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Wednesday, September 27, 1967
University of Nebraska
Vol. 91, No. 9
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E ni WEDXESDAY XOOX
Schulze: Activate Rights With
'Coopera tion 'Not 'Conflict 9
By ED ICENOGLE
Senior Staff Writer
"Cooperation instead of con
flict" is the melJwd ASUX
President Dick Schu&e saj-s
be is seeking to activate the
Student BiH of fiigbts.
"The goal of the ASUN ex
ecutives is to make the prin
ciples m which the BiU of
Rights is based a part erf Uni
versity policy," Schulze said
Tuesdav.
He explained the ASUN ex
ecutives recently held an
opening discussion with the
Board of Regents on the Bill.
"We were optimistic about
the Regents' concern for the
issues we have raised and tar
the ed ucational atmosphere of
the University." he said.
The ASUN president also
answered the charge of Sena
tor Al Spangler. who accused
the University administration
and the ASUX executives Sun
day of ignoring the Bill of
Rights.
""It mas never my intention
to force a confronlati.cn with
the Regents." Schulze said,
explaining that the Regents
and the ASUN V!ie4 had
been m orking together in at
tempting to activate the ideas
in Bill of Rights.
Principles Exist
'JIt is my goal that these
principles m the BiH of Rights
exist in the University oom-munity.
University Liquor Policy
Not Affected By Legislation
Legislation allowing the use
f alcoholic beverages
en state property will not af
fect the current liquor polky
on the University campus, ac
cording to G. Robert Ross,
3ean of student affairs.
While i session this year,
the Nebraska Unicameral
Schulze To Announce
Committee On Vietnam
Members of th Student
Senate's Ad Hoc Vietnam Ref
erendum Committee will be
announced by President Dick
Schulze at Wednesday after
. sora's Senate meetiTg.
The Committee, created
last we4 by the Senate, will
be charged with planning and
coBdiKling a seminar and stu
dent ref erendum on the Viet
nam war for University stu
6ecU. Senator Phil Bowen
Committee
. . individuals sland siJenlly in frorsJ of the administration buading to express their con
cern for the Joss ol life in Vietnam.
"That will be achieved
when the rest of the commu
nity recognizes the ideas on
which the amendments are
bared." be said.
The ''rest of the communi
ty" is the faculty, the admin
istration and the Regents, ac
cording to Schulze.
Much f the Bill of Rights,
approved by the University
student body last spring and
adopted as amendments to
the ASUX Constitution, is al
ready part of University poli
cy, Schulze emphasized.
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1 Petition far an .ASUX Student Court declaratory
I decision on two apparently conflicting amendments to
the ASUN Constitution is now being prepared, according
I to Senator Al Spangler.
I "1 am now in the process of writing out the nature
f of the case in order to have the court t ride by which
1 amendment the ASUX is bcwn( ' Spangler said.
The two amendments m-hiclj Spangler believes to be 5
I js conflict are Article 5B in C-e BjII of Rights and another
I amendment, proposed by the Students for Democratic f
I Society USDS. "
I Both amendments to the ASUN Constitution m'ere ap-
I proved bv the students in last spring's ASUX election.
1 Article 5B states that students have an equitable g
I role in the formulation of bousing policy mbich allows
5 maximum mdividua! choice." E
The SDS-sponsored amendment asserts that students
I have the right ts choose Sheir-ewa- living environment. I
1 The ASUX Student Court must first decide m-hettoer
f w ik to acoept the petition for deliberation on the case,
I Dick Schulze, ASUN president explained.
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passed legislation enabling
the governing board of a state
property to allow the use of
alcohol on that specific prop
erty. "It is my understanding,"
Ross said, ''that this legisla
tion did not change the effect
of the law thai prohibits the
prawsed the Ad Hoc Com
mittee. The creation of a Senate
committee to establish guide
lines .on the Senate's expense
account m-Hl also be on the
arenda. accordme to Scbul?.
Muhinder AtwaL president
of the Xetraska International
Student Organization. i?l
speak to the Senate bout the
problems facing foreign students.
CONCEPTS ACCEPTED
"The University has been
very vocal about establish
ing many "of these concepts,"
Schulze said.
Spang er also said Sunday
he was seeking a confronta
tion with the Regents over
decision-making at the Uni
versity when he backed the
Bill of Rights in last spring's
election.
The ASUN executives and
University officials are not
avoiding a confrontation.
Schulze explained. "Coopera
use of alcohol on state prop
erty." Ross noted thai if the gov
erning board, the Board of
Regents in the University's
case, does not approve the
use of alcohol, the beverages
are not allowed cn the prop
erty. The dean indicated there
bad been no discussion by the
Regents on the subject and
thai be doubted that such ap
proval would be granted in the
future.
"The Unicameral legislation
m-as originally intended for the
state parks, as I recall," Ross
said.
Administrators of the. state
parks can now approve se
lective location and limited
use of alcohol an the parks.
Ross expls'n&iL
Students seeking the use of
alcohol al the University,
would have to persuade the
Board of Regents to authorize
use, according to Ross.
Seeks
tion instead of conflict does
not disappoint roe at all."
Schulze expected to make a
statement at Wednesday's
Student Senate meeting, ex
pressing the results of the
Senate executive-University
cooperation on the Bill of
Rights.
"The ASUN executives are
confident that the concern of
the Board of Regents, the
faculty and the administra
tors over these amendments
is sincere." he said.
Survey Inconclusive ...
Doctors Study Student Smokers
A recent survey of Univer
sity students' smoking habits
suggests such habits may be
influenced by psychological,
emotional and social factors,
according to Dr. Samuel I.
Fuenning, medjeal director of
the University Health Center.
