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o PI V FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1969 LINCOLN, NEBRASKA VOL 92, NO. 71 5 1 1l -W S" by Susie Jenkins Nebraskan Staff Writer Although opposition forces missed by only five votes, Nebraska Legislators failed to override Gov. Norbert T. Tiemann's veto of a bill to impose extra penalties on college students found in possession of mari juana. Twenty-five state senators led by Scottsbluff Sen. Terry Carpenter voted to void Tiemann's rejection, but 30 backers were required to enact LB 8. Twenty senators voted against Carpenter's proposal and three did not vote. Since the time for individual intro duction of bills is passed a similar bill cannot be introduced again during this session unless one of the Legislative Committees deems such a move necessary. "IN MOVING to override t h e povernor's veto, Carpenter reminded the senators that they had passed the bill on a vote of 34-8. LB 8 had been approved on first reading 40-0 two weeks ago. "The real purpose of this bill is psychological," Carpenter told the senators and gallery of students. "If you were a student and knew you could be convicted on this law, you would count 10 before you did it (smoked marijuana)." Carpenter repeated publicly for the second time his conversation with Tlemann when the governor telephoned to tell him of the veto ahead of time. T"I told him 'What the hell are you calling me for,' and hung up," Carpenter told the laughing ical courses come piaie legislators laii Top epartment structure splits faculty; wereauisite JL by Jim Pedersen Nebraskan Staff Writer -The concept of topical courses which - are interdiscipliaary-ia nature meets the approval of many University pro fessors, but their ideas of methods and practicality differ. Most University professors con tacted agree that topical courses should be offered on a temporary basis but they disagree on what level the courses should be offered and what . the prerequisites should be. An existing University topical course a course dealing with a pertinent and immediate problem is the history of the American Negro course 198. In this course, the pre requisites vary depending on the "Don't NU students get excited about anything?" is the plea of this coed as rehearsals proceed for Friday's performance of Coed Follies at 8 p.m. at Pershing Auditorium. legislators, "If it happens to me, it'll happen to you." SEVERAL SENATORS stood to speak in favor of the override. Omaha Sen. Clifton Batchelder said the bill gave the legislators a chance to "reach into the college sanctuary and do something." "We are not working against all college students," he said, "We are only discriminating against the pot pusher in college." Batchelder said that opponents of the bill were "manifestations of the softness" which has evolved over the last 20 years. "I CALL this the gutless age," he said. Sen. Sam Klaver of Omaha said that the 30-day suspension penalty was "mild and fair punishment." "Thousands of taxpayers are breaking their backs," Klaver said. "Where is the persecution?" Genoa Sen. Herb Nore told the Unicameral that LB 8 would protect Nebraska from forces outside the state. "THE COMMUNISTS are duping our professors and pastors," he said. "That is why they are supporting the governor." Sen. Henry Pedersen of Omaha argued against Tiemann's warning that the bill could be unconstitu tional. "The Legislature has the right to reasonably regulate the conduct of students in this state," Pedersen said. of age department in which the student registers for the course. TOPICAL COURSES are appearing in many different departments "with ' a wide variety of subjects. In com puter science, a new course offering will be titled "Computer Systems and Society." The only prerequisite is permission. Civil engineering teacher Dr. M"k Hammer has suggested that a course entitled "Environmental Improve ment and Control" to deal with the problem of pollution. Hammer feels that the course should be offered on the 200 level' to engineering students and students in the college of arts and sciences. "The course would lend itself to the philosophy of a number of areas of pollution," he said Thursday. "It to override veto "This bill doesn't violate this power whether we do it under police power or with any other means." PEDERSEN WARNED his col leagues that if the override attempt were rejected, the people of Nebraska would interpret the decision as "an okay from the Legislature to smoke pot." "Let's leave this bill the way it is," he said. "We'll be telling the students we think marijuana use is wrong." Sen. Richard Proud of Omaha said he "could not disagree more" with Pedersen. "If we support this override simply for political reasons, that is wrong." Proud said. HE LISTED the objections the governor listed in his veto, which in cluded the question of "class legislat ion," singling out one element of society for special censor. "We don't impose a special penalty on a drunk in a bar who is high on pot," Proud said. "If you were iiiiiiiinimii!iiiiiii tuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiimiiMiiiniiiiHiniiHiiiiiiiiiii!!iiiii)iiiiiiiiiiuiiiiimiiHi!iiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihs J Students may claim refunds from bursar j I Students whose second semester tuition