Thursday, November 2, 1967
University of Nebraska
Vol. 91, No. 30
Student
Admits
By ANDY CORRIGAN
Junior Staff Writer
And ED ICENOGLE
Senior Staff Writer
A University student has
been forced to withdraw from
school because of alleged use
and possession of marijuana.
A statement by G. Robert
Ross, dean of student af
fairs, said that the resident
student admitted this viola
tion of University policy.
"The student withdrew
l'rom the University," Ross
said Wednesday afternoon.
"If he had not, disciplinary
action would have been initi
ated." Ross said that information
on this first case of posses
sion and use of marijuana on
campus was to be turned over
to Paul Douglas, Lancaster
County attorney, Wednesday
evening or Thursday.
STUDENTS PRESENT
The student involved in the
case said that several other
students and a residence hall
student assistant were pres
ent at one incident of the use
of marijuana.
Ross would not make a
statement on the involvement
of any other students in this
case.
"In connection with this or
any other case," he said,
however, "an investigation is
going on."
Students Expound . . .
On Marijuana Where,
What, Why, How Much
By JULIE MORRIS
Editorial Assistant
Pot may be Joe Univer
se's bag. Then, again it
may be all talk.
"Yeah, I wanna try t h e
stuff," a senior English ma
jor commented ."In fact, two
guys asked me last night if
I know where we could get
some."
"I wouldn't mind trying it,"
cooed the fresh-faced, knee
stockinged sophomore coed.
"But, then, I've heard it's
worse than cigarettes and I'm
not much for cigarettes, so I
don't know."
"Could I get some pot if I
wanted it?" the sophomore
coed laughed, "Heck, yes, I've
got a joint in my purse right
now."
Marijuana smoking it
and or talking about it
seems to have taken on t h e
proportions of a small fad on
the campus this fall, accord
ing to students interviewed.
"More people are talking
about it," one student said.
FAD?
"It's sort of like a fad and
everyone is talking about it
this year when it was more
or less undercover last year,"
a senior said.
Student reactions, attitudes
and opinions on - marijuana
are as wide and varied as the
campus population itself.
"Mary who?" one male
commented when approached
on the subject.
"It's all talk, there's none
of it actually here," another
boy said.
PLENTY
"There's plenty of mari
juana on this campus, but it's
hard to get," another boy
said. "It's easier to get out
of state or in Omaha. In
Michigan it was very easy to
get. If your next door neigh
bor didn't have it then the
one next to him did."
One coed told of attending
a pot party in a small West
ern Nebraska town last sum
mer. She said, however, that
she does not think there is
much available on the cam
pus. A number of s t u d e n t s in
terviewed said marijuana is
definitely easier to get this
year on camous than it was
last year at any time.
"I shivered when I got to
campus this fall, the place is
lousy with it," a graduate stu
dent commented.
EASIER
Another student said she
feels it is "definitely" easier
to get pot this year than it
was last year and that use
bad correspondingly Increas
Leaves School,
Using Marijuana
The Board of Regents had
directed the administration to
cooperate with state and fed
eral agencies in prevention
of drug misuse.
Ross also indicated in t h e
statement that the Regents
recognize "no rationale for
even a single instance of drug
abuse."
"I don't understand why I
was thrown out," said the
student who withdrew, "while
the others were permitted to
remain."
WANTS REINSTATEMENT
He added that he was not
interested in disciplining any
other cases of marijuana use,
but in the reinstatement of
himself at the University.
The student also said that
after he admitted using mari
juana he lost his job and the
University forwarded the
cases's information to the
school he was planning to at
tend next year.
"I can see no reason for
getting fired," he said, "oth
er than this.
"And I was also informed
that the University has sent
my case to the school I was
planning to attend, "he said.
'ASK THE STUDENT'
Questioned on both of these
points, Ross said, "You'll
have to ask the student about
that."
Ross did say that treatment ,
ed. "It is a matter of being
aware of the sources. In ad
dition, you wouldn't be classed
as a hippie on this campus to
day if you smoked it where
as this was the case last
year."
