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by John Dvorak
Junior Staff Writer
The irresolute throng of about
100 were somber. Most of those
who attended want to do some
tlung but a sensation of helpless
ness prevailed.
"What are we going to do? Call
out the National Guard? . . .
Equip cops with MACE? ... Is
this the only way America knows
how to respond? . . . Are you just
going to sit there on your butts
and do nothing? . . . Something
has to be done. But I don't know
what to do." Dave Bunnell
lummed up the feelings of most.
The gathering, a special Hyde
Park session in the Nebraska
Union Lounge, mourned the
Thifrsday evening assassination
- Monday, April 8, 1968
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It is the purpose of this document to indicate the general character
of the expectations, the rights and the obligations of students at the
University of Nebraska. The significance of this document will depend
upon the willingness of students to exercise the opportunities and to
accept the obligations, both stated and implied.
It is recommended . . . that this document be adopted as a
statement of institutional policy.
I. General Rights and Responsibilities
All members of the academic community have the responsibility
to create and support an educational environment which will achieve
the basic purposes of the University. Each member of the community
6hould be treated with respect and dignity. Each has the right to learn.
This right imposes a duty not to infringe upon the rights of others.
The academic community should assure its members those oppor
tunities, protections, and privileges which provide the best climate for
learning. Views and beliefs expressed by a member of the academic
community should be kept within the community unless released by '
the inoividual. The University encourages a variety of modes, in
thought, behavior and values within the guidelines of the educational
community.
An important aspect of the educational effort is the recognition of
differences between individuals. In all instances, including informal
activities and associations, each individual should be assured that
judgments about the individual will be made on relevant criteria which
do not include race and color. Each member of the academic com
munity should actively encourage practices and policies to insure that
all races, colors, creeds, and religions are welcome on the campus
and are extended all the privileges of the academic community.
As more and more young people seek the benefits of higher educa
tion, it may be desirable for the State University to offer special
recognition and assistance to students disadvantages by limited edu
cational opportunity.
A. Admission policy
Admission policies of the University of Nebraska should be made
clear to all applicants. The Charter of 1869 explicitly provide that ad
mission and the privileges of the University cannot be denied to an
applicant because of age, sex, race, color, national origin, religious or
political beliefs
B. Rules and Regulations
Regulations arc not comprehensive codes of conduct, but rather
expressions of the general expectations of the academic community.
Upon admission to the University each student should receive state
ments of these expectations.
Rules and regulations should:
1) seek the best possible reconciliation between personal freedom
and necessary order.
2) be formulated with equitable participation by students in areas
affecting student life.
3) be as clear and concise as possible, specifying to whom they
apply.
4) be designed for guidance and correction of behavior.
5) be enfoiced by means of clearly defined channels which ensure
procedural fair play, including the rights:
(a) to be informed of the specific charges against him.
(b) to receive, upon his request, a hearing before a regularly con
stituted board with the privilege of appeal.
(c) to maintain his status as a student while his case is pending.
C. Off -Campus Freedom of Students
University students enjoy all the rights and privileges of citizen
ship. Students are subject, however, to the special obligations which
accrue to them as members of the academic community. Institutional
effort should be exerted to develop; not inhibit, intellectual and per
sonal development of students by the exercise of the rights of citizen
ship both on and off campus.
The enforcement of the obligations of students to the larger
society is the responsibility of the legal and judicial authorities duly
established for that purpose. If students are alledged violators of the
law, they should proceed through legal channels and institutional
authority should never be used merely to duplicate those functions.
When the interests of the academic community are clearly in
volved, the authority of the institution should be asserted. The fact
that a violation occurs off campus does not preclude the interest and
involvement of the University.
When participating in off-campus activities, students should make
it clear that in their public expressions or demonstrations they speak
and act only for themselves as individuals. continued on pg. 6
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of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr.
Arm-bands worn
The session was sponsored by
no organization, just concerned
and interested students. Black
arm-bands were worn by some
students.
"I could have cried. I wish I
could have. I was swept with a
wave of hatred and bitterness. I
could not think rationally. I would
have burned baby burned if I had
gasoline."
Those were the feelings of Joe
L. Butler, the only Negro who
took the podium. Butler has just
joined the University's administration.
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April 10.
"But slowly my feelings sab
sided," Butler said. "Rational
thinking began."
Self-examination needed
"We have to examine our
selves," Butler continued. "T h e
teachings of Christ makes you
took at yourself. We must ask
some searching questions and de
mand some answers."
Butler continued to pour out his
thoughts: "Life goes on. My world
hasn't ended. Good can come of
this if people face people. But
where there is fear, there is no
love."
Butler said that if Martin Luth
er King could speak now, he would
say, "I haven't died in vain."