statements showed scholar- I ships or payments in excess of tuition charges may claim a refund check at the Bursar's Office in 204 administration building. f James Wickless, bursar, said the refund checks will be available 1 starting Friday, Feb. 28 and run through next week. Checks may be picked up between 8:30-12 a.m. and 14 p.m. I Wickless said some 1500 students are eligible since their tuition state- 1 ments showed excess payments. llltirtlllfllllltllllllllfllUllllIillfllHttltlllllllllllflfllllUIIIIilllllifUIItllirillllHHlHfllllltlllllllfllllllflfllilltlllltltllllflllllllllflt flltltftl1tllll e permission would involve the history of pollution and how it has influenced civiliza tions." THE COURSE would involve discussing solutions to the problem of pollution, according to Hammer. It would also include total en vironmental control of solid and liquid waste problems. "The purpose of the course would be to get engineering students to understand how their work influences society," he added, "and give students n sociology, economics and other humanities a broad education of what we are up against in pollution." The average person does not have an understanding of what is meant by pollution, he said. Although the course would be of fered at a high level of study, Ham mer feels it would not be a technical ' v fell - '7-' ' 7 r - a student and were affected by this bill, I think you'd be mad." Proud reminded the senators that Tiemann "had the nerve and guts" to veto the bill, and said the Legislature "ought to back the Governor." Lincoln Sen. Roland Luedtke warn ed that the Legislature "shouldn't pass a bill with this much doubt about it." "IF WE WANT respect for law and order, we want certainty of our laws," he said. "What action by Nebraska youth gives us cause to enact this?" he asked. "Are we legislating because of what is happening at Berkeley, or for the needs of Nebraska?" Sen. Elvin Adamson of Valentine said that if the legislators were plan ning to govern "internal problems" of state colleges, "how about alcoholism?" "We have to give some responsibility to school administra tions," Adamson sad. Continued to Page 3 course and that the prerequisite should be permission. The course would not be open to freshmen and ; sophomores, however, and would nut... deal with large numbers of students. . "FRESHMEN AND sophomores are not capable of comprehending how this fits into the overall system," he said. "We can't possibly make this a program involving hundreds of students." The student today wants to understand how technology affects society, Hammer continued. This should definitely be an inter disciplinary course. "It becomes a problem of finding the people who can handle a course of this nature," he said. Hammer's course is now being planned. It has yet to be approved by the College of Engineering. "Whenever you try to do something more stimulating, more topical, some established curriculum course must suffer," according to Dr. Colbert Held, chairman of the geography department. "But I think in the long run it is worth it" Held, who is exploring the possibili ty of a topical course on the Middle East, feels it should be offered to sophomores and above. Continued on Page 4 Budget vagueness equals overspending The ASUN operated almost four months last semester before knowing exactly how much money it could spend for the school year, according to Mike Naeve, ASUN President. "If we had continued to spend at the same rate second semester as we did first semester, ASUN would come out in the red," Naeve com mented. The organization had planned to ;pend about $5,850 last semester. Ex wutives found in December, however, mat only about $4,900 was available. To make up for the overspending, ASUN has had to cut corners this semester. "WE ARE just generally trimming and holding down expenditures," Naeve continued. "Nothing drastic is necessary." Some budgetary items, such as salaries and office expenses cannot be changed. Other projects can be cut. For instance, the World in Revolution Conference will not be held this year. Money allocated for that can be saved. Basically, the problem is that no one person seems to be in charge of the allocation of student fees. Naeve continued. The Board of Regents, the University comptroller, Office of Student Affairs and other parties all seem to appear to play some part in the allocation. For that matter, Naeve isn't even completely certain how the student fees Sot ASUN are collected in the Y:i A'- t A ( AVmmmmmJ - - ft "Speak for yourself . . ." and that's exactly what Miss Lenetta Harrold did at Thursday afternoon's Hyde Park at the Nebraska Union. Hyde Park . . . Racial to confrontations by Connie Winkler Nebraskan Staff Writer Blacks confronted blacks, blacks confronted whites, whites confronted whites and whites confronted blacks at Hyde Park Thursday afternoon. Elbert Hill, a black freshman, began by expressing his approval of LB 178 that would insure inclusion of black contributions to American history in the Nebraska school cur ricula. Hill went on to list his grievances against whites. "Don't tell me to calm down, don't ask me to bow down or to stop of fending people. If I am interrupting yi meeting, kick me out." he said. . AFTER GETTING no response from the audience. Hill went on to complain about the group of black