administration have
arisen because of demands being mahe
through the Student Bill of Rights. It is
therefore essential that students chose
candidates who are acquainted with these
issues and who have the energy and
capability to deal with them in a percep
tive manner.
The Daily Nebraskan will make en
dorsements after the field of candidates
has been halved in the primary election.
For now, the Nebraskan urges students
to vote for coeds who are progressive
enough to understand that the moderniza
tion of hours and other regulations for
women must be continued in the next
two semesters.
Implementation
Delegates to the Bill of Rights As
sembly Sunday discussed an aspect which
has been of primary concern to students
at the University: How is the implement
tation of the Bill of Rights to be ac
complished? Suggestions which were offered re
flected determination to accomplish the
goals of the Bill of Rights with cool
moderation coupled with persistence:
seek the backing of a large group
of faculty members.
negotiate each section if necessary
through proper channels to the adminis
tration. gain the support of the Board of
Regents, possibly by appealing to the
people of Nebraska who elect them.
and if these falL find otber chan
nels. In other discussions, Student Conduct
Committee members have mentioned the
possibility that test cases in University
student courts or possibly in state courts
might be the only way to legally secure
the rights that students are dw.anding.
This could be done through individual
lest cases or, if the ASUN becomes le
gally incorporated, through a suit pro
mulgated by the Student Senate.
The Daily Nebraskan agrees that
these methods are the most sophisticated
and would show the maturity of thought
which the Bill of Eights claims that stu
dents have.
However, if the implementation of
the Bill of Rights is left to the few stu
dents who have carried it so far or to
those who are courageous enough to vio
late current policies in order to test
student rights, then the document will
lose the enthusiasm of the entire student
body, and thus It win lose its force.
Undoubtedly, University officials are
respectful and even impressed by stu
dents' concern for their rights. However,
unless tbey are convinced that a great
number of students are committed to a
fruition of the Bill of Rights, it is doubt
ful that such a fruition will come about
It is therefore essential that students
consider the possibility of pressure. It
was not clear whether the students at
the Assembly shied away from the idea
or if they considered pressure a last re
sort which doesn't need to be discussed
yet. While it is true that marches or
mass protests should not be the primary
or even secondary means for accomplish
ing a Bill of Eights, it is also true that
such pressure does not necessarily imply
unruly and irresponsible action by stu
dents. Pressure in one form or another
would prove that students mean business
and could produce results.
The student body must, as Dick
Schulze said, "be aware of the conse
quences" of passing a Bill of Rights and
must be prepared to support their position.
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Our Man Hoppe-
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Arthur Hoppe
The insiders say that Mr.
Nixon has practically got
the GOP Presidential nom
ination sewn up. Again.
For one thing, as News
week magazine has pointed
out, Mr. Nixon's dark
beard doesn't show up on
color television and more v
than half the nation's sets
will be in living color by
19G8. Ffflanother, Mr. Nix
on's beard should be pretty
white by then.
Of course, the insiders
also point out that by 1968
a vast majority of the elec
torate will be young whip
per snappers who won't
know Mr. Nixon from a
bale of hay. We can only
envision the cfucial effect
this low recognition factor
will have on the outcome.
SCENE: A middle class,
middle of the road, mid
dling living room. Dad,
Mom and their son, who
has just reached voting
age, are gathered around
the color television set.
DAD: Say, isn't that old
Dick Nixon?
MOM: It couldn't be,
dear. He has pink cheeks.
SON: Who's Rick Nixon?
DAD: He must've gotten
a new makeup man. 1
flan Qlkin Writei ,
wonder if they ever found
the body of the old one?
SON: What makeup man?
MOM: I guess you can't
say any more, though, that
you wouldn't buy a used
car from that man.
SON: Does he sell used
cars?
DAD: Well, I never did
like him, but I don't know
why. It's been that way
ever since the Helen Ga
hagan Douglas campaign.
SON: Helen who?
MOM: Now you're being
unfair, dear. He's always
been cleaner than a hound's
tooth.
SON: That's a funny ex
pression. DAD: Ugh, that Checkers
speech! It turned my stom
ach. SON: Is he an authority
on checkers?
MOM: But youll have to
admit his integrity has
never been questioned
since.
DAD: What about the
Hughes loan?
SON: Who's Hughes?
What's wrong with loaning
him money?
MOM: I think he waged
a very clean, high-level
comeback campaign
against Pat Brown.
