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Thursday, October 5, 1967
University of Nebraska
Vol. 91, No. 14
Senate Resolution
NEON SYMBOLS OF
Russ Brown: Federal Actions
Show Aggressive Interest
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BY DAVE BUNTAIN
Senior Staff Writer
Recent actions bv the fed
eral government reflect a
'more aggressive interest"
in the problem of racial
discrimination on university
campuses, according to Russ
Brown, assistant dean of stu
dent affairs.
Brown was referring to the
"compliance report" that the
University is filling out this
fall in connection with the
Civil Rights Act All univer
sities must fill out the re
ports in order to receive
federal funds.
The reports request infor
m a t i o n concerning the
school's admissions practices,
student enrollment and ser
vices, facilities, activities,
and programs.
Brown said that there is
little chance that the school's
federal funds could be cut
off, although two problem
areas may draw questions
from the federal administra
tors. The first concerns the ef
fort which the University
University Regents Give Approval
For AWS Junior Key Proposal
The University Board of
Regents gave final approval
Friday to the AWS sponsored
junior key program, accord
Independent Study
Program To Expand
A new English program of
Independent study initiated
last summer will be expand
ed to include more courses
next year, according to Nesha
Neumeister, former ASUN
senator in charge of the pro
gram. Future plans Include take
lidine courses for a larger
number of students in a va
riety of areas. English nov
els, Continental novels, Eliz
abethan poetry, philosophy,
sociology and history are be
ing considered, said Miss
Neumeister.
English 229, a pilot take
home literature course, was
designed to stimulate individ
ual study. Students worked in
dependently during the sum
mer and met formally twice
with Dr. Robert Hough, asso
ciate dean of Arts and Sci
ences after semester classes
began.
. provide a
THE GOOD LIFE ,
clClcll Discrimination
makes to attract qualified
high school students of mi
nority races.
The compliance report asks
the University what methods
it uses to inform minority
applicants of their opportuni
ties for admission.
The University makes no
special effort to recruit these
minority students, Brown
said.
The second area that may
provoke questions is the
school's practices in extra
curricular and social activi
ties, especially fraternities
and sororities, he said.
Brown pointed out that the
Greek groups are most like
ly to be criticized, because
their apparent discrimination
is "most obvious."
He said that, "It is true that
each group has signed a
statement that they do not
discriminate and that they
comply with the Regents'
statement, which says that
selection for membership in
a group can not be made on
the basis of race.
ing to Mimi Rose, key chair
man. AWS proposed the expan
sion of this program last
After the two lecture-dis-sion
sessions a final examina
tion was given to the students
on a pass-fail basis. The en
tire class passed the course.
According to a questionn
aire distributed to the stu
dents, participants are
pleased with results of the
new venture.
Unanimous opinion indicat
ed that the material was very
adequate and the students
felt that the course should be
expanded and remain within
the pass-fail system. One stu
dent said, "This is what edu
cation should be, on your
own, with some guidance
where it is needed, but with
the mickey mouse cut out."
Dr. Hough, who compiled
and presented the final exam
ination, said that the test
proved that the students were
conscientious and compre
hended tha material.
kaleidscope of night time images.
"But we're faced with a
situation of nearly 50 groups.
The question is, how many
non-whites are there in these
groups?"
This question has been
asked by the federal govern
ment at other universities,
Brown said.
"The intent of the govern
ment report is to see that
federal funds will not be
used to support institutions
that condone discrimination,"
he pointed out.
Brown emphasized that the
discrimination problem has
interested the University,
"long before the federal
government began to show
its interest."
"I would hope that the
basis for increased interest
in the problem is 'social con
cern' rather than the ques
tion of federal funds," he
said.
A number of University
staff members have been
concerned with Greek dis
crimination, Brown added,
pointing out that "many
were involved with student
spring after evaluating the
senior key program. Changes
were recommended to include
junior women and all coeds
21 years of age in the pro
gram. AH living units have dis
cussed the merits of the pro
gram and at this time 13 sor
orities and all women's dor
mitories have granted junior
key privileges.
ALL DORMITORIES
Junior and senior members
of seven sororities and all
women's dormitories are al
ready using their keys. Alpha
Chi Omega, Alpha Omicron
Pi, Delta Delta, Delta, Delta
Gamma, Kappa Alpha Theta,
Kappa Kappa Gamma, and
Sigma Kappa have permitted
key privileges.
Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha XI
Delta, Delta Zeta, and Phi
Mu sororities are waiting for
their keys to arrive.
Senior members of Chi
Omega, Gamma Phi Beta,
Pi Beta Phi, and Zeta Tau
Alpha have been using their
keys. Junior members of
these bouses have not been
granted key privileges.
RECENTLY APPROVED
The junior key system re
cently passed in the Sigma
Delta Tau house. Members
were waiting only for Regent
approval.