students to one side of the room. "You are not quite black enough for" me personally," Hill said. "You just don't get excited about anything." "We have no use for the bill you are talking about. We read our own literature, and you are talking about white man's literature." said Lenetta Harrold, one of the group. "Who gives you the authority to speak for me?" That minority spokesmen do not have the authority to speak is one of the minorities' problems, she explained. After black members of the au dience called Hill names, Miss Har rold took the podium and called for black unity. "We must stand together against the common enemy," she said. "We shouldn't try to pinpoint our faults in front of whites. Let Hill have his opinion," she continued. WHITE MEMBERS of the audience asked the blacks what whites should do. "You can solve the problem by doing your own thing," Miss Harrold said. "The last thing we need is a bunch of whines coming into the ghettos and establishing middle class values." Just be aware that the pro blem exists, she said. "Blacks are moving up, and we are going to make it." first place. ASUN may be getting thirty cents for every full time student on campus. However, he asked, what constitutes a full time student? Does a student carrying 18 hours pay the same ASUN fee as a student carrying 12 hours? No one knows. RON EAGLIN, the coordinator of student activities, receives a certain sum of student fees which is spread around the various student organiza tions. The final decisions on ASUN expen ditures generally are reached in other places, however, according to Eaglin. For instance, ASUN wants to receive some money from fees assessed to summer students. ASUN also wants a larger share of existing student fees. Eaglin doesn't know exactly what procedure would be necessary to get such increased allocations. Naeve and other ASUN officials feel the ultimate solution is more ASUN control of student fees. "IF WE HAD more money, and knew about it in advance, budgeting would be much easier," said ASUN Senator Glenn Nees. Attempts are being made, Naeve said, to plan a budget for next year's ASUN. Attempts are also being made to locate someone who is responsible for the allocations of student fees for ASUN. That person has yet to be found, the ASUN President said. issues lead Miss Harrold at. Hill's prodding qualified her statement. "I am speaking for myself what I feel is the ultimate solution. If you are concerned enough you can find a solution." "What is a honkie?" Don Adams asked. Blacks from the audience answered his question and suggested that he take the "5:15" bus to Omaha and discover what being black and living in a ghetto is all about. Marjorie King, a VISTA repre sentative, said "we can't do anything until we inform the country about w hat is really happening in this country." With VISTA she feels that students can learn about this coun try. Twenty-eight per cent of infants in this country die, she said, "but most people don't really see the country; they just see the -propaganda: -The-answers are out there if you are look ing for them. Go out and see for your self," she urged. Foreign view to be explored next week by Connie Winkler Nebraskan Staff Writer A special opportunity to share ideas and knowledge about American cul tures with persons of foreign cultures is being offered with International Week, Feb. 28-Mar. 7. The wreek was initiated by the Nebraska International Association (NIA) to expand students' thoughts and interests concerning international communication, cultures and current affairs according to Kay Ernst In ternational Week co-ordinator, "Typically, there has been a gap between Foreign and American students and International Week will increase foreign-American understan ding and friendship," she said. "It's obvious that the University needs to adopt a more international outlook to maximize the education of its American and foreign students, alike, by promoting their meeting and working together," she continued. Because of NIA's lack of money, ASUN is sponsoring International Week. Dr. Robert Manley, formerly of the University history department who is currently writing "The History of the University of Nebraska," will speak Friday, Feb. 28 at 2:30 p.m. in the Nebraska Union Ballroom. Manley will talk on the University and cultural understanding. Miss Ernst said. He is eager to talk with student groups after his speech, she added. AN INTERNATIONAL cabaret will be presented on Sunday by Charles Armstrong in the Union Crib at 7:30 p.m. Armstrong is promising a con tinental atmosphere and foreign groups as part of the cabaret, the coordinator said. News flow and the role of foreign news in the everyday lives of people in the U.S. will be the subject of Dr. J. Laurence Day from the University of Kansas school of journalism. A former foreign cor respondent, Day will speak at 7:30 p.m. in the Harper Lounge on Mon day, Mar. 3. His presentation will in clude films and slides. An international fashion show will be sponsored Monday at 8 p.m. at Pound Hall by the YWCA. The fashion show will include Indian women presenting "Brides of India," Miss Ernst said. At Hyde Park on Thursday Selleck graduate students and foreign students wil speak on the foreign stu dent at the University and their own experiences in the U.S. I"-" k. .... s i K