The survey, conducted by
Dr. Carman Grant clinical
psychologist, and Dr. J. Fred
SiBs. Public Health educator,
studied smoking habits in a
random group of fraternity
and sorority houses.
The purpose of the survey
was two-fold. Dr. Grant ex
plained, to get an idea of the
attitudes and habits of college
students concerning smoking
and to assess the effectiveness
of the health assistants pro
gram. The -primary researchers
were interested in seeing the
effect that "peers" such as
the health assistants could
have on the health habits of
members in their Irving units.
The research mork suggests
that the "peer approach is
somewhat successful" is this
type of education, Dr. Graham
said. The researchers plan to
expand their mork by involv
ing pledge trainers from sev
eral bouses and by establish
ing pilot programs in the
dormitories.
According to Dr. Grant.
"We found little relation be-,
tween a smoker's knowledge
and attitude and his actual
behavior. This suggests that
there are psychological and
emotional factors motivating
students to smoke. We plan
Education Change
Computerized Analysis
Of Pass Fail Planned
By MICK LOWE
Senior Staff Writer
One of the major objectives
of this year's ASUN Educa
tion Committee is to "make
the other members of the
University aware responsible
students are dissatisfied with
the system and are working
to affect change," according
to Education Committee
Chairman Craig Dreeszen.
The Education Committee
is beginning to work on
a c r o s s-the-board improve
ments in the quality of edu
cation at the University rang
ing from an expansion of the
pass-fail system to foreign
language houses, Dreeszen
said in a report on the Com
mittee prepared for ASUN.
"The first step, of course,
is t.n evaluate the steps that
we have already taken in
changing the University du
cational system," Dreeszen
said Tuesday.
PASS-FAIL
After conferring with Reg
istrar Gerald Bowker Tues
day afternoon, Dreeszen said
that the University mould be
gin computerized analysis of
the pass-fail svstem at the re
quest of ASUN.
Dreeszen said be soon
mould know how long the an
alysis m ill take. Dreeszen re
quested the number of regis
trants in pass-fail courses
last year, the number of reg
istrants this year, and a
breakdown of registrants tj
class.
"Many departments that
would be especially valuable
to students are not now open
on a pass-fail system." Drees
zen observed. He cited the art
department, which offers no
pass-fail courses.
LANGUAGE HOUSES
"It's possible that students
would like to take a History
of Art course even though it
has little to do with their ma
jor field." Dreeszen remark
ed, and presently this is im
possible." The Committee is also re
to examine these factors dur
ing our future research."
The work is being financed
by a S52,(XW, two-year grant
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searching the possibility of
opening "language bouses"
following a " French House"
established on campus during
the summer school session.
Residents of language hous
es speak only the language
they are studying, according
to Dreeszen, affording an in
tensive training in the lang
uage. Similar programs are pre
sently used by the Armed
Services in their language
training programs, according
to Dreeszen.
STUDENT LINK
The Committee plans to
evaluate the present system
of advisory faculty advisors
and propose reforms.
To provide an effective link
mi;h students the Committee
plans to establish programs
and discussion groups in liv
ing units "to get students
thinking about student invol
vement in education." Drees
zen continued.
In an effort to unite all in
terested groups of students.
Dreeszen said that the Com
mittee m ill attempt to get hon
orary and professional socie
ies active in educational re
r,rm. "I think, too, that there are
many faculty members and
administrators mho are quite
anxious to instigate educa
tional reforms, but they think
they are an alone," Dreeszen
remarked.
"We hope to get all of these
people working together,"
Dreeszen said.
CRITICAL LOOK
The Educational Committee
mill also work mith existing
programs. Dreeszen said that
the Committee will coordin
ate advisory boards in the
various colleges and establish
an advisory board in the Col
lege of Home Economics.
He said the Committee as
a whole plans to take a criti
cal look at the grading sys
tem. "I'm afraid m e 're at t h e
point now where "grades' are
from the federal government
in addition to University fund
ing. Dr. Sills said.
Houses that participated
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related to cigarette smoking mas the subject of a Student
spring. The results, just released inconclusive, as usual.
synonymous mith 'edu
cation'," Dreeszen remarked.
"Last Friday a professor
walked into his class in the
English department and be
gan the period by announc
ing that he planned to do
away mith grades in that par
ticular c 1 a s s," Dreeszen
smiled.
"The class mas throm n'into
chaos. Students were frus
trated because they meren't
sure horn- to learn or mhat to
learn," Dreesxen said.
"Finally, at the student's
behest, the professor agreed
to give some tests if the stu
dents so desired," Dreeszen
concluded.
"It seems to me," Dreeszen
observed, "that some sort of
evaluation is necessary for
most students. But that does
not mean that an A-B-C-D
system of grading is neces
sary for learning."
AG HONORS PROGRAM
Dreeszen also plans to in
vestigate the Ag Honors Pro
gram, mhich has been highly
praised by some University
officials. The program allom s
students to formulate their
own curriculum, according to
Dreeszen. mith a minimum of
restrictions. The program
might be enlarged into some
thing like a "College for In
dependent Study."
The honors program w i J 1
also be scrutinized, be said,
mith suggestions as to how the
program can be continued be
yond its present freshman
sophomore status.
Dreeszen said that Regis
trar Bowker suggested that
ASUN research the motiva
tions of honors students and
career scholars, so that a
synthesis might be drawn as
to mhat kind of student can
best utilize more liberal edu
cational programs.
".AH reorganize tional mork
mill be completed by the third
meek of school," Dreeszen
promised. And this meek the
Committee "m ill begin to dis
cuss the mechanic of affect
ing change."
mil be receiving feed-back
reports from their health as
sistants in the next fern- weeks,
be said.
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