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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1968
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
VOL. 92, NO. 44
tlFS recommends
keys for sophomore
The 1968 AWS sophomore key proposal was presented
by Key Chairman Christie Swartzkopf, at the congres
sional meeting Wednesday.
The proposal included polls taken of students, faculty
parents and residence hall directors. The polls showed
an overall favorable attitude toward expansion of the
present system. The report stressed individual
responsibility, and stipulated a possible hiring of a night
clerk on weekends to handle the increased key usage,
Miss Schwartzkopf said.
AT THE conclusion of the report, the committee
stated: "the AWS Key Committee moves the adoption
of the following resolution: Be it resolved that AWS
expand the present junior-senior-21 key system to include
all sophomores who meet the eligibility requirements
presently outlined by AWS.
This proposal was put in the from of a motion and
passed. It is the recommendation by AWS of a sophomore
key system. The proposal will go to the Faculty Senate.
If it is approved there the Board of Regents will hear
the proposal. If approved by the Regents the sophomore
key system can be put into effect by AWS.
CONGRESSMAN ELLEN Pilmer said that she
believed that the stipulation of a 2.0 grade point average
for key use was disregarding some individuals and im
plying that there was a correlation between key use
and grades.
"I believe that if we give increased opportunities
for individual responsibility, that more people will use
it well this goes along with the whole philosophy
of our key proposal," she stated.
A motion that the grade point average be eliminated
as a requirement for key participation was entertained,
but then left before the house for discussion at a later
time.
On Dec. 11, the Congress will meet in the Smith
Hall lounge at 3:30. All interested women are invited
to attend.
'Cabaret 68' experiment
to 'happen' on Dec. 15
A unique experiment in com
munication and entertainment will
take place Sunday evening. Dec. 15,
according to Charles Armstrong,
producer of the event.
Armstrong terms it "Cabaret 68"
and calls it "a true happening."
The program is sponsored in con
nection with the Nebraska Union
Special Events Committee but is
financed by various groups and in
dividuals .on campus.
ARMSTRONG CALLED Cabaret
68 a "grassroots happening."
The cabaret movement is essen
tially a European student move
ment, according to Armstrong, a
flamenco and classical guitarist by
profession.
He called the programs a cross
between the Laugh-In and
Smothers Brothers shows, but ad
ded there is a good deal of social
and political commentary thrown
in.
Armstrong said this is the first
attempt in the Midwest to put on a
cabaret. He did not know of any
previous cabaret programs
elsewhere in America.
NINE GROUPS have committed
themselves to perform, he said.
They include a rock band, an Afro
American dance group from
Omaha, a folk quartet, two jazz
groups, Unimimes the University
pantomime group, a blues and folk
guitarist and an impromptu theater
troupe from Omaha.
Frank McClannahan, a graduate
student in English has agreed to
YW offers
world wide
gift bazaar
Christmas shoppers will find a
festival of gifts at the YWCA
Christmas bazaar this weekend
according to Ann Q u i n 1 a n ,
chairman of the bazaar.
The bazaar will have a Christmas
festival atmosphere because the
gifts from more than 20 countries
will be displayed In booths, Miss
Quinlan said.
Separate booths at the "Festival
Noel" will display merchandise
from Scandinavia, Latin America,
Africa, the Near East, the Far
East, Europe and the United
States. There will be a special
booth for jewelry.
THE BAZAAR will have twice
as much merchandise as last year
and there will be a greater variety
this year," the chairman said.
The gifts for all members of th
family include figurine candles,
stocking stuffers and unusual
items. Most of the gifts will be
under $5, she said.
The bazaar was the only money
raising project for the YWOA on
campus.
"Festival Noel" will run Dec. 5-7,
on Thursday 1:30-9 p.m., Friday 9
a.m.-9 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. -6
p.m. in the Gateway Shopping
Center Auditorium.
emcee the cabaret, Armstrong
said.
If this cabaret is a success there
wil be one every three weeks
starting next semester, he said. He
said an informal group of students
began organizing Cabaret 68 before
ITianksgiving vacation.
Unicameral will receive results
ASUN
Student questionnaires now being
distributed will be essential in
making a presentation in State
Legislature hearings, according to
Diane Theisen, chairman of the
ASUN Legislative Liaison Com
mittee. "The questionnaire will have two
functions," she added. "It will give
us background and statistics from
all the colleges in the University,
and it , will supplement - more
detailed reports we will make
later."
"WE CAN gather facts and in
formation from the question
naires," she said. "We won't have
to rely on our opinions, as we will
have the opinions cf the students."
With this information, Miss
Theisen continued, the committee
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Arts and Sciences, Senate declare
war on threats ban the bomb calls
by John Dvorak
Nebraskan Staff Writer
After discussing the increasing
number of bomb threats, the ASUN
Senate condemned such threats and
urged the Student Tribunal to
recommend punishment up to and
including suspension of offenders.
Bomb threats are becoming so
numerous that the College of Arts
and Sciences is considering unan
nounced hour exams to avoid
disruption caused by threats and
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Arts and Science Senator Dave Landis discusses retaliation tactics to deter increased bomb
scare culprits.
survey seeks student views
can tell the Unicameral Budget
committee what the students feel is
most important.
