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Study Proves Contentions .
Roommates Can, Do Influence
The Ups and Downs of Grades
By DAN LOOKER
Senior Staff Writer
A traditional scapegoat
for the University student
who feels he is not doing as
well as he should is his
roommate.
Though a roommate's an
noyances have often been
exaggerated, college room
mates apparently do affect
each other's academic per
formance, according to a
study recently conducted by
Robert A. Pierce at the Uni
versity of Rochester.
Pierce, an instructor in
psychiatry at the Universi
ty School of Medicine and
clinical psychologist in the
Student Health Service, con
ducted a study of two
groups of students and their
roommates.
STUDENTS AGREE
University students tend
to agree with the results of
the Rochester study, al
though no such study has
been made here, according
to Dr. Harry Cannon, Direc
tor of the University of Ne
braska Counseling Service.
The first group Pierce
studied was the students of
a first semester class in In
troductory Psychology. He
found that they tended to
achieve a level similar to
their roommates.
The survey showed that
freshmen, "who are usual
ly arbitrarily assigned to
each other, have a similar
level of achievement to that
of their roommates."
A Nebraska freshman liv
ing in Abel Hall agreed
with the findings. "We study
about the same amount of
time." he said, "although
my roommate can sit at his
desk a little longer than I
can."
PICKED ROOMIE
Both are getting about the
same grades and both are
taking science-orientated
subjects. The freshman
said he picked his room
mate, who was from the
same town and that they are
able to encourage each oth
er when things looked
rough.
Another Abel Hall fresh
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Tr Under grad Students
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such as scholarship oppor
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man was less satisfied. His
roommate is impairing his
studying, he explained.
"I haven't seen him study
yet," he said, "and if he
would then I would study
more." He felt that his
roommate, who had been
assigned, definitely does af
fect his grades which have
been "worse than I expected."
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COOPERATION, CONDERATION AND MUTUAL
RESPECT ... are prime factors in maintaining a
workable relationship between roommates, as Lyle
Welsh (foreground) and Ralph Bishop discover.
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Dr. Pierce's study of t h e
spring semester class re
vealed somewhat different
results. Roommates tended
to either "overachieve" or
"underachieve" together
rather than showing "con
vergence" (the brighter stu
dent underachieved and the
less bright student excelled)
or "divergence" (the bright
student excelled and the
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to know the foreign students
better," Miss Ramsey said.
She said that about 50
persons take advantage of
the opportunity to get ac
quainted with the foreign
students by attending the
luncheon.
Foreign students . often
give, talks about their coun
try and its customs, she
noted.
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other one underachieved).
UPSIE DOWNSIE
One University coed, a
senior living in Smith Hall,
has an unusual history of
"excelling" and "under
achieving" with several
roommates.
Her freshman year her
roommate didn't study
much, and she didn't either.
"My grades were bad and,
second semester, my room
mate flunked out."
She began her sophomore
year with a new roommate
who was "a brain who never
had to study. We both
played cards all the time. I
learned how to play bridge,
poker, anything you name
it.
"Second semester my
roommate bit the dust," she
continued, "when she
started taking humanities
courses. She was a zoology
major."
Even though her "brainy"
roommate also did not
study and flunked out, she
said her own grades were
better in her sophomore
year. "I learned how to take
tests," she explained.
APARTMENT
The next year she lived
in an apartment where,
even though she had three
roommates, she felt the
study atmostphere was bet
ter. Her grades improved,
although her roommates
did not do so well.
She was the only student
with a car and her first
class on Monday, Wednes
day and Friday was at 11:30.
Two of her roommates,
who had 7:30 and 8:30
classes, flunked out second
semester.
She is now living in Smith
Hall and feels that she is
"doing o.k. this year, too."
Dr. Pierce's study also
found that more students
mutually "overachieved
with their roommates rath
er than underachieving."
One student living in a
fraternity agreed with the
findings of the study. "I do
believe that if you're room
ing with somebody who is
very smart, it helps you,"
he said.
Another coed in a sorority
seems to have found the
solution to roommates. "I
study in the furnace room,"
she explained, "that's how
much my roommate affects
me."
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Reed: YD Top Contender
Far Nntionnl President
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By ANDY CORRIGAN
Junior Staff Writer
If Alan Read has his way
next November the National
Young Democrats will have
a new president and he'll be
it.
Reed, a University associ
ate professor in the political
science department, is a top
contender for the Y.D. office.
The moment of truth will
come November 15 when the
convention convenes in Hol
lywood, Florida.
Reed said it is now a two
man race. The other candi
date is Spencer Oliver of
Bowie, Md. Reed qualified
this statement saying that
the race could develop into
a five-man clash.
DISCREPANCY
As president of Y.D., Reed
hopes to gain some freedom
from the Democratic Nation
al Committee. He said that
there was a general discrep
ancy between the younger
and older members of the
party.
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bers are more active and con
cerned besides having a bet
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rights and the poverty pro
gram," he emphasized.
As for a third political
party developing in America
Reed said he doesn't think it
will happen. He feels that the
New Left will eventually be
absorbed into the present po
litical parties.
FLEXIBLE PARTY
"I think the Democratic
Party is flexible enough to
include the elements of the
New Left within its bounds,"
he said.
The most important issue
to be considered by the con
vention delegates is the Viet
nam policy, according to
Reed. Olivar agrees with the
present administration policy
while Reed favors de-escalation
of the war.
Stating his position on Viet
nam, Reed said he was op
posed to the administration
policy of war escalation but
not to expect anything better
from the Republican nom
inee. If elected president of
Y.D. he would try to influ
ence administration policy
within the Democratic
Party.
VIETNAM POLICY
Reed feels that U.S. policy
in Vietnam is channeling all
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of the government's interests
away from the domestic
problems. He added that
Americans are more concern
ed with problems of racism,
crime, education, and pover
ty within the U.S. and they
want action now.
Reed urged a change in po
licy from attacking the Viet
Cong to attacking the roots
of the strife, poverty, ignor
ance, and anti-colonialism.
He wants the U.S. to ex
pand its energies on con
structing a meaningful gov
ernment in South Vietnam in
stead of supporting an un
popular one, adding that this
will be the only lasting so
lution. MILITARY REDUCTION
During this time he urges
a reduction in U.S. military
efforts to the tactical level
required to protect U.S. ser
vicemen. Turning to other areas of
U.S. envolvment, Reed com
mented on the U.S. position in
Latin America. He says the
U.S. should promote econom
ic and social development and
should support the progres
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