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benate endorses
by Susie Jenkins "The document won't solve the
Junior Staff Writer
With barely a quorum present,
Student Senate voted Sunday to
endorse and place on the ballot
the Student Academic Freedom
(SAF) Committee's policy state
ment. The Senators endorsed the re
port with 21 'yes' votes. Senators
Robert Weaver and Roger Lott
voted against, with Senator Mark
Schreiber abstaining.
The endorsement . statement
reads:
"ASUN Senate endorses the re
p o r t of the Student Academic
Freedom Committee as. an insti
tutional statement concerning stu
dent rights and responsibilities.
The ASUN Senate urges all stu
dents to consider the issue care
fully." In introducing the bills, ASUN
President Dick Schulze admitted
that the form of the policy was
very general, but that it is a foun
dation for future, more compre
hensive statements.
"The committee felt that this
is its strength," Schulze said.
Regents
approve
actions
approved a recommenda
tion by the vice chancellor
and the dean of student af
fairs that Alpha Psi chapter
of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity
be permitted to hold and
maintain residence at 1630 Q
Street pending the construc
tion of new living facilities
next year.
approved the purchase of
43 art objects for the Frank
M. Hall collection, including
prints, drawings, photographs
and decorative arts, totaling
$5,752.50.
approved a contract which
will allow the University to
be reimbursed by the Nation
al Institutes of Health for
costs incured in organizing
and conducting a conference
to coordinate the results of
various studies aimed at de
termining whether mental re
tardation is partially caused
by physical trauma.
McCarthy schedules
visit in Nebraska
Sen. Eugene McCarthy will
speak' to Nebraskans at 8 p.m.
Wednesday in Pershing Auditori
um as he seeks the Democratic
nomination for President, accord
ing to Mike Oldfather, Lincoln
Campaign Co-ordinator.
The address, billed as a "ma
jor policy address," is anticipated
to draw a crowd of over 9,000
persons, Ed Hilz, a McCarthy sup
porter said.
McCarthy is expected to ar
rive in Omaha at 8 p.m. Tuesday,
Hilz said. - Wednesday the Minne
sota senator will begin a hand
shaking campaign at Armour
Packing House and Western Elec
tric Plant.
Lunch with leaders planned
McCarthy will have lunch
with Democratic leaders in Oma
ha before he arrives in Lincoln
at 3 p.m. Oldfather noted that
McCarthy's first engagement in
"I felt 'sick, just as many black
people feel, about those who have
given so much with so little re
ward," Rev. Bill Phillips said.
"Our prayers should be with
those, like Andy Young, who will
help take over where Martin
Luther King left off."
Gulf may widen
America can react with v i o
lence, and the gulf between white
and black will widen, psychology
professor D. A. Hackenberg said.
Or, Martin Luther King's death
can be used to instill guilt into
the American community; it can
be used to demonstrate the need
for reforms, he continued.
"Perhaps," he hoped, "It will
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ills of the University, but how
students ex'prcise these riehts and
work for its implementation in
the future is important."
When questioned about action
to follow up endorsement of the
statement, Schulze said that there
were several ways to implement
it. He included the formation of
a standing Senate committee or
initiative from the ASUN execu
tives to make sure that the pro
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ASUN president Dick Schulze fields questions on the
SAF report at Sunday's special Senate meeting. Schulze
was one of the student representatives to the six-man
committee which drew up the document.
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All five polling places for Wednesday's General Election will
be open from 9 a.m. -5:30 p.m., Ed Hilz, election commissioner
1 announced Sunday. I
Sudcnts can vote for Senators, Executives, Advisory Board
I members in addition to Choice '68. The Student Academic Freedom
I Amendment and affiliation with National Student Association will
I also be on the ballot. I
i Hilz predicted that 3,000 students will vote. Procedures will
be the same ultraviolet lights and IBM student rosters will be
used.
I Students may vote only at their college's designated polling
I place.
The voting locations are:
1 Arts and Sciences Nebraska Union Lounge; Teachers College I
I at Teachers College, Business Education, Graduate and Profes-
slonal students Love Library; Engineering and Architecture
Ferguson Hall and Agriculture and Home Economics East Cam-
pus Union.
Although the polls close at 5:30 p.m., students from any col- f
lege may vote in the Union lounge from 6-8 p.m.
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Lincoln will be a press conference
at 3:40 p.m. at the Cornhusker
Hotel.
Following the Prshing address,
McCarthy will attend a reception
with Democratic party officials,
Lincoln's mayor and city Coun
cil members and candidates for
Choice 68, a national mock
presidential preferential poll,
will be held Wednesday in
will be held Wednesday in
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s coordination with the ASUN I
elections. I
i The Daily Nebraskan has
devoted pages four and five I
s of the paper to information
on the candidates and issues.