One-half of the eight questions on
the questionnaire deal with tuition.
The remaining questions concern
the student's opinion as to the
quality of education at the
. University.
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the order of importance of tuition
allocation in the University budget.
Another question asks if the student
is willing to pay more tuition if a
tuition hike would alleviate pro
blems at the University.
The questionnaire also asks if
education at the University of
Nebraska is fulfilling the student's
goals and adequately preparing
him for his intended occupation.
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subsequent evacuation of buildings,
according to Senator Dave Landis.
SENATOR CURT Donaldson said
that Dean C. Peter Magrath of Arts
and Sciences has sent a memo to
department chairman that unan
nounced hour exams be employed if
all else fails. In Donaldson's in
terpretation, this would not be done
if lesser means succeed in com
bating the bomb threat problem.
Something has to be done about
"The results of these question
naires will allow us to tell the
Legislature if students are or are
not willing to accept a tuition
raise," Miss Theisen said. "We will
have facts, statistics and solid in
formation to present."
PRIOR TO the questionnaire, the
committee had to deal in vague
generalities, she continued. This
questionnaire is an attempt to get a
more comprehensive and accurate
grasping of the opinions of
students.
The questionnaire gets at broad
questions. It is by no means in
clusive, according to Miss Theisen.
"If we had asked for as much
information as we wanted," she
said, "it would take the students
too long to answer the questions
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to be sold at the YWCA Christmas bazaar.
bomb threats, Sen. Landis said.
The University was victimized by
seveii threats in the three days
before Thanksgiving vacation, he
said.
One of those threats interrupted
Magrath while he was interviewing
a candidate for a department
chairmanship, Landis said.
ONE FRESHMEN student has
already been convicted in a Lincoln
civil court for. reporting a false bomb
and the committee too long to
compile the results."
ACCORDING to Miss Theisen,
the questionnaires have already
been distributed to City Campus
dormitories with distribution to
Greek houses and East Campus to
take place next week.
"We will also begin next week to
try and reach off-campus studen
ts," she added. "They will be our
biggest problem in soliciting stu
dent opinions."
Some off-campus students will be
reached through distribution to
Greek houses, Miss Theisen said.
"We will have a booth in the
Nebraska Union beginning next
week," she added. "We need the
cooperation of off-campus students
if we are to compile complete in
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threat. One boy has been suspended
from school for a similar offense.
The Senate also passed a resolu
tion urging the Student Tribunal to
dismiss the case concerning three
students and a petty larceny viola
tion. The incident occurred off cam
pus, Senator Bob Zucker pointed
out. Subsequent action was taken in
Lincoln civil court.
THE STUDENTS should not bt
jeopardized twice for the same of
fense, he said. Since the violation
had no connection with th
University, civil law should be en
forced and institutional authority
should not be used.
The resolution introduced by
Zucker was passed unanimously
and said that institutional authority
should never be used to duplicate
action already taken in civil court.
The resolution affirmed ASUN
support of the section of the Student
Academic Freedom document
which keeps students from being
subjected to disciplinary action
from both civil court and the
University.
Before passage of the resolution a
controvery occurred concerning
wording of the document.
THE RESOLUTION at first
reprimanded the office of student
affairs for ever bringing the case
before the Student Tribunal. The
resolution originally said that the
action of the student affairs was
contrary to the Student Academic
Affairs document. The student af
fairs office should adhere to the
document in the future.
Senator Gary Gilpen objected
saying that the resolution amounted
to "If you don't obey us we are
going to spank you." Just
trreatening doesn't give the ASUN
any power, he continued.
Another senator said it is
ridiculous to shoot at somebody if
you don't have any ammunition.
THE RESOLUTION was then
amended to strike the reprimand of
the student affairs office. The
compromise resolution passed
unanimously.
In other ASUN action, the
chairman of the Human Rights
Commission, Dan Looker, reported
that discussions to explain open
housing problems will be held next
Monday evening.
There will be four panel discuss
ions, one in ach of the four main
dormitory complexes, Looker said.
Speakers will include John
Callaway, Gary Hill and Gerald
Henderson who are active in the
Lincoln Action Program.
Meeting time
set for SAF
discussions
A permanent meeting time was
set Monday by an ad hoc com
mittee to discuss interpretation and
begin implementation of the Stu
dent Academic Freedom (SAF)
document.
The committee was established
just before Thanksgiving by cam
pus president Joseph Soshnik. The
committee will also consider im
plementation of ASUN Government
Bill 24 passed by Student Senate in
late November.
SOSHNIK ADDRESSED the
eight-member committee at Its in
itial meeting Monday. The group
decided to hold its open meetings
on Fridays at 3:30 p-m. in the
Faculty Club basement. The loca
tion is a temporary place.
Soshnik told the group, consisting
of three students, three faculty, one
administrator and a faculty
member serving as chairman, the
history behind the formation of the
ad hoc committee.
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ITS BASIS lies in the passage of
the SAF document by the Faculty
and Student Senates, the student
body and the Board of Regents last
year. The committee, Soshnik ex
plained, will seek implementation
of this document.
He said it would also consider the
statements of the Government Bill
24 passed in acclamation by Stu
dent Senate in November.
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