"Smoking pot in the dorms
this summer was common
place," another student said.
"You could smell it in the
halls."
One student claimed he
smelled burning marijuana,
which gives off a heavy, pun
gent odor, in the hallways in
Burnett Hall.
Marijuana, technically the
ground leaves of the hemp
weed, grows wild in many
states including Nebraska.
'MARY JANE'
Marijuana's nicknames in
clude Mary Jane, grass, and
pot. Users claim smoking the
weed gives one a sharpened
sense perception and a deeper
awareness of what is going
on around him. Smokers
"high" or "stoned" on mari
juana have few outward phys
ical effects the way drunks
do, but their mental b alance
is off kilter in much the
same way, according to a
Look- magazine writer.
The writer said of drunks
and pot users, "A drunk will
think he's the greatest driver
in the world, but he won't try
to prove it Someone high on
pot will think he's the great
est driver in the world, and
he'll try to prove it."
A number of students said
the circle of pot users or those
who have tried pot seems to
be expanding into the hpuses
and dorms and is not limited
to use by only a small group
as it seemed at the end of the
last school year.
NO INCREASE?
Other students, however,
said there is much more talk
about pot this year, but that
actual useage has not in
creased at all.
"I know people who smoked
it two years ago and they're
the ones who still use it," one
student said.
About one-fourth of 50 stu
dents interveiwed said they
would 'like to try pot while
nearly half said they think
they know where they can
get it.
The great majority of stu
dents interviewed said they
try it for several reasons in
cluding health hazards, the
fear that pot leads to more
harmful drugs and the legal
penalties involved.
SENTENCES
First time offenders caught
possessing or smoking mari
juana can receive sentences
of cases varies with different
students.
"Any student who is caught
smoking or possessing mari
juana will face the possibili
ty of suspension," Ross added.
Ross refused to elaborate
on his statement or reveal
any evidence or testimony in
volved in the case.
UNIVERSITY POLICY
A Regents' statement on
University policy concerning
drugs appeared Sept. 12. and
was referred to by Ross
Wednesday.
"Students violating the pol
icy (prohibiting illegal use
of drugs) will be subject to
suspension from school," the
Sept. 12 statement said. "The
University recognizes no ra
tionale for even a single in
stance of drug misuse."
"The Board furthermore
directs the appropriate ad
ministrative officers of t h e
University to cooperate with
state and federal agencies in
prevention of drug abuse."
State law prescribes a pen
alty of not more than a $3,000
fine and not less than two nor
more than five years impri
sonment for a first offense.
Whether legal proceedings
would be instituted against
the student would depend on
the decision of the county attorney.
of two to five years in a fed
eral prison and a fine of up
to $3,000. Second offenders
could get jail terms of five
to 10 years and fines of up to
$5,000. In addition, University
students caught with mari
juana face possible suspension
from school, under the new
Regents' policy on drugs.
Vice Chancellor for Student
Affairs, G. Robert Ross said
the University has been co
operating with city police, the
county attorney, the state
drug control division and the
Federal Bureau of Investiga
tion in checking posible drug
use by University students.
Ross said he doesn't know
if more students are using
marijuana this year than last,
but added "I've certainly
heard more about it."
Ross emphasized that any
student caught with mari
juana or any other drug
will face disciplinary action
by the University and possi
ble legal prosecution since the
University will turn its infor
mation on the situation over
to law enforcement officials.
Quiz Bowl
Competition
To Begin
The Quiz Bowl season will
begin Nov. 2 with the annual
Mortar Board-Innocents
match at 7 p.m. in the Ne
braska Union.
The Mortar Board team
will consist of Karen Jones,
Nancy Coufal, Kris Bitner and
Judy Mahar. Innocents con
testants will be Jerry Olson,
Gene Hohensee, Les Helbusch
and Daryl Gless.
A required team captain's
meeting will follow the match.