Opposes "Imposition"
Photo toy Robert Herrup
Story on page 4.
groups looking at the prob
lem last year."
He cited the Greek Week
seminar held last spring as
an indication of rising con
cern on the part of fraternity
and sorority leaders them
selves. In the same way that the
government is asking the
University, the school must
ask the Greek organizations
what they are doing to seek
members from the minority
races, he said.
If someone produces evi
dence of discrimination in
Greek organizations, "the
University is committed to
take appropriate action,"
Brown said.
"Our policy is that groups
or programs or policies that
operate on the basis of ra
cial discrimination should
be changed or eliminated."
Brown suggested, "there is
a lot of evidence to show
that people are considering
this more than ever before.
It suggests that the time of
directly confronting is get
ting closer."
A member of Alpha Phi
sorority said that they re
ceived their keys Wednesday
and they will probably be
able to use them this week
end. Pharmacy
To Present
Open House
How those unreadable
doctor's notes ever become
medicine may have the
mystery explained away
through the Open House
exhibits presented by the
University of Nebraska's
College of Pharmacy on
Saturday, October 7-8, at
Lyman HalL
In observation of National
Pharmacy Week, the ex
hibits operated by the stu
dent branch of the Ameri
can Pharmaceutical Asso
ciation in cooperation with
the faculty, will offer the
public a chance to observe
tablet and ointment manufacturing.
'Greeks
Own Rushing
By ED ICENOGLE
Senior Staff Writer
Student Senate Wednesday
passed by a 30-4 vote a reso
lution strongly opposing any
Board of Regents' "imposition
of deferred rush" on Univer
sity Greeks.
Following the proposal of
five amendments, three of
which were passed, the resolu
tion proposed by Senator Phil
Bowen was approved by roll
call vote.
The three approved amend
ments, intended to limit and
clarify the resolution, empha
sized opposition to the Re
gents' "imposition" on cam
pus fraternities and sororities,
rather than opposition to de
ferred rush.
'SATISFIED'
"I'm quite satisfied with the
resolution as it came out,"
Bowen said, after the Senate
meeting at Abel Hall.
"The amendments clarified
it and took care of any flaws
that may have been in it."
Two of the amendments ap
proved by the Senators
changed the wording of the
resolution to include the word
"imposition."
Senator Al Spangler sup
ported those amendments,
stating that they were needed
to clarify the resolution.
"I don't really give a damn
about the deferred rush,"
Spangler said, "since I am not
involved in it."
THEIR DECISION. .
"But the fraternities and
sororities should be deciding
whether or not there will be
deferred rush and not the
Regents."
The resolution explains that
the Ad Hoc Housing Commit
tee Housing Recommenda
tions approved by the Regents
in June 1967 state that "fresh
men may live in any type of
on-campus living unit."
Since sororities and frater
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nities are on-campus housing
by definition, the Regents
would violate University pol
icy by imposing deferred rush
on the Greeks, according to
Bowen.
Spangler also proposed
an amendment striking a
phrase in the resolution's
final clause that would have
resolved that the Student Sen
ate "supports the conclusions
reached in the Interfraternity
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ports." INTERPRETATION
Those reports had indicated
that deferred rush would be
more harmful than helpful to
those persons involved.
Spangler explained that the
amendment to strike the
phrase, which was passed,
was proposed to eliminate an
interpretation of the resolu
tion as anti-deferred rush.
''The Greeks may turn
around next week and vote
for deferred rush," he said.
"I am just saying that it is
their decision."
An amendment by Phil
Boardman to strike the first
clause of the resolution and
an amendment by Jim Lud
wig to strike the third clause
were rejected bv the Senate.
FULFILL PLEDGE
When presenting the resolu
tion. Bowen called upon the
majority of senators who ran
under the Party for Student
Action last spring to fulfill
their pledge to implement the
student Bill of Rights.
"Deferred rush is a contra
diction and a denial of Ar
ticle 5B of the Student Bin,"
Bowen said.
Article 5B states that stu
dents have the right to a
voice in making University
policy.
On a roll call vote, 30 ap
proved the resolution :
Phil Bown. Cheryl Adams,
Mark Schreiber, Al Spangler,
Kathy Augustine, Bill BMo
ley, Bob B a r t e e, Susie
Phelps, John Jorgenson, Kris
Bitner, Barb Doerr, John
Hall, Jane Klimes. Susan
Dietemeyer, Helen Carsen,
Twila Stangle, Kathy Kuester,
Phil Boardman, Roger Lott,
Tom Greer, Mike Naden. Al
bert Felber, CharlesSjuricek,
Craig Dreezen, John Wirth,
Loren Schulze, Tom Morgan,
Terry G r a s m i c k, Biennis
Schulte and Bob Peterson,. ':
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