I Also contained in this elec-
I tion issue are the campaign
i platforms and views of the
I ASUN executive candidates I
(pages six and seven.) I
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lead to understanding."
Immediate reactions around the
land seemed to support Hacken
berg's first fearful prophecy.
Cities explode
Cities exploded, for the first
time this year, but certainly not
the last. New York, Boston, Wash
ington D.C., Raleigh, Pittsburg,
Minneapolis, Kansas City all
and more were faced with racial
violence.
In Washington, D.C., National
Guardsmen quietly guarded the
White House and machine guns
rested on the steps and surround
ing areas of the capital.
Those attending the Hyde Park
spoke in hushed voices about not
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visions of the policy are carried presentation i
out.
Schulze further stated that
should the policy be voted down
by the voters April 10, that it prob
ably would not become University
policy.
"The Executives feel that this
is not just a token vote, and if
the students do not approve, we
will have to try again," he said.
Vice President Gene Pokorny
emphasized that following the
the Democratic convention who
have committed themselves to
McCarthy, said Oldfather.
He added that this reception
will be attended by invitation only
McCarthy will appear at a
breakfast Thursday at 3:30 a.m
in the Cornhusker Hotel, Oldfath
er added. Student tickets for this
breakfast are available at the
Students' for McCarthy booth in
the Nebraska Union for $2.75
apiece, he said.
Boston is next stop
Following a brief appearance at
Nebraska Wesleyan University
McCarthy will leave at 10:30 a.m.
for Boston, Oldfather said.
Hilz said that McCarthy sup
porters have now organized four
campaign centers in Lincoln at the
following addresses: 433 S. 13 St.,
917 O St., 2714 N. 48th St. and a
Wesleyan University h e a d-quarters.
only King's death, but about the
probable death of the nonviolent
civil rights movement as well.
Violent leaders remain
Now the two most famous Ne
gro leaders are Stokely Carmi
chael and H. Rap Brown, both of
whom sneer at nonviolence.
Dr. Alan J. Pickering leveled
some charges at University of Ne
braska students and American
citizens as a whole.
"To many times, students, as
well as others, say that this or
that must be done, but they want
someone else to do it," he said.
"Involvement strikes everyone,"
he stated. "Civil rights will be
solved by us."
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presentation of the policy, the
way would be open to many spe
cific rules to be incorporated into
University policy.
"For instance, should it be
found that the University hand
book is inadequate, it will have to
be redone according to the guide
lines set down by this document,"
Pokorny said.
Following the student vote, the
policy statement will be presented
to the Faculty Senate for their
endorsement. It will then go to
the Regents for action by them.
Students
to decide
on NSA
Affiliation with the United
States National Student Associa
tion (NSA) will be decided by a
student vote Wednesday.
University students will vote
'yes' or 'no' on the following at
the polls:
"ASUN should affiliate with and
become a member of the United
States National Student Associa
tion. Affiliation with USNSA
means that we the student body
of the University of Nebraska do
the following:
1. Adopt the USNSA constitu
tion and preamble;
2. Accept the USNSA by-laws as
an implementation of the struc
ture and organization of USNSA;
3. Adopt the constitution of
USNSA region in which we re
side; 4. Pay national and region
al dues."
ASUN Senate voted unanimous
ly March 6 to place the issue on
the General Election ballot. They
passed an accompanying bill en
dorsing NSA affiliatio. The bill
also urges all students "to con
sider the issue carefully and to
vote in favor of affiliation." '
Should the bill to affiliate be
passed by student voters, the
ASUN executives are obligated to
file affiliation papers as soon as pos
sible with NSA,- according to stipu
lations of Bill No. 35.
If the bill is defeated. Senate
cannot on its own vote for affilia
tion. The rule also states that a
similar proposal "cannot be
placed before the student body
until one year has elapsed from
the previous presentation."
Among the services and pro
grams available from NSA for its
members are:
assistance with production of
Student Course and teacher eval
uation, such as was utilized by
the ASN Faculty Evaluation
Book staff in writing the 1968
handbook ;
Educational Travel, which
helped 110,000 students travel in
Europe cheaper last year;
assistance with student legal
rights, helping smdent govern
ments to take a biggtr role in pro
tecting student rights;
Tutorial Assistance, a service
now helping 300,000 students un
der a grant frora the OCte of
Education.
If student voters accept the af
filiation, the University would be
come the largest member of re
Nebraska Iowa region, o n e of
nineteen regions across the United
States.
Member colleges participate in
regional and national conventions,
including the Summer 1968 na
tional convention to be held this
year at Kansas Stale University.
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