SON: Pat Brown? Oh,
sure. That's the fellow
Ronnie Reagan beat by a
million votes.
DAD: What about his
farewell address? "Don't
forget, you won't have Dick
Nixon to kick around any
more." Hah!
SON: Who won't? Why
would anyone want to? Will
someone please explain? I
want to be well informed
on the candidates.
DAD (apologetically): I'm
sorry son. I guess I got
carried away. But when I
think of what a shallow,
untrustworthy, posturing, in
sincere, falsely humble . . .
SON: Please, Dad, don't
get off on President John
son again. I want to hear
about this new fellow, Rick
Nixon.
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So you can see how Mr.
Nixon's chances are going
to be radically affected by
the fact that almost an en
tire new generation of the
electorate has grown up
with no preconceptions
whatsoever about hi per
sonality, his Pat, his pets
and his past.
But let's not go out on a
limb. He's got liabilities,
too.
Who Would HaveThunk It?
It is an acknowledged fact that many
University coeds are living in apart
ments and are not being plagued wjth
the threats and accusations that are
currently attracting statewide attention.
N tttit is teliiog them that tbey can
not uttr-nd even nit; lit school or that tbey
are being "deprived of tbelr total edu
Cation" or any otber such nonsense.
Why? Because as far as the ad
ministration is concerned they are living
with "Aunt Mary," "Grandmother Pea
body" or possibly even commuting from
"my cousin's house in Gretna." These
coeds are clearly lying and the Univer
sity is forcing them to do it
Yes, the University which sets such
high ideals and supposedly prepares the
students to function in a much larger
world is literally encouraging liars.
Who would have thunk it?
Ludicrous would seem to be the only
way to describe the immoral Situation
which the University forces on its under
graduate women. (Immorality is not used
in the sexual sense but in the much
more damaging spiritual sense in this
column.
Why, logically and reasonabiy, should
a 21-year-old woman or even someone
under 21, with parental consent, be denied
the right to live where she pleases?
Could it be that the University fears
a mats exodus from campus? Many peo
ple seem to think 11 does.
The saae people, this columnist in
cluded, believes that such an exodus
would not take place, because far too
many people lack transportation to com
mute, have strong campus ties or simply
prefer to live on campus. For those who
either do not feel this way or are un
able to afftrd the luxuries (?) of campus
life, however, the present University reg
ulations are grossly unjust.
For those who wish to live off-campus
only three routes are open they
can either continue to live on campus
although it is beyond their financial and
psychological means, they can lie or they
can be threatened with expulsion ail
of which are clearly immoral.
The coed is forced to compromise
her principles or her spirit She is placed
in an unhealthy atmosphere either way
and all in the name of total education.
She is committing do grave offense like
murder or treason if she wants to live
eutside the administrative womb. She is
treated like a prisoner who demands a
vacation in the Bahamas.
It would seem that the University
and the University student would be better
off to allow these students who wish to
live off-campus to do so.
Certain administrators, however, de
clare that such a policy should not
be undertaken.
Who would Lav tUul it?
Please Say That It Is
Dear Editor:
(Re: the letter from Dean Snyder concerning the
housing issue and letter signed by 40 students regard
ing the same).
I know of no one, Dean Snyder, who has claimed that
the unpopular housing policy is the responsibility of a
"single individual." If that policy seems reasonable from
your point of view, then a justification of it ought to be
forthcoming.
If, on the other hand, you believe that the policy is
unfair, then please say that it is. I am certain that you
will find many of us willing to work to change it as quickly
as possible.
In your letter, you said, "I would be remiss in my duty
if I were to do anything other than support our University
and its policies." Surely you know that claiming "I only
followed orders" puts you in bad company and is no longer
regarded as an excuse for injustice.
To the students who wrote that heart-rending appeal for
fair play, I can only reply that we have been making polite
requests for too long. The time has come to make demands
and to stand behind them, especially when those demands
are something less than radical.
Surely it is a misguided effort to attack personalities,
but it is your duty to offer a meaningful alternative (and
I don't mean a campus humor magazine to make those
attacks "respectable").
The concern over housing policies is not due to the
fact that they are discriminatory; that inequity could be
removed by imposing hours etc. on men. Student are
angry because they don't want to be forced to live in
University approved housing. It is really as simple as
that. Al Spanglcr
Student Senator
Like Walking To Nebraska Hall
Dear Editor:
It seems that Dean Snyder has been coming in for
a large amount of criticism lately, much of it because
of her stand on female students being required to live
in on-campus housing.