Late team applications will be
accepted at this time, accord
ing to Leslie Walt, publicity
chairman.
She said there has also
been a policy change this
year which will allow fifth
year students to compete if
they are classified as under
graduates according to their
particular college curriculum.
A Cl W 771 T ITh
On M
By DAVE BUNTAIN
Senior Staff Writer
ASUN voted Wednesday to
support the establishment of
interdisciplinary courses in
the University curriculum.
Student senators approved
a resolution urging the Uni
versity to develop programs
AUF Workers Help
Collect Pop Bottles
The Delta Gamma and
Alpha Tau Omega pledge
classes canvassed Lincoln
collecting pop bottles Monday
night to raise monev for the
All University Fund (AUF)
drive.
Tom Smith, vice-prpsident
of the Alpha Tau Omega
pledge class, estimated that
$100 worth of pop bottles
were collected.
The annual fall drive,
which lasts until Nov. 21, col
lects money from University
students through their living
units and from residents of
Lincoln.
Although rainy weather
hampered the AUF Lincoln
drive last Sunday, $800 was
collected, according to Nancy
Coufal, AUF president. She
added this year's goal is
$6,500.
"We will conduct a follow-
Scrip: First Edition
Goes On Sale Today
First edition of "Scrip," the
University student literary
magazine, may be purchased
for $.50 beginning Thursday in
the Union or the three cam
pus bookstores, according to
Susan Diffenderfer, "Scrip"
editor.
Miss Diffenderfer said that
this is an outstanding issue,
as several of the contributors
have been awarded literary
prizes. The award-winning
contributions include poems,
short stories, and art prints.
Three poems have been sub
mitted by Tom Seymour, who
received the Vreeland Award
for literature last spring. Ca
ter Chamblee, another Vree
land winner, has added poems
in free verse, sonnets and' a
short story entitled "The Way
It Was."
The magazine contains re
views of musical perform
ances by Jerome Kohl and
Gene O'Brien, who were
awarded the Vreeland prize in
music, and prints by Robert
Weaver and Val Christensen,
1967 Vreeland art winners.
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ulti'Suhject Course
"wherein students from vari
ous disciplines would come
together to work on and study
common or specific prob
lems, projects, or talks facing
society today."
In introducing the resolu
tion in behalf of the Educa
tion Committee, Sen. Dennis
up drive sometime before
Dec. 1 to contact the rest of
the residences," said Miss
Coufal.
The individual living units
have been using various gim
micks in their phase of t h e
drive. Two of these are
thermometers, and individual
floor quotas. One sorority's
members pay on the basis of
a penny per pound of their
weight.
Last year's AUF fall drive
netted $5,250. This was dis
tributed as a $1,050 donation
to each of five charities se
lected by a student vote.
"We do incur some ex
penses in conducting the
drive. Our constitution re
quires, however, that we
limit our expenses to ten per
cent of the total amount re
ceived in donations," said
Miss Coufal.
Four poems have been con
tributed by Ted Kooser, grad
uate student and editor of the
"Salt Creek Reader," a poe
try publication. Kooser was
the recipient of the Vreeland
Award in 1964.
"Lint Money," short story
which" won the Mari Sandoz
fiction award last spring, has
been submitted by Bill Coyle.
Miss Diffenderfer, has contri
buted a poem, which was
given an award by the Acad
emy of American poets last
spring.
Miss Diffenderfer explained
that the magazine was pub
lished on campus previously,
and then neglected for thirty
years. Ten years ago "Scrip"
was revitalized to provide a
medium for students inter'
ested in literature.
"Scrip" is published twice
each semester with the sec
ond publication date set for a
few weeks before Christmas.
Contributions for the second
issue may be submitted to the
English Department office on
second floor of Andrews HalL
Photo
Stumped
Schulte cited a similar pro
gram at the University of
Massachusetts. This course
involves students having ma
jors such as architecture, .
landscaping, economics, argi
culture and sociology who dis
cuss problems of regional
planning from a team ap
proach. FACULTY APPROACH
Sen. Schulte said the Edu
cation Committee has talked
with a number of faculty
members who favor the inter
disciplinary approach.