She has stated that, "Housing b part of a person's
total experience at the University," (much like walking
from Nebraska Hall to the 501 Building on a five de
gree morning I should think). Some misguided students
may think that they are here for an education and not
an experience, but Miss Snyder knows better.
And of course the assertion that housing on campus
is too expensive is patently absurd. Why even if two
or three students could get an apartment at $35 apiece,
just think of the wonderful dormitory atmosphere that they
would miss.
Then (of course) they would spend $60 apiece on meali
every month. This would add up to $95 each which would
be the same as it would cost them to live in the dorm. And
do you really believe that for only $180 a month three peo
ple could obtain food of such incomparable taste and qual
ity as that served in the Selleck dining hall for example?
Another reason for women to live in on-campas hous
ing which I'm sore Miss Snyder has in mind, although
she hasn't actually stated it (embarassing conotations you
know), Is to protect their virtue. Miss Snyder has prob
ably seen what passes for lecherous expressions on malt
students' faces around campus and shuddered at the
thought of a poor defenseless coed alone in her off cam
pus apartment without benefit of the University's protec
tion. What if some innocent young coed (alone, unprotected i
was to admit a young man to her apartment? He would
undoubtedly force alcholic beverages upon her, thus leav
ing her susceptable to all sorts of terrible suggestions.
Where would she be if the University hadn't allowed her
to move into her own apartment in a case like this?
(Probably in his apartment but that is beside the point).
Miss Snyder has been criticized for her statement to
the effect that people coming to the University don't
know what is good for them. But I'm sure that this was
not just an arbitrary decision based on such irresponsible
statements as those given Miss Snyder by the coed that
she doesn't want or need to live on campus.
Obviously when the University provides such plush
and private accommodations and the students don't ap
preciate them, they must not know what is good for
them. However, there must be another better explana
tion. Walt Wagner
Where Do We Stand?
Dear Editor:
Please imagine my surprise and disgust when, hav
ing at last arrived at a great university in freedom's
heartland, I found a student body given over to resigned
hopelessness over the infringements of housing regula
tions and unnecessary rules in its basic personal free
doms. lne paradox of fact versus stated purpose in ill
defined policies and the paradox of fear and a "demo
cratic learning environment" have seemed sadly accepted
reminders of conditions which, I conjecture, have con
tributed to the Notorious apathy often attributed to this
student body.
So it is that the hope generated by the Student Eill
of Rights and the inspiration of Jo Flaugher's dauntless
actions have swept the campus as a fresh sea breeze in
a stagnant jungle.
It is time for us to attempt to clear this jungle.
Let the lines be drawn. Dean Snyder is on the "big Ad."
team. Where do we stand?
Clark D. Spivey, Jr.
The Death Of Ikon
Dear Editor:
(The following article is in reference to "Ikon's So
ciety Stone" which appeared i& the Daily Nebraskan on
Monday, Feb. 20.)
Poor Ikon, having been stripped of his twenty pound
jewel encrusted stone that once fastened to the left side
of his tunic, no longer seeded to curl the fingers of his
left hand to avoid scraping them against the ground. His
poor lips no longer parted in a smile as be viewed the
distorted and unnatural position his society stone thrust
upon bis body. No longer did Ikoa have to wonder about
only in the darkest part of the night
However, poor Ikon little realized that now be could
not reassure himself, that sow be could cot (as a man
avoid the dangers of the Outer World. There was no
security for poor Ikon.
No longer were their clothes, bis clothes; their deo
dorant, his deodorant No longer could poor Ikon under
stand the importance of a good image for his society,
lor poor Ikon no longer bad a society to conform to.
And so in the lightest part of one day, poor Ikon
went for a swim In a busy Naval Harbor (instead of
conforming to a public pool). Iksn swam well, for with
the stone from his tonic, be was free.
Poor Ikon, swimming about so freely and without
any cares in the work, little noticed the ship "Wave of
Conformity" slowly coming to rest on the waves of the
great ocean that supported her.
Little did he notice that the ship manned by wom
en was dropping anchor to secure. Poor Ikon, hav
ing heeded m auentioa, was silled instantly as the an
chor, dropped by an Anchor Woman, f?ll squarely on his
bead. His left hand scrapping the ground. Poor Ikon
slowly sank into Um muck.
Hubert C Ernst