He added that no changes
would have to be made in the
University's academic struc
ture to implement the pro
gram. He said that he hoped
an interdisciplinary course
could be devised for next se
mester. DRUG SEMINAR
ASUN also voted to back
the development of a seminar
series for next spring on ille
gal drugs and drug usage.
In introducing the resolu
tion, Student Welfare chair
man Mark Schreiber pointed
to the report presented by his
committee, which says:
"Topics covered in these
seminars might include phys
iological and psychological
outlooks on the necessity and
effects of drug consumption,
the historical background of
drugs and their use, the legal
aspects of drug abuse, and
the moral and philosophical
questions involved in the use
of drugs."
The resolution calls for the
creation of an Ad Hoc Drug
Seminar committee composed
of representatives from
ASUN, IFC, Panhellenic, IDA,
AWS, SDS, Rho Chi Pharma
ceutical Fraternity, the State
Department of Health, the
Student Counseling Service
and the Student Health De
partment. Schreiber said this com
mittee could reach students
from many segments of t h e
campus population.
FOREIGN STUDENTS
As another part of the Stu
dent Welfare report, commit
tee member Roger Stark
discussed the group's study
of the foreign student situa
tion. Stark said three problems
face thj foreign student com
munity: inter-student rela
tionships, housing and mon
ey. To overcome the first prob
lem, foreign students are
being encouraged to join
campus activities and their
situation will be better pub
licized. COMPILE FILE
In the area of housing, the
committee plans to devise a
"working file of Lincoln fam
ilies who would take foreign
students into their homes for
a minimal fee."
He said the group also will
investigate the possibility of
getting more financial aid
By Mike Hayman
and dispensations for the Uni
versity's foreign students.
HOUSING STAND RDS
In a third resoluti ASUN
voiced its approval the
Minimum Housing Standards
ordinance to be voted on in
Lincoln's November 14 ref
erendum. The resolution, prepared by
the Special Projects commit
tee, points out "there will be
no improvement in housing
conditions until a minimum
housing ordinance is enacted
according to the report of the
ASUN Special Subcommittee
on foreign student housing."
It further indicates, "t h e
City of Lincoln has no gener
al ordinance to prevent de
terioration of housing, nor to
remedy the problem of sub
standard conditions now ex
isting because of past uncon
trolled deterioration."
VIETNAM WEEK
The Senate discussed the
recently-completed Vietnam
W e ek activities. Sen. AI
Spangler, who headed the Ad
Hoc Committee on Vietnam,
said, "Despite the relatively
small turnout, the funds
spent on Vietnam Week
weren't entirely wasted."
Spangler said the Senate
should focus its attention on
"what to do about the reasons
why Vietnam Week turned
out as it did."
Other senators blamed the
Vietnam Week results on poor
publicity, organizational de
ficiencies and a general dis
interest on the part of the
students.
APPOINTMENTS
In other Senate action the
group approved the nomina
tion of Jane Ross, Margo Mc
Master and Terry Dougherty
to the Publications Board but
will continue its investigation
of Pub Board activities.
Sen. Suzy Phelps said the
Ad Hoc Committee on t h e
Publications Board is ready
ing several suggested reme
dies to problems it sees, but
these suggestions do not af
fect the present nominations.
She said the committee will
probably recommend that
the number of students on
Pub Board be increased to
improve the student-faculty
ratio. Such action would have
to be approved by the Facul
ty Senate.
Sen. Phelps said the group
may also suggest that Pub
Board members be chosen
through a campus-wide elec
tion, rather than through
ASUN appointment in future
years.
VACANT SEAT
Vice-President Gene Po
korny announced that Sen.
Kris Bitner has resigned and
that the vacancy created in
Teachers' College will be
filled in two weeks.
He urged students inter
ested in applying for the seat
to pick up an application in
the ASUN office.